PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn has chosen Wild Thing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Vaughn

187 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
28
226 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Vaughn coming out on top.
A left lands for Johnson.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaughn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson misses the jab.
Vaughn lands with a good body shot.
Vaughn defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaughn walks into a jab.
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!
Vaughn throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Rick Vaughn has been cut.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaughn.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Vaughn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes a swing at Vaughn's ribcage but misses.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vaughn to score with a decent uppercut.
Vaughn loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes one on the button.
A jab from Vaughn does it's job there.
Vaughn loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Vaughn counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Vaughn looks gassed!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Vaughn didn't see that one coming.
Johnson throws a body punch but Vaughn moves out of range.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Vaughn moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson tries to bum rush Vaughn with a series of wild strikes but Vaughn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Vaughn takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vaughn counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson cracks Vaughn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Vaughn.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vaughn moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaughn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
Vaughn dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vaughn counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Vaughn's shoulder, as Vaughn tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Vaughn lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Vaughn counter with a right hand.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Vaughn's defenses.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamarcus Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Vaughn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vaughn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Rick Vaughn's cut even more.
Vaughn dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaughn.
Donk. Vaughn catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Vaughn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Vaughn.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Vaughn's body. Vaughn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a right hand that Vaughn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vaughn also avoids with ease.
Vaughn scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Vaughn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Jamarcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaughn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vaughn with a hook.
Vaughn staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vaughn saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Vaughn's shoulder, as Vaughn tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Vaughn's defenses.
Jamarcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Vaughn is rocked!
Vaughn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vaughn is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Vaughn moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson is pawing at Vaughn, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Vaughn's nose. Vaughn is badly hurt! Johnson pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Vaughn tries desperately to hold on but Johnson is relentless in his assault! As Vaughn receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Johnson away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamarcus Johnson!