PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aminullah Jawed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aminullah Jawed looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Vaughan
vs
Jawed

164 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnson Vaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aminullah Jawed!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawed misses with a head kick.
Jawed looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jawed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughan tries to counter with a takedown but Jawed is quick to defend against it.
Vaughan tries to clinch there but Jawed circles away.
Jawed with a poor takedown
and Vaughan counters with a low kick, right behind Jawed 's knee.
Jawed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaughan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jawed defends well and Vaughan ends up having to push Jawed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vaughan fails with the takedown.
Jawed tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan tries to clinch but Jawed moves out of range.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jawed but Jawed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Vaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jawed paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawed shoots in but Vaughan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaughan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Aminullah Jawed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vaughan.
Vaughan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vaughan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jawed.
Jawed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jawed wants it to stay on the feet.
Vaughan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jawed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaughan pinned against the cage. Vaughan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaughan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown but Jawed shows good takedown defense.
Jawed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Jawed as Vaughan shoots in.
Vaughan fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from Vaughan is predictable there
and Jawed counters with a two punch combo.
Jawed fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jawed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaughan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vaughan has Jawed up against the cage in a clinch.
Jawed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jawed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jawed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vaughan walks away with a smile on his face. Jawed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jawed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jawed circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaughan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vaughan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jawed throws a counter combo.
Vaughan shoots for a takedown but Jawed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jawed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vaughan throws a big counter combination but Jawed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughan shoots in for a double leg but Jawed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jawed is looking for the big counter here.
Vaughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jawed.
Vaughan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jawed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aminullah Jawed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vaughan fails with the takedown.
Vaughan tries for a takedown but Jawed circles away easily
and Jawed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vaughan moves out of range of the body kick from Jawed.
Aminullah Jawed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jawed throws a head kick but Vaughan moves out of range.
Jawed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jawed is breathing heavily.

Vaughan dives in and scores a takedown into Jawed's guard.
Vaughan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaughan postures up in Jawed's guard and throws a big left but Jawed blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vaughan drops back looking for a leg! Jawed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jawed manages to kick Vaughan off! Vaughan jumps back into Jawed's guard.
Vaughan throwing strikes from guard but Jawed blocks nicely.
Vaughan wants to get up but he can't break Jawed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Vaughan drops back looking for a leg! Jawed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jawed manages to kick Vaughan off! Vaughan jumps back into Jawed's guard.
Jawed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaughan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Jawed. Those never looked like landing.
Jawed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaughan pinned against the cage. Vaughan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jawed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jawed misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jawed as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Vaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vaughan rushes Jawed and presses him up against the cage.

Vaughan breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Jawed misses.
Vaughan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jawed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jawed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawed throws a series of punches but Vaughan moves out of range.
Vaughan closes the distance and clinches up with Jawed, looking for a takedown. Vaughan pushes Jawed against the cage but Jawed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jawed throws out a counter right but Vaughan avoids it with no problem.
Jawed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaughan tries to counter by clinching up but Jawed breaks away and moves out of range.

Vaughan instigates a clinch.
Vaughan can't break the clinch.
Jawed is trying to break the clinch but Vaughan has him pressed against the cage.
Vaughan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jawed is keeping busy.
Jawed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jawed being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aminullah Jawed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vaughan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jawed swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaughan.
Jawed shoots in for a takedown but Vaughan shows good takedown defense.
Vaughan is looking for a counter combo.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jawed but Jawed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jawed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaughan.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown but Jawed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vaughan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Vaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jawed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vaughan shoots in looking for a takedown but Jawed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vaughan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vaughan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jawed circles away.
Jawed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaughan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaughan.
Jawed fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jawed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vaughan circles away.
Johnson Vaughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jawed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaughan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jawed defends well and Vaughan ends up having to push Jawed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vaughan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jawed fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Jawed does no damage.
Vaughan tried to counter with a leg kick but Jawed avoided it.
Jawed misses with a looping left.
Vaughan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jawed throws a push kick but Vaughan slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawed throws a nice looking combination but Vaughan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vaughan is defended easily by Jawed.
Jawed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jawed.
Vaughan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jawed sprawls well. Jawed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vaughan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Jawed looks to move away, Vaughan throws a big counter combo but Jawed just gets out of the way.
Vaughan fails with the takedown.
Jawed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vaughan counters with a nice body kick.
Jawed throws a hook to the side of Vaughan's head but Vaughan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vaughan feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jawed looks to land a combination but Vaughan avoids it well.
Vaughan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vaughan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jawed, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aminullah Jawed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jawed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aminullah Jawed!