PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack McAuliffe (ranked 3916 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vega (ranked 6481 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Vega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack McAuliffe's chin.

McAuliffe
vs
Vega

168 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vega!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vega tries to clinch up.

Vega instigates a clinch.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.

Vega manages to break the clinch.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but McAuliffe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vega is looking to clinch but McAuliffe is avoiding it.
McAuliffe swinging wildly here.
Vega tries to clinch up but McAuliffe circles away and keeps his distance.
McAuliffe keeps the fight on the outside.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAuliffe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega wants to clinch up but McAuliffe keeps it at a distance.
McAuliffe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vega drives through and clinches with McAuliffe against the cage.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of McAuliffe's head.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.

Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vega rushes McAuliffe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McAuliffe has had enough of the clinch but Vega keeps him there for the moment.
McAuliffe dodges an elbow strike from Vega.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.

Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAuliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
McAuliffe misses with an uppercut.
Vega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Vega forces McAuliffe back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vega leaning his opponent against the cage.

Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McAuliffe clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from McAuliffe.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Vega.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on McAuliffe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
McAuliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega working aggressively here.
McAuliffe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vega blocks a body shot from McAuliffe.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by McAuliffe.
Vega lands a right hand.
Vega lands a left hand.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
Vega lands a shoulder strike.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAuliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
Vega blocks a body shot from McAuliffe.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by McAuliffe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAuliffe.
A shot in the inside from Vega.
A short uppercut from Vega.
McAuliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McAuliffe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of McAuliffe's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vega.
Vega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vega dominated that round.
That's time! McAuliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McAuliffe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack McAuliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McAuliffe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vega wants to clinch but McAuliffe slips to the side
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McAuliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vega closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAuliffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McAuliffe lands with a short shot to the head.
McAuliffe blocks an elbow strike.
McAuliffe throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAuliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAuliffe throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe lands with a left to the head.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
Vega misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Vega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by McAuliffe.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of McAuliffe's head.
Vincent Vega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega working aggressively here.
McAuliffe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vega keeps control of McAuliffe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.
McAuliffe wants to break free but Vega has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on McAuliffe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McAuliffe misses with a body punch.
Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
McAuliffe dodges an elbow strike from Vega.
Vega is stalling here.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega misses with the head strike.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
Vega misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from McAuliffe.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vega stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McAuliffe blocks an elbow strike from Vega.
Vega misses with some punches.

Vega breaks the clinch.
McAuliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McAuliffe's corner calls for a 1-2. McAuliffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McAuliffe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Vega takes the fight into the clinch.
McAuliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vega misses with the head strike.
McAuliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAuliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAuliffe scores with a jab.
Vega scores with a jab. McAuliffe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vega wants to clinch up but McAuliffe keeps it at a distance.

Vega has closed the distance and engaged McAuliffe in a clinch.
Vega pushes McAuliffe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAuliffe is looking to wear down Vega with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vega tries to clinch there but McAuliffe circles away.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but McAuliffe pushes him off.
Jack McAuliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from McAuliffe. Those never looked like landing.
Vega tries to clinch but McAuliffe moves out of range.

Vega pushes McAuliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Vega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.
Vega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

McAuliffe is rocked!
Vega lands a shot to the body.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh McAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
McAuliffe wants to break the clinch but can't.
McAuliffe seems to have got his legs back now.
Vega leaning his opponent against the cage.
McAuliffe trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed McAuliffe into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAuliffe scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of McAuliffe's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
McAuliffe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vega misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
McAuliffe works on Vega's body with a couple of short punches.
Vega looking to slow down the pace here.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.

Vega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAuliffe keeps the fight on the outside.
McAuliffe appears to be looking for a big counter.
McAuliffe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAuliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vega pushes McAuliffe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
McAuliffe tries to break the clinch but Vega is controlling the position.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega misses with some punches.
Vega gets through McAuliffe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McAuliffe misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Vega.
Vega working aggressively here.
McAuliffe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vega taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vincent Vega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McAuliffe is struggling to control the position.
McAuliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McAuliffe tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe throws a head punch that misses.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vega.
Jack McAuliffe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAuliffe.
McAuliffe misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega stalls.
McAuliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vega 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vega!