PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kelley
vs
Vaughan

180 cm
22
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vaughan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vaughan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughan.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vaughan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelley finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaughan's head.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughan moves away.
Kelley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaughan has time to react.
Vaughan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Kelley there.
A slow jab from Vaughan misses its intended target.
Psycho Vaughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vaughan is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vaughan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vaughan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley takes one to the side of the head.
Vaughan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Vaughan's shoulder, as Vaughan tries to avoid the shot.
Vaughan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vaughan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughan.
Kelley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kelley looks to land a body kick but Vaughan moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Vaughan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.
Kelley throws a head kick that half lands.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Vaughan slips the punch.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
Vaughan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
Vaughan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaughan doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelley throws a head kick that half lands.
Vaughan throws an overhand right that lands on Kelley's shoulder, as Kelley tries to avoid the shot.
Vaughan shoots for a takedown but Kelley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaughan throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaughan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelley.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelley throws a series of punches but Vaughan moves out of range.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughan feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Vaughan. Those never looked like landing.
Vaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaughan.
Kelley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vaughan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands a head shot.
Vaughan misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaughan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelley lands a body shot.
Vaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Vaughan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughan.
Kelley sizes up Vaughan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kelley scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughan misses with a wild body shot.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaughan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan misses with a straight right.
Kelley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vaughan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kelley rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelley lunges at Vaughan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vaughan's hand.
Kelley throws a head kick that Vaughan semi-blocks.
Kelley throws a body kick that misses.
Kelley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range.
Vaughan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaughan jabs at Kelley's body.
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kelley scores with a push kick.
Vaughan looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaughan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vaughan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kelley scores with a hook to the body. Vaughan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan'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.

Kelley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vaughan with a poor takedown
and Kelley counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelley misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughan ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Nice shot lands for Vaughan.
Vaughan takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vaughan with the counter takedown but Kelley avoids it easily.
Kelley lands a glancing blow to the side of Vaughan's head.

That has opened up Psycho Vaughan's cut even more.
Vaughan scores with a jab. Kelley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelley avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
Kelley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Kelley tenderised Vaughan's leg. Vaughan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liam Kelley is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley slips a jab from Vaughan.
Vaughan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vaughan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelley, which made it look bad.
It looked like Kelley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vaughan.
Kelley scores with a shot to the body.
Kelley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughan.
Vaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kelley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vaughan's head backwards.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughan off balance momentarily.
Kelley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vaughan.
Liam Kelley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Vaughan.
Vaughan takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelley, right into the meat.
Kelley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vaughan on the side of the head.
Vaughan backs away from a small jab... but Kelley lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Vaughan crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kelley with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Liam Kelley!
In his post fight interview, Liam Kelley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.