PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 5811 p4p, 6125 weight class) and Vasilij Krasnov (ranked 621 p4p, 642 weight class). Vasilij Krasnov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vachon
vs
Krasnov

167 cm
25
170
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
170
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasilij Krasnov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnov scores with a punch to the head.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krasnov tries to land a body kick

and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Krasnov!
An elbow from Vachon crashes against the mat.

Vachon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Krasnov avoids the body shot from Vachon.
Krasnov misses with a left hand

and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vachon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Krasnov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krasnov is trying to control Vachon's posture but Vachon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krasnov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krasnov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vachon scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vachon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krasnov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vachon is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krasnov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vachon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krasnov on the ground.
Krasnov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Vachon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krasnov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vachon has managed to get both his arms back between Krasnov's legs - danger averted.
Krasnov looks winded!
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krasnov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA St Petersburg. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vachon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krasnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
Vachon trying to control but Krasnov is working from the bottom.
Krasnov looking to control.
Krasnov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vachon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vachon lands a couple of elbows.
Vachon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vachon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vachon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krasnov's head.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon lands a couple of elbows.

Krasnov working for a triangle but Vachon defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vachon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vachon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krasnov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vachon passes into half guard.
Vachon wants to pass the guard but Krasnov is defending well.
Krasnov is looking for a sweep. Vachon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vachon is looking for a kimura but Krasnov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vachon to get the leverage.
Vachon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krasnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vachon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krasnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vachon working Krasnov over with strikes.
Vachon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Vachon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Vachon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vachon moves into full mount! Krasnov won't be happy about that!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Dog Vachon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krasnov can pounce on him.
Vachon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krasnov can do to turn this around?
Krasnov tries to land a body kick

and Vachon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Krasnov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vasilij Krasnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vachon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krasnov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vachon is in Krasnov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vachon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasnov is keeping the position for now.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krasnov trying to strike off his back.
Krasnov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krasnov working a defensive guard here.
Krasnov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.

Vachon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Vachon closes the distance and clinches.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krasnov avoids it.
Krasnov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vasilij Krasnov has been cut.
Vachon working Krasnov over with knees to the body.
Vachon lands an elbow that stopped Krasnov in his tracks for a moment.
Vachon trying to land knees to the body.
Vachon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnov stops a takedown attempt from Vachon.
Vachon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vachon missing with knees to the body.
Vachon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krasnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Krasnov avoids the elbow strike from Vachon, against the cage.
Krasnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krasnov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vachon throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vachon is trying to drag Krasnov to the mat but Krasnov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vachon misses with an elbow over the top.
Vachon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Vachon tightens his grip and picks Krasnov up, before dumping him to the ground. Krasnov manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vachon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krasnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Vachon is really struggling to control Krasnov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Krasnov trying to control the position.
Vachon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krasnov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vachon scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vachon is in close to Krasnov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vachon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vachon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vachon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Krasnov keeps moving.
Vachon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Krasnov keeps moving.
Krasnov controls Vachon momentarily but Vachon frees himself.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Dog Vachon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasilij Krasnov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Vachon.
Vachon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Vachon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krasnov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vachon is in Krasnov's guard.
Krasnov keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
Krasnov keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Krasnov wants to stand up but Vachon is controlling him.
Krasnov trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon throwing strikes from guard but Krasnov blocks nicely.
Vachon is in close to Krasnov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krasnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Vachon stands and steps away. Krasnov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krasnov misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Krasnov. Those never looked like landing.

Vachon moves into range and clinches up with Krasnov.

Vachon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krasnov regains guard immediately.
Vachon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mad Dog Vachon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vachon advances position into side control!
Vachon working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon working the ground and pound.

Krasnov is rocked!
Vachon is working Krasnov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krasnov is still in real trouble! Can Vachon finish him?
Vachon scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Krasnov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vachon can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Dog Vachon!