PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Words for boobs. Vaughn has chosen Walking Tall as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boubeez
vs
Vaughn

195 cm
32
285 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

194 cm
25
282 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vaughn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boubeez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughn.
Boubeez's corner calls for a 1-2. Boubeez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boubeez staying out of range there.
Boubeez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boubeez throws a body punch but Vaughn moves out of range.
Boubeez lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughn off balance momentarily.
Boubeez misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Boubeez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boubeez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughn checks a low kick from Boubeez.
Boubeez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vaughn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boubeez swinging wildly here.
Vaughn misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Vaughn.
Vaughn scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Iliek Boubeez has been cut.
Vaughn ducks right into an uppercut from Boubeez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Vaughn both land. Nice combination.
Vaughn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boubeez works the jab nicely.
Vaughn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vaughn.
Boubeez misses with a straight left.
Vaughn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaughn misses with a body punch
and Boubeez counters with a three punch combo that has Vaughn backing up. Vaughn nods at Boubeez to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaughn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boubeez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Vaughn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez misses with a wild body shot.
Chris Vaughn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Vaughn.
Vaughn looks to score with a jab to the body but Boubeez is just out of range.
Boubeez throws a lazy right hand but Vaughn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boubeez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Boubeez is out of range.
Vaughn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Vaughn takes a swing at Boubeez's ribcage but misses.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boubeez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boubeez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaughn.
Boubeez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Vaughn.
Boubeez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from Boubeez.
Vaughn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boubeez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a right hook to the body.
Boubeez tests Vaughn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vaughn with a hook.
Vaughn throws a front kick aimed at Boubeez's knee but Boubeez avoids it well.
Vaughn connects with a crisp jab.
Boubeez tries to bum rush Vaughn with a series of wild strikes but Vaughn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boubeez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boubeez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boubeez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaughn as he avoids it easily.
Boubeez tries to move into range but Vaughn moves to the side and lands with a nice 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!
Boubeez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaughn with a jab.
Boubeez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boubeez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Vaughn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Boubeez does no damage.
Vaughn throws a poor cross that misses
and Boubeez counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Boubeez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boubeez lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughn off balance momentarily.
A combination from Vaughn does no damage.
Boubeez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boubeez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaughn can pounce on him.
Vaughn lands a really nice looking cross but Boubeez seems unphased.
Boubeez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vaughn walks into a left hand.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick
and Boubeez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaughn throws a body punch but Boubeez moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Vaughn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boubeez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaughn looks winded!
Vaughn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Vaughn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iliek Boubeez's cut.
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.

Boubeez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vaughn tries to avoid it but Boubeez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vaughn to the ground. Vaughn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vaughn moves forwards but Boubeez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iliek Boubeez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
A big right from Vaughn misses.
Boubeez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws an overhand right that lands on Boubeez's shoulder, as Boubeez tries to avoid the shot.
Boubeez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boubeez cracks the inside of Vaughn's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boubeez. Vaughn does a little dance to reset his feet.

Boubeez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boubeez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Boubeez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vaughn has managed to free his arm - good work.

Boubeez wants to work for an arm triangle but Vaughn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaughn tries to get to full guard but Boubeez has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn trying to control here.
Boubeez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boubeez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boubeez moves into full mount! Vaughn won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez content just to control the position here.
Vaughn tries to reverse the position but Boubeez maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn is squirming around, avoiding Boubeez's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn tries to lock up and control but Boubeez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaughn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Chris Vaughn has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez content just to control the position here.
Boubeez working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaughn tries to hold on but Boubeez postures up.
Boubeez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vaughn's face.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Iliek Boubeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boubeez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boubeez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boubeez with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Boubeez pushes him away.
Vaughn can't escape the position.
Boubeez landing shots from mount.
Boubeez 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.
Boubeez content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boubeez landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iliek Boubeez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Vaughn as he connects with a hook.

That has opened up Chris Vaughn's cut even more.
Boubeez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vaughn misses with a right hand
and Boubeez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Chris Vaughn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boubeez throws a shot from downtown. Vaughn moves away and avoids it.
Boubeez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Vaughn.
A shot to the body from Boubeez misses
and Vaughn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vaughn scores with a nice head shot.
Vaughn lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughn stuffs the takedown attempt from Boubeez. Boubeez gets slowly back to his feet.
Boubeez misses with a combination
and Vaughn counters with a left to the body.
Vaughn lands with a cross.
Boubeez misses with an uppercut
enabling Vaughn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Boubeez misses.
Boubeez misses with a leg kick
and Vaughn counters with a one-two to the body.
Boubeez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boubeez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boubeez throws a hook but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Boubeez looks to land a combination but Vaughn avoids it well.
Vaughn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boubeez. That one must have hurt.
Vaughn misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
Chris Vaughn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vaughn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boubeez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boubeez misses with a hook.
A jab from Vaughn does it's job there.
Vaughn connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boubeez defending well as Vaughn loads up on a big left hand.
Boubeez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vaughn counters with a left to the body.
Boubeez shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaughn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boubeez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boubeez looks to land a left hand but Vaughn moved out of range nicely.
Vaughn ducks right into an uppercut from Boubeez.
Vaughn dips to his left and cracks Boubeez with an uppercut!
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Boubeez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaughn throws an overhand right that lands on Boubeez's shoulder, as Boubeez tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boubeez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vaughn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the head.
Vaughn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boubeez counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughn. Boubeez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boubeez.
Boubeez misses with a looping right.
Vaughn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boubeez misses with a two punch combination.
Boubeez slips a straight right by Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a few strikes there.
Vaughn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boubeez finds it's way round the side to connect with Vaughn's head.
Boubeez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boubeez throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaughn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boubeez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boubeez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boubeez misses with a head kick.
Boubeez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boubeez lands a head shot.
Boubeez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughn takes a swing at Boubeez's ribcage but misses.
Boubeez misses with a wild body shot.
Boubeez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaughn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vaughn checks a leg kick.
Boubeez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boubeez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaughn.
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iliek Boubeez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boubeez swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Vaughn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vaughn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Vaughn!
In his post fight interview, Chris Vaughn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.