PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Gorev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaugh comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Day. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vaugh
vs
Gorev

192 cm
18
284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Vaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Gorev!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaugh.

Gorev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vaugh lands with a few short shots to the body.
Gorev tries to pass to full mount but Vaugh defends it.

Gorev decides to return to a standing position.
Nice body kick from Vaugh.
Vaugh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorev. That did some damage!
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaugh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gorev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorev throws a counter combo.
Gorev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaugh. Vaugh obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vaugh defends well and Gorev ends up having to push Vaugh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vaugh throws the kick towards the body but Gorev avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Vaugh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaugh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorev. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gorev is defended easily by Vaugh.
Michael Vaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gorev darts in and clinches Vaugh up against the cage.
Vaugh working aggressively here.
Vaugh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorev.
Gorev looking for a takedown.
Michael Vaugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Gorev.
Vaugh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorev avoids it.
Vaugh has Gorev pressed against the cage, preventing Gorev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaugh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorev tries to pull guard but Vaugh holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorev drops back down to his feet.
Vaugh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorev is defending well for now.
Gorev jumps guard but Vaugh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh tries a knee to the head but Gorev blocks it.
Vaugh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaugh missing with knees to the body.
Gorev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vaugh up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gorev.
Vaugh missing with knees to the body.
Gorev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaugh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gorev avoiding damage as Vaugh throws knees to the body.
Gorev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Vaugh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorev.
Vaugh prevents Gorev from breaking the clinch.

Gorev manages to pull guard.
Vaugh is pushing down on Gorev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gorev is fighting to maintain full guard but Vaugh has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Vaugh controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorev trying to control here.
Vaugh prevents Gorev from improving his position.
Vaugh is looking to advance position but Gorev won't allow it.
Vaugh is nestled in close to Gorev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vaugh gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vaugh throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaugh lands with a kick to the temple. Gorev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaugh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaugh loads up on a big right hand but Gorev slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Gorev.
Gorev wants to counter the offense by Vaugh and move into the clinch position.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vaugh.
Vaugh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vaugh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaugh lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaugh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vaugh scores with a push kick.
Gorev looks winded!
Vaugh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vaugh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaugh scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vaugh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vaugh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vaugh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vaugh connects with an inside leg kick.
Michael Vaugh is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaugh can pounce on him.
Vaugh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorev is out of range and Vaugh settles back down.
Vaugh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gorev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vaugh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gorev somewhat.
Vaugh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gorev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Vaugh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vaugh - that will leave a mark!
Vaugh throws a front kick that sends Gorev stumbling back into the cage.
Gorev is breathing heavily.
Gorev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaugh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaugh lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaugh scores with a head kick.

It looks like Alan Gorev has been cut.
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vaugh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaugh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gorev will feel that in the morning.
Vaugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorev can do to turn this around?
Gorev takes one on the button.
Gorev swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaugh.
Gorev steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alan Gorev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaugh. That's going to slow Gorev down.
Vaugh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gorev misses with a few strikes there.
Vaugh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vaugh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Vaugh tenderised Gorev's leg. Gorev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vaugh. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Vaugh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaugh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaugh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaugh.
Vaugh misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorev moves away.
Vaugh throws a chopping leg kick but Gorev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaugh feints and then cracks Gorev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorev down.
Vaugh wants to clinch.
Gorev feints the counter takedown.
Vaugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gorev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vaugh - the referee stops the clock and Gorev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vaugh. Gorev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaugh.
Vaugh scores with a leg kick.
Vaugh lands a nice looking body kick.
Vaugh misses with a jab to the body

and Gorev moves into the clinch.
Vaugh trying to land knees to the body.
Gorev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorev avoiding damage as Vaugh throws knees to the body.
Gorev tries to land a knee to the head but Vaugh blocks with his arms.
Vaugh prevents Gorev from breaking the clinch.
Gorev tries to pull guard but Vaugh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vaugh trying to land knees to the body.
Vaugh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorev avoids it.
Vaugh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gorev takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorev fails to pull guard.
Michael Vaugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Gorev.
Vaugh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorev avoids the damage to the body.
Gorev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gorev managing to block the knees to the body from Vaugh.
Michael Vaugh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vaugh scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaugh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorev avoids the damage to the body.
Vaugh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gorev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaugh trying to land knees to the body.
Gorev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaugh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorev.
Gorev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaugh missing with knees to the body.
Vaugh trying to land knees to the body.
Vaugh missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vaugh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Gorev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Vaugh misses.
Vaugh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorev.
Vaugh misses with a hook.
Gorev unleashes a big counter combination but Vaugh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice body kick there by Vaugh.
Vaugh thows a body kick. Gorev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaugh. That's going to slow Gorev down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vaugh!
Gorev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gorev slips under a jab.
Vaugh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vaugh feints and then cracks Gorev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorev down.
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorev throws a big counter head kick but Vaugh avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorev tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaugh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gorev just manages to avoid it.
Vaugh lands a leg kick that knocks Gorev off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaugh. Vaugh obviously looking to wear him down.
You can see that Gorev has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gorev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vaugh connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaugh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vaugh connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vaugh.
Gorev circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Vaugh.
Vaugh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vaugh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gorev checks it well.
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorev blocks a head kick by Vaugh.
Gorev is looking for the big counter here.
Gorev blocks a head kick by Vaugh.
Vaugh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorev misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaugh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorev shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaugh tries to sprawl out of it but Gorev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaugh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaugh.
Vaugh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vaugh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaugh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaugh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vaugh.
Gorev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gorev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaugh. That's going to slow Gorev down.
Vaugh throws a low kick, looking for Gorev's leg but Gorev calmly moves out of range.
Vaugh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorev.
Vaugh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Gorev clinches with his opponent.
Vaugh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Gorev on the inside.
Vaugh missing with knees to the body.
Vaugh lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorev won't want to take too many of those.
Gorev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vaugh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Michael Vaugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Gorev.
Gorev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vaugh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gorev managing to block the knees to the body from Vaugh.
Vaugh tries to land a knee to the head but Gorev blocks with his arms.
Vaugh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorev avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorev successfully pulls guard.
Vaugh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaugh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaugh is really struggling to control Gorev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Michael Vaugh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaugh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vaugh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaugh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vaugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaugh, 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vaugh!
Michael Vaugh thanked the fans post fight for their support.