PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dez
vs
Flair

200 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vaughn Dez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Flair!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Flair!
Flair sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dez is pressing down on Flair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flair is holding on for now.

Flair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flair holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Flair wants to control but Dez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dez wants to control but Flair is keeping him busy.
Flair manages to get to full guard.

Flair looking for a guillotine here but Dez defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez preventing the sweep.

Flair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Flair is looking for a triangle but Dez pushes his legs off easily.
Flair looks gassed!
Dez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dez working a defensive guard here.
Dez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Flair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dez has his foot on Flair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flair works his way back into a safe position though.
Flair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flair is controlling him.
Flair with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flair as he avoids it easily.
Flair slaps away a takedown attempt from Dez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flair fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flair scores with a takedown into Dez's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flair's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flair chips away with some ground and pound.
Flair won't allow Dez to sweep him here.
Dez is working hard here to advance position.
Flair passes into half guard.
Flair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair is nestled in close to Dez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dez is trying to stand back up but Flair is controlling him
Flair moves into full mount! Dez won't be happy about that!
Flair looking to control but Dez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flair lands a big shot there that rocks Dez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Flair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flair raining down shots from the mount!
Dez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flair on the ground.
Flair wants to control the pace but Dez is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Flair dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dez looks to land a body kick but Flair moved away.
Dez throws a leg kick which misses Flair's front leg but catches the back leg as Flair tries to avoid it.

Dez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Flair tries to lock up and control but Dez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Dez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Flair has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Flair!
Flair passes Dez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Flair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez tries to get to full guard but Flair has control of the leg.
Flair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dez pushes Flair off looking to stand but Flair dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Flair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Flair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Dez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flair lands a nice short elbow.

Flair is looking for a kimura but Dez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flair to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez wants to get back to his feet.
Flair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dez!
Dez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Flair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flair raining down shots from the mount!
Flair looking to ground and pound but Dez is blocking nicely.
Dez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flair looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Flair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dez is desperately trying to improve his position but Flair has a good base and remains in mount.

Flair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Flair throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dez because Flair loaded up on that one.
Flair landing strikes from the mount and Dez is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Flair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dez tries for a takedown but Flair circles away easily

and Flair counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Flair connects with a nice short shot to Dez's temple.
Dez is trying is best to control the position here.
Flair thows a huge punch but Dez dodges it nicely.
Flair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flair winds up and cracks Dez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flair prevents Dez from standing back up.
Flair lands strikes from half guard.
Flair missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alex Flair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flair passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair with shots to the head and body - Dez looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Dez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dez is squirming around, avoiding Flair's attempts to control the action.
Flair in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dez working to try and regain half guard.
Flair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flair cracks Dez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dez is bucking up trying to escape but Flair cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flair scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dez?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Flair working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Flair landing strikes from the mount and Dez is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flair dominating with strikes here.
Flair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Flair scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Flair prevents Dez from getting the reversal.
Dez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flair cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flair with the ground and pound from mount.
Flair sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Flair lands with some strikes.
Flair dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flair looking to finish Dez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dez!
You get the feeling that Dez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Flair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flair throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flair avoids the attempt from Dez to control.
Flair lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Flair is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vaughn Dez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dez hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Flair!