PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

House
vs
Abraham

194 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaughn House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amr Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Abraham misses the target.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abraham swivels and escapes.
House slips under a jab from Abraham.
Abraham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Abraham misses the shot to the body.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abraham's waist but Abraham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House throws a combination that misses
letting Abraham counter with a right hand.
House tries to clinch up

and Abraham counters with a left and a right that hurts House! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Abraham jumps into full mount!

House is rocked!

Abraham is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abraham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House darts in trying to clinch
and Abraham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House shoots and misses
and Abraham counters with a left to the body.
House shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Abraham counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends House down! Abraham is looking to finish but House is intelligently defending himself.
Oh House is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
House is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abraham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
House seems to have got his legs back now.

House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abraham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abraham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Abraham's corner is telling him to maintain position.

House has his foot on Abraham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abraham works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abraham stands and steps away. House gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
House with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abraham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abraham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Abraham scores with a jab to the body.
Abraham misses with an uppercut.
Abraham misses with a hook.
Amr Abraham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abraham throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
House shoots and misses
and Abraham counters with a nice body shot.
Abraham lands with an uppercut that bounces House off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abraham thuds his right hand into House's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abraham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.

A jab-cross combination lands for Abraham and sends House crashing to the mat! Abraham follows him down to the mat - House regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Abraham is looking to advance position but House won't allow it.
Abraham not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amr Abraham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

House throws the kick towards the body but Abraham avoids it.
House with a poor takedown
enabling Abraham to counter with a crisp jab.
House takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vaughn House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abraham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Abraham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abraham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abraham is lucky that one didn't land flush.
House fails with the takedown
and Abraham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abraham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abraham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Abraham counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends House down! Abraham is looking to finish but House is intelligently defending himself.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaughn House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

House is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abraham defends well.

Abraham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abraham.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for House. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
House fails with the takedown
and Abraham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House shoots and misses
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House has his takedown stuffed
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abraham counters with a nice uppercut.
Abraham misses with a body kick.
House misses with a takedown attempt
and Abraham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abraham scores with a counter punch that sends House to the canvas! Abraham smells blood - he's punishing House with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! House has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amr Abraham!