PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn has chosen Walking Tall as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Vaughn

195 cm
35
266 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

194 cm
30
282 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vaughn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vaughn is out of range.
Vaughn moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaughn lands a nice looking body shot.
Vaughn misses the shot to the body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Vaughn swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn misses with a looping right.
Vaughn misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice cross by Vaughn.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Vaughn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams slips under a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn moves away from the strike by Williams.
Vaughn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Vaughn.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaughn.
Williams slips under a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Vaughn lands a jab to the head.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaughn wants it to stay on the feet.
Vaughn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.

Vaughn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vaughn pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vaughn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vaughn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vaughn told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vaughn checks a low kick from Williams.
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Vaughn.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chris Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaughn misses the shot to the body.
Vaughn misses with a left hand

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vaughn's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaughn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
Williams 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.
Williams postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Vaughn's brow.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Eli Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Vaughn misses with a looping left.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Vaughn moved out of range nicely.
Vaughn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chris Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Vaughn moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaughn with a jab.
Vaughn lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams takes a swing at Vaughn's ribcage but misses.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Vaughn is out of range.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Vaughn misses

so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams cracks Vaughn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vaughn taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
Vaughn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vaughn tries to improve position but can't.
Williams is trying to ground and pound but Vaughn uses the momentary lack of control by Williams to regain half guard.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaughn's head.
Williams with the ground and pound but Vaughn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vaughn's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vaughn keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Vaughn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Vaughn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vaughn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Chris Vaughn has been cut.
Vaughn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the body.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Vaughn throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chris Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaughn's knee momentarily.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Vaughn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vaughn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Vaughn's guard.
Williams passes Vaughn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.

Williams is working for a kimura but Vaughn is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed Vaughn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vaughn is wriggling around but Williams manages to pass to half guard.
Eli Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughn defending well though.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaughn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vaughn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaughn trying to control from the bottom.
Vaughn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Vaughn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams prevents Vaughn from improving his position.
Chris Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaughn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vaughn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vaughn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Vaughn is a slippery customer.
Vaughn wants to get back to his feet.
Vaughn wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Vaughn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Vaughn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.

Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Vaughn defends the submission attempt.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaughn's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vaughn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Williams!
An out of breath Eli Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.