PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredy Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Benton
vs
Vaughan

175 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

183 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredy Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vaughan throws a leg kick

and Benton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benton.
Vaughan trying to control the position.
Vaughan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benton 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.
Benton stays in close to Vaughan's body and controls the position.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton connects with a couple of short punches.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
Benton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Benton preventing the sweep.
Benton throws a strike but Vaughan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Benton has his hands on Vaughan's head, controlling the position.
Vaughan trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Vaughan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton working a defensive guard but Vaughan passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Vaughan there.
Vaughan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vaughan trying to control from half guard but Benton is working away.
Benton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Benton is pressing down on Vaughan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vaughan trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Vaughan is looking to advance position but Benton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vaughan wants to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
Benton punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Benton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vaughan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Benton is looking to take a break and control but Vaughan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vaughan controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The cut above Psycho Vaughan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vaughan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Vaughan blocks nicely.
Vaughan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaughan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton controlling from the top position.
Vaughan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughan is fighting to break Benton's control of his arms but Benton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Benton has momentary wrist control but Vaughan slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredy Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vaughan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Fredy Benton has been cut.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaughan is just out of range.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaughan can do to turn this around?

Benton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vaughan sprawls well initially but Benton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton throwing shots but Vaughan is blocking nicely.
Benton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaughan's head.
Benton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughan defending well though.
Benton is thwarting Vaughan's attempts to control the position.
Benton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton is trying to control. Vaughan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fredy Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benton prevents Vaughan from improving his position.
Benton trying to control the action but Vaughan is working from the bottom.
Vaughan wants to get back to full guard.
Vaughan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vaughan looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaughan is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaughan stopping the sweep attempt from Benton.
Benton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vaughan postures up.
Vaughan throwing strikes but missing.
Benton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vaughan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vaughan stands up over Benton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Vaughan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Vaughan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Vaughan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benton has time to react.
Vaughan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Benton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
Benton throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaughan wants to sweep here but Benton controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughan controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton won't allow Vaughan to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton working some strikes from top position.
Benton chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredy Benton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vaughan jabs Benton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaughan throws a low kick, looking for Benton's leg but Benton calmly moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vaughan as Benton shoots in.
Vaughan throws a leg kick but Benton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Vaughan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vaughan defends well and Benton ends up having to push Vaughan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredy Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Vaughan as Benton shoots in.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughan throws out the jab.

Benton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vaughan is trying to defend but Benton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton trying to pass the guard but Vaughan defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vaughan wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Vaughan is doing well to control the position and prevent Benton from advancing to side control.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaughan is refusing to be controlled, as Benton sits in half guard.
Benton working the head and body with strikes.

That's two 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.
Benton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughan defending well though.
Benton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vaughan to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughan is adopting a defensive guard.
Vaughan trying to keep a closed guard but Benton is proving a slippery customer.
Vaughan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton trying to control but Vaughan is working from the bottom.
Benton distracts Vaughan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benton wants to pass the guard but Vaughan is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan pulls Benton in close to prevent any damage.
Vaughan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vaughan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaughan tries to sprawl out of it but Benton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaughan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton shoots in but Vaughan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaughan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Psycho Vaughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vaughan.
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses.
Benton shoots in but Vaughan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaughan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Psycho Vaughan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vaughan holds on and takes a little breather.
Benton postures up.
Vaughan wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fredy Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Psycho Vaughan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredy Benton!