PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Vezina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Vezina will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vaughan
vs
Vezina

183 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

The Knot

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Vezina!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vezina at a distance.
Jason Vezina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vezina misses with a lunging right hand

and Vaughan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vezina's guard.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Vezina keeps moving.
Vezina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaughan.
Vaughan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vezina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vezina can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaughan controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan throwing strikes but missing.
Vaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vezina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughan throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vezina is trying to maintain a safe position but Vaughan gets an underhook and turns Vezina into the ropes.
Vezina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.
Vezina stops a takedown attempt from Vaughan.
Vaughan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vezina stops a takedown attempt from Vaughan.
Vezina has Vaughan pressed against the ropes, preventing Vaughan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vezina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vezina is trying to maintain a safe position but Vaughan gets an underhook and turns Vezina into the ropes.
Vaughan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vezina just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psycho Vaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vezina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaughan moves forwards but Vezina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaughan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vezina missing with a left hand there. Vaughan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Vaughan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vezina!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vaughan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vezina keeps working.
Vaughan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vezina is avoiding damage well.
Vezina stops Vaughan from passing to mount.
Vaughan in side control, throwing shots but Vezina defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vaughan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vezina is not content to let Vaughan control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vezina takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaughan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vezina down.
Vezina is not content to let Vaughan control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vezina wants to control but Vaughan postures up.
Vezina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaughan lands a few punches from side control.
Vezina tries to improve position but can't.
Vaughan wants to control but Vezina is keeping him busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vezina wants to control but Vaughan postures up.
Vaughan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Vaughan is looking to take a break and control but Vezina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughan working the ground and pound.
Vaughan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaughan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vezina works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Vezina is staying active underneath Vaughan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vezina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vaughan controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vezina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughan connects with a right hand. Vezina shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan. Vezina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan punishes Vezina's body with a nice straight punch.
Jason Vezina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vezina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vezina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vezina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vezina looks to land a right hand but Vaughan moved out of range.
Vezina lands with an uppercut that bounces Vaughan off the ropes and back into range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vaughan.
Vezina managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vaughan.
Vaughan throws a strike aimed at the side of Vezina's head but Vezina avoids it well.
Vaughan 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.
Vaughan scoring with punches and elbows.
Vaughan working the body and head with strikes.
Vaughan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vezina!
Vezina can't escape the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughan scoring with strikes but Vezina is staying in there.
Vezina is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vaughan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vaughan lands a big shot there that rocks Vezina but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vaughan raining down shots from the mount!
Vaughan lands a big shot there that rocks Vezina but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vaughan controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Vaughan.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan lands a couple of good shots and Vezina has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vaughan controlling from the back.
Vaughan is working the ground and pound. Can Vezina escape?
Vaughan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Vezina.
Vezina covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Vaughan biding his time, controlling Vezina.
Vaughan cracks Vezina with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vezina from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Vaughan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Vaughan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Vezina.
Vezina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaughan cracks Vezina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vezina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vaughan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vaughan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vezina tries to clinch

and Vaughan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vezina won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vezina is looking for a sweep.
Vaughan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vezina defending against the ground and pound.
Vezina tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vaughan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vaughan moves into full mount!
Vaughan lands a heavy elbow.
Vezina is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan with shots to the head and body - Vezina looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vaughan controlling from the full mount.
Vaughan punishing his opponent with strikes.

Vezina is rocked!
Vaughan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vezina is still in real trouble! Can Vaughan finish him?
Vezina tries to reverse the position but Vaughan maintains control.
Vezina seems to have recovered his senses.
Vaughan lands a big elbow.
Vaughan with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vaughan landing strikes from the mount and Vezina is in trouble!
Vaughan content just to control the position here.
Vaughan lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vezina taking shots to the head.
Vaughan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Psycho Vaughan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaughan content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vaughan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan controlling from the full mount.
Vaughan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vaughan connects with a bit shot that sees Vezina covering up! More strikes from Vaughan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vaughan is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Vaughan!
During a confident post fight interview, Psycho Vaughan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.