PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vik Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spontaneous Combustion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spontaneous Combustion acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vaughn
vs
Combustion

196 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vik Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spontaneous Combustion!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Vaughn blocks the leg kick.

Combustion pushes Vaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Combustion on the inside.

It looks like Vik Vaughn has been cut.
Combustion tries to circle away but Vaughn has him pinned against the cage.
Combustion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Combustion lands an elbow inside that Vaughn shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Combustion.

Vaughn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The strikes coming from Vaughn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Vaughn crashes against the mat.
Vaughn tries to score with some ground and pound. Combustion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Combustion is trying to buck Vaughn off.
Combustion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaughn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaughn working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn trying to control the action but Combustion is working from the bottom.
Combustion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vaughn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Combustion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vaughn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vaughn slows the pace down.
Vaughn grinds an elbow into Combustion's temple.
Vaughn trying to control the action but Combustion is working from the bottom.
Vaughn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Combustion regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vaughn's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vaughn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combustion wants to get back to his feet.
Vaughn is controlling the pace.
Vaughn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Combustion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vaughn.
Vaughn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn tries to pass to full mount but Combustion defends it.
Vaughn content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Combustion taking some punishment here, with Vaughn in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaughn throws a strike but Combustion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vaughn prevents Combustion from getting back to his feet.
Combustion can't keep his opponent in guard - Vaughn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vaughn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vaughn slips a nice elbow through Combustion's hands, connecting with Combustion's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vaughn in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn drops an elbow to the side of Combustion's head.
Vaughn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vaughn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaughn winds up and cracks Combustion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Combustion keeps working.
Vaughn trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn is trying to control. Combustion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Combustion tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vik Vaughn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vik Vaughn's cut.
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.

Combustion misses with an uppercut. Vaughn saw that one coming.
Combustion just misses with a punch to the body.
Combustion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Combustion misses with an uppercut. Vaughn saw that one coming.
Combustion closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vaughn counters with a takedown into side control.
Vaughn is looking to take a break and control but Combustion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Vaughn.
Vaughn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vaughn throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Combustion dodges the ground and pound from Vaughn.
Vaughn landing a few strikes.
Vaughn working the head with strikes.
Vaughn lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Combustion's face as Vaughn controls the position.
Vaughn wants to control but Combustion is keeping him busy.
Vaughn throws a strike aimed at the side of Combustion's head but Combustion avoids it well.

Vaughn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Combustion rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vaughn's guard! Nice work there by Combustion!
Combustion wants to stand but Vaughn is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spontaneous Combustion was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Combustion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaughn avoids the body shot from Combustion.

Combustion clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Combustion is trying to break the clinch but Vaughn is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vaughn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Combustion trying to control but Vaughn postures up.
Vaughn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vaughn is keen to just control but Combustion is a slippery customer.
Combustion wants to control but Vaughn is keeping busy.
Vaughn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vaughn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Vaughn.
Vaughn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vaughn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn stalling away here and it's allowed Combustion to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughn is stalling in the full guard.
Vaughn throwing strikes from guard but Combustion blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vaughn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vik Vaughn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vik Vaughn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Combustion closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vaughn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Combustion's guard.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Combustion keeps moving.
Combustion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaughn connects with a couple of short punches.
Vaughn throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Combustion keeps moving.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn trying to control the position from guard on top but Combustion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn throwing strikes from guard but Combustion blocks nicely.
Combustion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Combustion keeping moving, preventing Vaughn from controlling successfully.
Vaughn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Combustion keeping moving, preventing Vaughn from controlling successfully.
Vaughn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vaughn works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn controlling the action here.
Vaughn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Combustion!
Combustion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Combustion is looking to improve his position but Vaughn isn't that keen on the idea.
Vaughn working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaughn lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Combustion is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn breaks from Combustion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaughn lands a heavy elbow.
Vik Vaughn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Vaughn.
Vaughn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Combustion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Combustion is rocked!
Vaughn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Combustion is still in real trouble! Can Vaughn finish him?
Vaughn working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaughn content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaughn is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Vaughn extends the arm and Combustion is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vik Vaughn!