PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travwan Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reid's choice of entrance music: hall of fame. Travwan Reid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vaughan
vs
Reid

196 cm
26
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

220 cm
26
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Vaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travwan Reid!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vaughan lands a big head kick that sends Reid tumbling to the mat! Vaughan takes a step backwards and waves Reid back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Reid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reid lands in his opponent's guard.
Reid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vaughan wants to stand and escape but Reid is having none of it.
Reid tries to free his leg and advance position but Vaughan is retaining full guard.
Reid stops Vaughan from standing up.

Vaughan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reid off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaughan pinned against the cage. Vaughan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reid tries to clinch but Vaughan moves out of range.
Vaughan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan lands a head kick!
Vincent Vaughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid swinging wildly here.
Vaughan lands with a nice body kick.
Reid looks winded!
Reid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reid blocks a head kick by Vaughan.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Vaughan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Vaughan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vaughan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaughan throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.

Vaughan closes the distance and clinches.
Vaughan managing to block the knees to the body from Reid.

Vaughan decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid wants to pass the guard but Vaughan is keeping the position.
Vaughan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Vaughan has his feet on Reid's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vaughan lands a body shot.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Vaughan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick and Reid moves out of range easily.
Reid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vaughan counters with a solid body kick.
Travwan Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vaughan closes the distance and pushes Reid back into the cage.

Vaughan manages to break the clinch.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Vaughan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoids the head kick by Vaughan.
Vaughan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vaughan takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughan scores with a jab.
Vaughan lands a nice hook to Reid's body. Reid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaughan is looking to slow Reid down with leg kicks.
Vaughan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reid backs up against the cage.
Vaughan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reid.

Vaughan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vaughan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaughan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaughan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vaughan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Vaughan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Vaughan.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vaughan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Vaughan backs off Reid throws a huge counter combo but Vaughan manages to avoid it all.
Reid misses with the combination.
Vaughan scores with a leg kick.
Vaughan connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vaughan pushes him off.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Vaughan scores with a nice strike.
Vaughan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vaughan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vaughan misses the shot to the body.
Vincent Vaughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid tries to clinch but Vaughan moves out of range.
Reid tries to clinch there but Vaughan circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Vaughan misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reid.
Reid moves out of range of the leg kick from Vaughan.
Vaughan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reid steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vaughan. That one must have hurt.

Reid drives through and clinches with Vaughan against the cage.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaughan tries to pull guard but Reid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vaughan is trying to pull guard but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Vaughan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Vaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vaughan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid darts in looking for a takedown but Vaughan gets double underhooks and turns Reid into the cage.
Vaughan looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reid misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vaughan keeps it at a distance.

Reid drives through and clinches with Vaughan against the cage.

Vaughan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaughan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid tries to clinch there but Vaughan circles away.
Vaughan connects with a high kick.
Vincent Vaughan is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaughan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid is looking to clinch but Vaughan is avoiding it.
Vaughan 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.
Reid tries to clinch but Vaughan is having none of it.
Vaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Reid's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vaughan stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Vaughan finds it's way through Reid's defenses.
Vaughan lands a two punch combo.

Reid is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaughan. That's going to slow Reid down.
A solid body kick from Vaughan.
Reid tries to clinch but Vaughan moves out of range.
Vaughan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaughan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaughan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vaughan keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Vaughan.

Reid clinches up against the cage.
Vaughan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vaughan jumps guard but Reid stands there with Vaughan around his waist. Vaughan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaughan avoids the damage to the body.
Vaughan is trying to break the clinch but Reid is controlling him.
Reid has Vaughan pressed against the cage, preventing Vaughan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaughan avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.

Vaughan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Vaughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Vaughan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vaughan pushes him off.
Vaughan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Vaughan clinches up against the cage.
Reid missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan tries to circle away but Reid has him pinned against the cage.

Vaughan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaughan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Reid manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vaughan on his heels. He'll look to pass Vaughan's guard now, I'm sure.

Vaughan kicks Reid off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses
and Reid counters with a nice leg kick.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vaughan pushes him off.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaughan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaughan.
Vaughan misses with a few strikes there.
Reid tries to clinch but Vaughan is having none of it.

Vaughan gets caught napping as Reid dives in and scores a takedown. Vaughan manages to retain guard.
Vaughan wants to get back to his feet but Reid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vaughan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaughan circles away.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reid counters with a series of strikes. Vaughan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vaughan scores with a head kick. Reid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Vaughan pushes him off.
Reid is looking to clinch.
Vaughan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Reid clinches up with Vaughan and pushes him back against the cage.
Vaughan has had enough of the clinch but Reid keeps him there for the moment.
Vaughan avoiding damage as Reid throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vaughan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vaughan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vaughan.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Vaughan.
Reid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaughan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reid moves into the clinch.
Vaughan tries to pull guard but Reid won't allow it.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vaughan.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vaughan.
Reid missing with knees to the body.

Vaughan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaughan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reid is looking to clinch but Vaughan is avoiding it.
Reid checks a low kick from Vaughan.
Reid avoids the head kick by Vaughan.
Reid defending well as Vaughan loads up on a big left hand.
Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Vaughan circles away.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaughan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaughan keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Vaughan.
Reid wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vaughan scores with a jab.
Vaughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.

Reid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vaughan!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughan is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid trying to control the position but Vaughan is working away.

Reid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vaughan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reid tries to stand but Vaughan controls the position and pulls Reid into his guard.

Vaughan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vaughan scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick from Vaughan lands but Reid takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vaughan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughan stuffs the takedown attempt from Reid. Reid gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughan is looking for a counter combo.
Vaughan throws a body kick that misses.
Vaughan throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Reid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reid wants to clinch up but Vaughan keeps it at a distance.
Vaughan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Reid.
It looked like Vaughan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaughan looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Travwan Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Vaughan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaughan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vaughan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaughan, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vaughan!
Travwan Reid spoke after the fight, saying 'i can be knockedown, but I'll never be knocked out.'.