PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Jackson (ranked 6490 p4p, 289 weight class) and Darrion Vaughn (ranked 5128 p4p, 255 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jackson
vs
Vaughn

163 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrance Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Vaughn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vaughn down.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Vaughn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vaughn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vaughn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working Vaughn over with strikes.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vaughn is looking to escape.

Vaughn has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jackson is on him like a limpet, forcing Vaughn back against the ropes.

Jackson has clasped his hands together around Vaughn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Vaughn defending against the ground and pound.
Vaughn defending against the ground and pound.
Vaughn is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Vaughn is defending the strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vaughn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Vaughn defends.

Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson working the strikes but Vaughn uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Vaughn has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vaughn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the ropes. Vaughn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vaughn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vaughn looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Vaughn's guard.
Vaughn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson stops Vaughn from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Vaughn sprawls well.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vaughn sprawls well. Vaughn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Vaughn misses.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vaughn!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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 Terrance Jackson 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.

Vaughn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vaughn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaughn wants it to stay on the feet.

Vaughn gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Vaughn manages to retain guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Vaughn blocks nicely.
Vaughn wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Vaughn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Vaughn both land. Nice combination.
Vaughn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jackson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jackson looks to clinch but Vaughn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jackson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darrion Vaughn!
Post fight, an emotional Darrion Vaughn said 'He had no right fighting for a title, none!!! I proved that tonight. He's tight with the owner of the company and got handed a shot at the belt. Tonight I ended this mans career. Four straight losses son bye bye. It's my time!!!'.