PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crewman V comes into the arena with The Warrior song blaring out of the sound system. Vachon has chosen Mad Dog Tribute as his entrance music. The key to victory for Expendable Crewman V has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Crewman V
vs
Vachon

200 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
30
240 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vachon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vachon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crewman V thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vachon if he has to take too many more of those.
Vachon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crewman V takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vachon throws a hook but Crewman V avoids it easily.
Crewman V lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crewman V tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vachon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vachon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crewman V has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vachon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vachon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crewman V.
Vachon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crewman V.
Crewman V ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crewman V throws a solid leg kick but Vachon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crewman V.
Crewman V connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vachon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vachon! But no joy.
Crewman V scores with a punch to the head.

Vachon pushes Crewman V up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vachon.
Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crewman V pushes Vachon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Crewman V escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crewman V avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vachon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crewman V was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
Crewman V fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vachon just manages to avoid it.
Vachon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crewman V missing with a left hand there. Vachon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crewman V lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crewman V throws a hook to the side of Vachon's head but Vachon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crewman V misses with a few strikes there.
Vachon blocks a head kick by Crewman V.
Crewman V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
As Vachon looks to move away, Crewman V throws a big counter combo but Vachon just gets out of the way.
Crewman V has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crewman V there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vachon takes one to the side of the head.
Crewman V takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vachon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crewman V throws out the jab.
It seemed like Vachon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crewman V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
Crewman V circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Crewman V.
Crewman V scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V misses with a head kick.
Crewman V misses the jab.
Vachon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crewman V darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That has opened up Maurice Vachon's cut even more.
Vachon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crewman V showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vachon.
A swing and a miss from Vachon.
Crewman V is looking to slow Vachon down with leg kicks.
Crewman V swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vachon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vachon misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crewman V.
Crewman V throws a sloppy head kick and Vachon moves out of range easily.
Crewman V ducks under a wild hook from Vachon.
A punch combination from Vachon misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crewman V throws a body shot but no joy.
Crewman V cracks Vachon with an open hand slap.
Crewman V lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vachon throws the left hand but Crewman V avoids the punch easily.
Vachon throws a big shot that misses.
Crewman V tries to land a leg kick but Vachon saw it coming and moves away.
Vachon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crewman V connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vachon's hands.

The cut above Maurice Vachon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crewman V attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Expendable Crewman V dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crewman V connects with a leg kick. Vachon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crewman V looks to land a right hand but Vachon moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vachon! But no joy.
Crewman V fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crewman V lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crewman V misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crewman V lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Crewman V finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crewman V throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crewman V is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vachon can do to turn this around?
Vachon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crewman V is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vachon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crewman V tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crewman V avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Expendable Crewman V is winning the standup battle so far.
Crewman V avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crewman V throws a counter high kick but Vachon was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V scores with a leg kick.
Crewman V swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vachon.
Crewman V jabs Vachon right on the nose. Vachon blinks but takes it well.
Vachon throws a body punch but Crewman V moves out of range.
Vachon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vachon tests Crewman V's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Vachon needs to keep his hands up - Crewman V had a free shot at his head there.

Maurice Vachon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crewman V takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crewman V is looking to land body kicks.
Vachon throws out a counter right but Crewman V avoids it with no problem.
Vachon looks to throw the jab but Crewman V is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vachon misses.
Vachon misses with an uppercut. Crewman V saw that one coming.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vachon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crewman V misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crewman V fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crewman V throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crewman V blocks a jab.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Vachon closes the distance and pushes Crewman V back into the cage.
Crewman V working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crewman V misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vachon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throws a punch but it's blocked by Crewman V.
Vachon misses with a punch on the inside.
Crewman V blocking some punches.
Crewman V misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crewman V.
A head punch on the inside from Crewman V fails to land.

Crewman V manages to break the clinch.
Vachon cracks Crewman V with a good jab.
Crewman V looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vachon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vachon blocks a leg kick.
Vachon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crewman V lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vachon's sensitive parts.
Crewman V slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V throws a front kick aimed at Vachon's knee but Vachon avoids it well.
Crewman V is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crewman V can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crewman V.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Vachon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Expendable Crewman V!
A relieved looking Expendable Crewman V thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.