PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn has chosen Wild Thing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vischi
vs
Vaughn

185 cm
30
215 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
226 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Vischi moves away and avoids it.

Vischi has Vaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
Vischi misses with a punch on the inside.
Vischi blocks an elbow strike.
Vischi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vischi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vischi.

Vaughn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaughn takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the body.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
Vischi throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vischi throws a right hand that misses
and Vaughn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vischi's knee momentarily.
Vischi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi takes one on the button.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vischi rather than just go for the knockout.
Vaughn moves out of range as Vischi throws a body kick.
Vischi tries to clinch up but Vaughn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vischi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaughn.

It looks like Rick Vaughn has been cut.
Vischi fakes the leg kick and cracks Vaughn in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi slips a jab from Vaughn.
Vischi lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn moves out of range of the body kick from Vischi.
Vaughn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vischi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vischi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vaughn back to the cage. Vischi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Vischi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn swings for the body but Vischi moves out of range.
Piero Vischi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vischi has time to react.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Vischi ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Vischi is just out of range.
Vischi thows a leg kick but Vaughn checks it
and Vaughn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vischi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaughn doesn't seem bothered though.
Vischi doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaughn circles away.
Vaughn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands with an uppercut that bounces Vischi off the cage and back into range.
Vaughn tries to score with a low kick but Vischi moves his leg out of the way.
Vischi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vischi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaughn.
Vischi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaughn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vischi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Vischi gets a clinch.
A short right from Vaughn on the inside.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vischi's elbow.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vischi working aggressively here.
Vischi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vischi misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vischi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vischi misses with a knee strike.
Vischi looking to stall.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Vaughn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vischi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.
Vischi blocks a body shot from Vaughn.
Vaughn tries to throw a body punch but Vischi avoids it by throwing Vaughn back against the cage.
Vaughn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vischi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Vischi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Vaughn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vischi misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Vaughn.
Vischi defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Vischi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vaughn throws a body punch but Vischi moves out of range.
Vischi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vischi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaughn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vischi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaughn scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaughn cracks a nice hook into Vischi's ribs.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vischi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vischi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vischi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaughn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vischi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughn dips to his left and cracks Vischi with an uppercut!

It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
Vischi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vischi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Vischi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vischi lands a jab.
Vischi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vischi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vischi is looking to slow Vaughn down with leg kicks.
Vischi tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut. Vischi saw that one coming.
Vischi tries a head kick but it misses.
Vischi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Vischi. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Vaughn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vischi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Vischi.
Vischi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Vischi - just one landing.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaughn throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Vischi moves in looking to clinch but Vaughn pushes him off.
Vischi tries to clinch but Vaughn moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vischi. That's going to slow Vaughn down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vischi.
Vischi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaughn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piero Vischi is winning the standup battle so far.
Vischi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vischi misses the target.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vischi.
Vaughn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vischi tries to clinch but Vaughn moves out of range.

Vischi instigates a clinch.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the side of Vischi's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn trying to control the position but instead, Vischi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vaughn into the cage.
Vaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Vischi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rick Vaughn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Vischi misses with a low kick.
Vischi misses with a shot to the body
and Vaughn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vischi thinking.
Vischi swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vischi.
Vaughn connects with a body shot that sends Vischi's belly button to the back.
Vaughn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vischi eats them both and turns towards Vaughn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vaughn takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.
Vischi throws an overhand right that lands on Vaughn's shoulder, as Vaughn tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vischi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vischi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vaughn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vaughn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vischi. That one must have hurt.
Piero Vischi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vischi tries to clinch there but Vaughn circles away.
Vischi lands a head kick. Vaughn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vaughn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vischi misses with a wild body shot.
Vischi throws a head kick but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vischi lands a jab to the nose.
Vischi throws a solid leg kick but Vaughn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vischi.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vischi moves into the clinch.
Vaughn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vischi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Vaughn.
Vischi tries a body shot but Vaughn blocks it.
Vischi working aggressively here.
Vischi lands a nice elbow.
Vischi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
Vaughn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vischi tries to work over Vaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Vaughn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vischi tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaughn avoids the damage to the body.
Rick Vaughn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.

Vaughn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn cracks Vischi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vaughn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn jabs Vischi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vischi throws a body kick that misses.
Vischi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vischi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaughn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vischi misses with a low kick as Vaughn jumps back.
Vaughn keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Vischi finds it's way through Vaughn's defenses.
Vischi swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws out a loose jab but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Vischi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vischi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Vischi is out of range.
Vischi misses with a body kick.
Vischi tries to clinch there but Vaughn circles away.
Vischi moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaughn misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi throws a head kick but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vischi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vischi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Vaughn.
I think Vaughn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Piero Vischi!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Piero Vischi!

Piero Vischi wins by majority decision!
Piero Vischi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.