PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Vaulen (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.

Partridge
vs
Vaulen

189 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Partridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johannes Vaulen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vaulen moves into range and clinches up with Partridge.

Vaulen pulls guard.
Partridge with a nice head shot there.
Partridge stopping the sweep attempt from Vaulen.
Partridge wants to pass the guard but Vaulen is keeping the position.

Vaulen pushes Partridge off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaulen is looking to clinch.
Partridge misses with a looping right.
Vaulen moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
Vaulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen is looking to clinch but Partridge is avoiding it.
Vaulen tries to clinch up.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaulen.

Vaulen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vaulen breaks from the clinch.
Vaulen shoots in for a takedown but Partridge shows good takedown defense.
Partridge misses with a wild combination.
Vaulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Partridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaulen which made him look bad.
Vaulen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Vaulen clinches up with Partridge and pushes him back against the cage.
Partridge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vaulen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vaulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen wants to clinch.
Vaulen moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.

Vaulen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vaulen lands in his opponent's guard.
Partridge tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Partridge working for a triangle but Vaulen defends it easily.
Partridge trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaulen looking to sit in guard and control but Partridge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Partridge wants to stand but Vaulen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vaulen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Partridge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Partridge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vaulen wants to stand but Partridge is controlling the position.
Vaulen has a closed guard, preventing Partridge from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaulen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Partridge scoring with some ground and pound.
Partridge throwing strikes from guard but Vaulen blocks nicely.
Partridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaulen is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Vaulen is controlling Partridge's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vaulen instigates a clinch.

Vaulen manages to break the clinch.
Partridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaulen's waist but Vaulen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Partridge off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Partridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaulen.

Partridge shoots in and bounces Vaulen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Partridge pushes down on Vaulen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vaulen is refusing to be controlled, as Partridge sits in half guard.
Partridge thows a huge punch but Vaulen dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johannes Vaulen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vaulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannes Vaulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Vaulen wants to clinch.
Partridge shoots in but no luck this time.
Vaulen looks for a takedown but Partridge sprawls well.
Partridge wants to clinch.
Vaulen clinches but Partridge breaks the clinch

and Partridge counters with a shoot takedown. Vaulen fights it but they end up in guard.

Partridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vaulen keeping moving, preventing Partridge from controlling successfully.
Vaulen is looking to stand up but Partridge isn't so interested in that idea.
Partridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaulen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Partridge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vaulen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vaulen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Partridge stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Vaulen gets a clinch.

Vaulen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaulen slips a jab and a cross from Partridge.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partridge has a takedown stuffed.
Partridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaulen tries to clinch up.
Vaulen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partridge misses with a two punch combination.
Vaulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaulen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!

Partridge tries to keep at a distance but Vaulen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Partridge takes an elbow to the forehead.

Vaulen manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partridge is looking to clinch but Vaulen is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaulen.
Vaulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partridge.
Partridge is looking to clinch but Vaulen is avoiding it.
Vaulen tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.
Vaulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaulen wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaulen tries to clinch up

and Partridge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Partridge.
Partridge trying to control but Vaulen is working from the bottom.
Vaulen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Partridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Partridge is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Partridge is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaulen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Partridge landing with the ground and pound.
Partridge trying to control but Vaulen is working from the bottom.
Partridge 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.

Partridge has gone for a leg lock! Vaulen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Partridge's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaulen wants to stand but Partridge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Partridge looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Partridge dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Partridge fails with the takedown.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt

and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Partridge lands a couple of digs.
Partridge trying to control but Vaulen is working from the bottom.
Partridge stops Vaulen from standing up.
Partridge connects with a couple of short punches.
Partridge prevents Vaulen from getting back to his feet.
Partridge wants to pass the guard but Vaulen is keeping the position.
Vaulen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaulen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Partridge tries for a takedown but Vaulen circles away easily

and Vaulen counters with a single leg into guard. Partridge didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaulen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Partridge throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vaulen looking to pass the guard.
Partridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Partridge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vaulen!
Partridge throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Partridge looking to secure an arm triangle but Vaulen defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaulen wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Partridge looking to isolate an arm here. Vaulen doesn't see it coming and as Partridge extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Partridge!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Partridge!