PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Vaughn (ranked 5338 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Court (ranked 25450 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Vaughn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vaughn
vs
Court

212 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Court!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Court is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vaughn's half guard.
Vaughn wants to control but Court is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Vaughn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Court escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Court!
Vaughn is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Court remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Court in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vaughn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Court sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughn defending well though.
Vaughn is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Vaughn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Court defends well.
Court looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Court passes into half guard.
Vaughn is looking to escape.
Vaughn is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Court jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Court wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn keeps working.
Vaughn is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Court stands up.

Court gets a double leg takedown into Vaughn's guard.
Court pushing down on Vaughn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Court is trying to control the action in half guard but Vaughn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Court prevents Vaughn from improving his position.
Vaughn manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Court scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Court pushes down on Vaughn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vaughn is trying to get back to full guard.

Vaughn actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vaughn is pressing down on Court's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaughn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Court to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vaughn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Court puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vaughn is staying active underneath Court, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vaughn wants to control but Court is keeping busy.
Vaughn taking some punishment here, with Court in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Court looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vaughn is trying to get back to full guard.
Court is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn is pressing down on Court's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Court trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughn controlling the position.
Vaughn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaughn looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaughn, not yet.
Court distracts Vaughn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaughn is on top in guard.

Vaughn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Court works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn throwing strikes but missing.
Vaughn is in close to Court's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Court wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaughn throwing strikes from guard but Court blocks nicely.
Vaughn distracts Court with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Danny Court has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaughn works over Court with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughn postures up and lands a big shot to Court's brow.
Vaughn stopping the sweep attempt from Court.
Vaughn with a nice head shot there.
Vaughn working some strikes from top position.
Vaughn working some strikes from top position.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn is in close to Court's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Court controls Vaughn momentarily but Vaughn frees himself.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn is in close to Court's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vaughn cracks Court with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vaughn working some strikes from top position.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Court's head.
Vaughn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Court's head.
Vaughn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Vaughn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vaughn drives through with a takedown into Court's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vaughn is working Court over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vaughn 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.
Court lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vaughn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vaughn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaughn looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaughn, not yet.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Court preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vaughn is looking to cinch up a triangle. Court throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Vaughn's body to avoid the submission. Vaughn has instead reached around Court's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Vaughn arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alan Vaughn!