PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vaughn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A-Wax- Real One. Wadenah has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vaughn
vs
Jay Wadenah

177 cm
29
186 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

190 cm
31
183 lbs
23 - 9 - 3

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The Big Kabosh

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaughn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wadenah misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn digs a good hook to Wadenah's body.
Vaughn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wadenah.
Vaughn moves out of range of the body kick.
Wadenah scores with a punch to the head.
Wadenah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wadenah scores with a shot to the body.
Wadenah scores with a jab to the head.
Wadenah throws a low kick but Vaughn avoids it.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wadenah throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wadenah.
Vaughn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaughn lands a leg kick that knocks Wadenah off balance momentarily.
Wadenah ducks under a wild hook from Vaughn.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaughn doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaughn is looking to score with low kicks.
Wadenah throws a looping overhand right but Vaughn ducks down to avoid it.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wadenah's corner calls for a 1-2. Wadenah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vaughn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vaughn looks to throw a body kick
and Wadenah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaughn shoots for a takedown but Wadenah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaughn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wadenah thuds his shin into the meat of Vaughn's side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wadenah.
Wadenah moves out of range of the leg kick from Vaughn.
Wadenah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vaughn.
Wadenah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vaughn looks for the body kick but Wadenah saw that one coming.
Vaughn looks to land a body kick but Wadenah moved away.
Vaughn moves out of range of the strikes.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Vaughn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vaughn walks into a jab.
Wadenah misses with a hook
and Vaughn counters with a good low kick that Wadenah was not able to check.
Vaughn moves in looking to clinch but Wadenah pushes him off.
Vaughn misses the body punch
and Wadenah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wadenah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn shoots in looking for a takedown. Wadenah tries to sprawl out of it but Vaughn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wadenah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wadenah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wadenah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaughn slips a straight right by Wadenah.

Wadenah pushes Vaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaughn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.
Wadenah takes an elbow to the temple.
Wadenah gets underhooks to prevent Vaughn's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Vaughn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughn pushes off an throws an elbow but Wadenah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wadenah blocks the elbow strike.
Wadenah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wadenah lands a hook that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Wadenah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wadenah's face.
Vaughn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wadenah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wadenah throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
A short uppercut from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaughn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vaughn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Wadenah controls his hands.
Vaughn pushes off an throws an elbow but Wadenah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wadenah blocks an elbow strike.
Wadenah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vaughn misses with a knee strike.
Wadenah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wadenah lands a right hand.
Wadenah managing to block the knees to the body from Vaughn.
Wadenah trying to control the position but instead, Vaughn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wadenah into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Toby Jay Wadenah's cut even more.
Vaughn stalling in the clinch but Wadenah improves position.
Wadenah lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toby Jay Wadenah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wadenah swinging wildly here.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vaughn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wadenah throws a jab when Vaughn was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vaughn.
Wadenah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaughn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wadenah throws a head kick but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Wadenah. Those never looked like landing.
Vaughn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wadenah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vaughn - the referee stops the clock and Wadenah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vaughn. Wadenah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Wadenah misses.
Vaughn throws a leg kick that misses.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughn throws a leg kick but Wadenah checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaughn.
Vaughn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wadenah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wadenah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wadenah scores with a jab.
Wadenah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut
and Wadenah counters with a nice uppercut.
Wadenah misses with a hook. Vaughn ducked under it nicely.
Vaughn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wadenah throws the left hand but Vaughn avoids the punch easily.
Wadenah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wadenah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vaughn throws a leg kick which misses Wadenah's front leg but catches the back leg as Wadenah tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Vaughn as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick.

Wadenah closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaughn misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wadenah.
Vaughn is trying to maintain a safe position but Wadenah gets an underhook and turns Vaughn into the cage.
Wadenah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wadenah stalling in the clinch but Vaughn improves position.
Vaughn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vaughn lands an elbow inside.
Wadenah tries to work over Vaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wadenah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wadenah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wadenah working aggressively here.
Vaughn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wadenah blocks an elbow strike from Vaughn.
Wadenah taking a breather.
Wadenah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah avoids a wild elbow strike from Vaughn.
Wadenah cracks Vaughn with a nice body shot.
Wadenah has a couple of punches blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn is trying to maintain a safe position but Wadenah gets an underhook and turns Vaughn into the cage.
Wadenah digs a right hand underneath Vaughn's ribcage. Vaughn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Wadenah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wadenah tries a body shot but Vaughn blocks it.
Wadenah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wadenah as the two fighters clinch.
Wadenah avoids the elbow strike from Vaughn, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah misses with the head strike.
Vaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vaughn throws an elbow but misses.
Wadenah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wadenah lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with the head strike.
Wadenah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Wadenah.

Wadenah breaks the clinch.
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wadenah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wadenah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vaughn looks for the body kick but Wadenah saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Wadenah. That snapped Vaughn's head back.
Wadenah looks to land a combination but Vaughn avoids it well.
Wadenah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wadenah blocks a leg kick.
Vaughn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah with a hook.
Vaughn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vaughn.
Vaughn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Wadenah. That snapped Vaughn's head back.
Vaughn throws a low kick but Wadenah moves out of range easily.
Wadenah moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wadenah throws a jab when Vaughn was well out of range.
Vaughn throws a low kick but Wadenah avoids it.
Vaughn moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaughn catches Wadenah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Wadenah moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wadenah.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head.
Wadenah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wadenah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wadenah has had enough of the clinch but Vaughn keeps him there for the moment.
Vaughn lands a damaging elbow.
Vaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wadenah avoiding damage as Vaughn throws knees to the body.
Wadenah scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaughn.
Vaughn is stalling here.
Wadenah misses with some punches.
Vaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wadenah working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Vaughn.
Vaughn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wadenah's defenses.
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn looking for a takedown.
Chris Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wadenah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Wadenah avoids the damage to the body.
Vaughn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vaughn obliges.
Vaughn lands a damaging elbow.
Wadenah misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaughn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wadenah lands with a light punch inside.
Vaughn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wadenah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wadenah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wadenah gets through Vaughn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wadenah avoids a wild elbow strike from Vaughn.
Wadenah misses with the head strike.

Wadenah breaks from the clinch.
Vaughn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wadenah throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Wadenah.
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaughn doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaughn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vaughn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn throws a low kick but Wadenah avoids it.
Vaughn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Wadenah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
Vaughn drops his hands momentarily and Wadenah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Wadenah clinches up with Vaughn and pushes him back against the cage.
Vaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Wadenah avoids the damage to the body.
Wadenah swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaughn lands an elbow just above Wadenah 's eye.

The cut above Toby Jay Wadenah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wadenah avoids it.
Wadenah struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Wadenah is looking to control Vaughn's arms but Vaughn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wadenah has his back to the cage.
Vaughn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wadenah lands with a right to the head.
Wadenah lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wadenah struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Wadenah.

Wadenah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toby Jay Wadenah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Wadenah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wadenah scores with a hook.
Wadenah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wadenah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vaughn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wadenah lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughn off balance momentarily.
Vaughn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wadenah. Wadenah obviously looking to wear him down.
Wadenah cracks Vaughn with an open hand slap.
Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah connects with a solid leg kick.
Vaughn tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaughn.
Toby Jay Wadenah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vaughn throws a leg kick
and Wadenah counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Jay Wadenah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wadenah 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!
Post fight, Toby Jay Wadenah took to the microphone: 'Hey man I want to say Alysian for coming to fight and good luck to my boy Julio later tonight. Hes coming for that belt.'.