PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 1024 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gregory McVaughn (ranked 1166 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gregory McVaughn enters the cage!

Experiment Il
vs
McVaughn

175 cm
30
148 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

171 cm
40
155 lbs
20 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gregory McVaughn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il scores with a hook to the body. McVaughn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

McVaughn closes the distance and clinches.
McVaughn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
We've been informed that McVaughn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McVaughn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Experiment Il lands an uppercut.

Experiment Il pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McVaughn cracks the inside of Experiment Il's front leg.

McVaughn clinches up with Experiment Il and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment Il is leaning against McVaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McVaughn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Experiment Il.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Experiment Il's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McVaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McVaughn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McVaughn throws an elbow but it misses.
Experiment Il lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il wants to break free but McVaughn has control.
Experiment Il lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn letting Experiment Il take a breather here.
McVaughn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiment Ils head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McVaughn.

Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McVaughn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Experiment Il scores with a sloppy right hand. McVaughn should have avoided that one.
Experiment Il lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Experiment Il - just one landing.
Experiment Il tries to land a leg kick but McVaughn saw it coming and moves away.

Experiment Il gets tackled into the cage by McVaughn. McVaughn maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVaughn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Experiment Il misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
McVaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
A short right from Experiment Il.
A nice right hand lands inside from McVaughn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVaughn.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn is trying to maintain a safe position but Experiment Il gets an underhook and turns McVaughn into the cage.
McVaughn lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il gets through McVaughn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from McVaughn.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
Experiment Il slowing the pace effectively.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from McVaughn.
Experiment Il presses McVaughn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
McVaughn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
Experiment Il misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il misses with the head strike.
McVaughn scores with a shoulder strike.

Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. McVaughn moves away and avoids it.
McVaughn slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
McVaughn lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McVaughn has Experiment Il up against the cage in a clinch.
McVaughn misses with a hook to the ribs.
McVaughn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McVaughn leaning against his opponent.
Experiment Il is trying to maintain a safe position but McVaughn gets an underhook and turns Experiment Il into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
Experiment Il throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McVaughn cracks Experiment Il with a nice body shot.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
A knee to the head by Experiment Il.
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!
McVaughn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Experiment Il swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment Il scores with a jab. McVaughn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Experiment Il has managed to clinch.
Experiment Il lands a hook that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment Il blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment Il misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Experiment Il has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McVaughn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiment Il stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid body kick from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McVaughn takes the fight into the clinch.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
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.

Experiment Il circles away from the clinch attempt.
McVaughn is looking to clinch.

Experiment Il darts in and clinches McVaughn up against the cage.

Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
Finnish Experiment Il is winning the standup battle so far.
McVaughn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Experiment Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like McVaughn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gregory McVaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiment Il swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McVaughn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

McVaughn moves into range and clinches up with Experiment Il.
McVaughn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McVaughn lands an elbow that stopped Experiment Il in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVaughn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, McVaughn scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Experiment Il pushes McVaughn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Experiment Il.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Experiment Il breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il cracks McVaughn with a right hand to the side of the head.
McVaughn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
Experiment Il scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment Il creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Experiment Il manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Experiment Il. Those never looked like landing.
McVaughn wants to clinch up but Experiment Il keeps it at a distance.
McVaughn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick as McVaughn jumps back.
McVaughn is looking to clinch.
Experiment Il is looking to counter punch.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot.
McVaughn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Experiment Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McVaughn instigates a clinch.
Experiment Il goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiment Il putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McVaughn stalling in the clinch but Experiment Il improves position.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn looking to slow down the pace here.
McVaughn lands a body shot.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McVaughn tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment Il's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Experiment Il has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Experiment Il blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn with a knee to the head.
Experiment Il working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
McVaughn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Experiment Ils head.

Experiment Il escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McVaughn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Experiment Il swats away the attempt to clinch by McVaughn.
Experiment Il scores with a nice head shot.
Experiment Il thumps McVaughn with a low kick.
McVaughn throws a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it.
Experiment Il is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McVaughn can do to turn this around?
McVaughn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment Il throws a shot to the body.
Experiment Il stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVaughn throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Some wild striking there from Experiment Il.
McVaughn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment Il has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McVaughn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Experiment Il swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment Il blocks a head kick by McVaughn.
McVaughn fails with an attempt to clinch.
McVaughn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il scores with a body shot.
Experiment Il lands with a slapping head kick.
McVaughn tries to clinch but Experiment Il is having none of it.
McVaughn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McVaughn is rocked!
McVaughn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Experiment Ils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McVaughn is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Experiment Il thuds a left hand into McVaughn's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Experiment Il scores with a body shot.
McVaughn is breathing heavily.
Experiment Il lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Experiment Il!
After the fight, Finnish Experiment Il was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.