PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vaughn
vs
Janus Jr

200 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugh Janus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Janus Jr has managed to clinch.

Vaughn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Janus Jr regains guard.
Janus Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Janus Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vaughn's guard.

Vaughn is trying to control the position but Janus Jr postures up.
Janus Jr is pushing down on Vaughn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vaughn is fighting to maintain full guard but Janus Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vaughn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn is not content to let Janus Jr control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Janus Jr in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position.
Janus Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Janus Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Janus Jr stalling.
Janus Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Janus Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Janus Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janus Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Janus Jr working Vaughn over with strikes.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janus Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaughn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janus Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Janus Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaughn is staying active underneath Janus Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Janus Jr is working for a kimura but Vaughn is defending it quite comfortably.
Janus Jr controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janus Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janus Jr's back!
Janus Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vaughn lands a shot to the body.
Janus Jr rolls, trying to escape but Vaughn keeps control of the position.
Vaughn lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
I really don't envy Janus Jr right now.
Vaughn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Vaughn looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaughn working for a choke but Janus Jr is defending well.

Janus Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vaughn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Janus Jr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janus Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hugh Janus Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vaughn moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaughn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vaughn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Janus Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Vaughn's guard.
Janus Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughn is retaining full guard.
Janus Jr is fighting to break Vaughn's control of his arms but Vaughn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vaughn keeping moving, preventing Janus Jr from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus Jr stays in close to Vaughn's body and controls the position.
Janus Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Janus Jr being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus Jr trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Janus Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Janus Jr.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Janus Jr moves out of range.
Janus Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janus Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus Jr looks for the body kick but Vaughn saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Janus Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Janus Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vaughn did well to prevent Janus Jr getting side control.

Janus Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Janus Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Janus Jr is working for a kimura but Vaughn is defending it quite comfortably.
Vaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus Jr is stalling here. Vaughn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Janus Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vaughn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Janus Jr gets back to half guard.
Janus Jr tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.
Janus Jr gets back to full guard.
Janus Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Janus Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Vaughn stopping the sweep attempt from Janus Jr.
Vaughn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janus Jr is on top in guard.

Vaughn controls Janus Jr momentarily but Janus Jr frees himself.
Janus Jr wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janus Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Janus Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Janus Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vaughn is looking to escape.
Janus Jr trying to control from Vaughn's half guard. Vaughn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vaughn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janus Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

Vaughn tries to stand but Janus Jr is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus Jr is pulling down on Vaughn's head. It's preventing any offense from Vaughn, at least for the moment.
Vaughn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Janus Jr is looking for a triangle but Vaughn pushes his legs off easily.
Janus Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Janus Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaughn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janus Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Janus Jr controls Vaughn momentarily but Vaughn frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janus Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vaughn's guard.

Janus Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vaughn's guard.
Janus Jr wants to control but Vaughn is keeping him busy.
Janus Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vaughn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vaughn is concentrating on defense, preventing Janus Jr from advancing position.
Vaughn wants to get back to full guard.
Vaughn lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Vaughn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Janus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janus Jr advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Janus Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vaughn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hugh Janus Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Janus Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn keeps working.
Vaughn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Janus Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Janus Jr blocks the strikes from Vaughn.

Janus Jr has hold of Vaughn's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vaughn seems comfortable defending it but Janus Jr has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vaughn is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vaughn is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Janus Jr couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugh Janus Jr!