PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy- Diesal Power. Vaughn has chosen Walking Tall as his entrance music. Frenchy Fuqua had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fuqua
vs
Vaughn

194 cm
34
274 lbs
28 - 24 - 0

194 cm
30
282 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuqua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vaughn.
Fuqua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vaughn on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaughn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fuqua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuqua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fuqua counters with a nice body shot.
Fuqua stalks Vaughn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaughn's face. Vaughn staggers backwards, shaken.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuqua throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Fuqua misses.
Fuqua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vaughn but Vaughn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A clash of legs there as Fuqua blocks the low kick.
Vaughn connects with a jab.
Fuqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a head shot.
We've been told by Fuqua's head coaches at AD Sparring Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuqua.
Fuqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuqua moves away from the strike by Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Fuqua avoids nicely.
Vaughn throws a jab when Fuqua was well out of range.
Vaughn works the jab nicely.
Fuqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuqua takes one on the button.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuqua shoots for a takedown but Vaughn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaughn misses with a hook
and Fuqua counters with a head kick. That will keep Vaughn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A thudding body kick lands there by Fuqua!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughn loads up on a big right hand but Fuqua slips the punch.
Vaughn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn misses with a looping right.
Vaughn keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuqua looks to land a combination. Vaughn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fuqua connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuqua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuqua misses with a low kick.
Fuqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaughn.
Fuqua throws a series of strikes that have Vaughn backpedaling.
Vaughn misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fuqua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vaughn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenchy Fuqua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuqua shoots in for a takedown but Vaughn shows good takedown defense.
Vaughn with a hook.
Fuqua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuqua lands a jab-cross combination.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuqua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fuqua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fuqua darts in looking for a takedown but Vaughn gets double underhooks and turns Fuqua into the cage.
Fuqua has Vaughn pressed against the cage.
Fuqua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Chris Vaughn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuqua trying to control the position but instead, Vaughn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuqua into the cage.
Vaughn prevents a body shot from Fuqua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to pull guard but Fuqua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Fuqua manages to break the clinch.
Fuqua throws a series of punches but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Fuqua is out of range.
Vaughn digs a good hook to Fuqua's body.
Vaughn throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuqua counters with a solid body kick.
Fuqua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chris Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuqua avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Fuqua misses
and Vaughn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaughn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuqua is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Vaughn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Vaughn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vaughn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn throws a lazy right hand but Fuqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chris Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vaughn.

Fuqua closes the distance and clinches.
Fuqua struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Vaughn tries to work over Fuqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuqua stalling.
Vaughn wants to stall.
Vaughn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fuqua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Fuqua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaughn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vaughn enables Fuqua to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vaughn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuqua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
Vaughn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuqua is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaughn pulls Fuqua in close to his closed guard and prevents Fuqua from doing any damage or advancing position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vaughn loads up on a big right hand but Fuqua slips the punch.
Fuqua throws a series of punches but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fuqua under the eye.
Fuqua ducks under a wild hook from Vaughn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn blocks the body kick.
Fuqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Vaughn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuqua tries to clinch there but Vaughn circles away.
Vaughn misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn lands a nice hook to Fuqua's body. Fuqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaughn throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuqua.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut.
Vaughn misses with a hook
and Fuqua counters with a good, hard body kick but Vaughn shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuqua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuqua swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuqua.
Some wild striking there from Fuqua.
Vaughn misses the jab.
Fuqua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Fuqua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vaughn's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaughn is on top in guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Fuqua is working from the bottom.

Fuqua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fuqua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vaughn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuqua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaughn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaughn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuqua working a defensive guard but Vaughn passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fuqua tries to get to full guard but Vaughn has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn tries to pass to full mount but Fuqua defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Vaughn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Vaughn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vaughn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuqua.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn scores with a jab. Fuqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vaughn lands a slapping body shot.
Vaughn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vaughn.
Fuqua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fuqua scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuqua shoots in but Vaughn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaughn scores with a nice strike.

Fuqua is rocked!
Vaughn drops Fuqua with a naaaaasty hook - Fuqua is in real trouble here! Vaughn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Vaughn!
After the fight, Chris Vaughn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.