PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrion Vaughn (ranked 2017 p4p, 111 weight class) and Rashid Khan (ranked 3175 p4p, 169 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vaughn
vs
Khan

165 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Core Combat
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashid Khan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan slips under a jab from Vaughn.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Vaughn scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Vaughn throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vaughn throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vaughn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vaughn missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Vaughn.
Vaughn lands the left hand.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the head.
Vaughn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at City Kickboxing - HBE in the buildup to the fight.
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan blocks a jab.
Darrion Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaughn looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Vaughn lands with an overhand left.
Vaughn throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Vaughn throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Vaughn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Vaughn is out of range.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Vaughn moved out of range.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaughn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan throws a leg kick but Vaughn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vaughn on the side of the head.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Vaughn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaughn.

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!
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vaughn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.

It looks like Rashid Khan has been cut.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Vaughn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan moves out of range as Vaughn strikes.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Vaughn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vaughn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn blocks a head kick by Khan.
Vaughn scores with a jab.
Vaughn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vaughn misses with a hook

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan slows down the pace here.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan tries a body shot but Vaughn blocks it.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan works on Vaughn's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan prevents Vaughn from breaking the clinch.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Darrion Vaughn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashid Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaughn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Vaughn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Vaughn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Vaughn misses with a hook

and Khan counters by clinching up.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks with his arms.
Vaughn managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaughn avoids the damage to the body.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks with his arms.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Rashid Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pushes Vaughn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vaughn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Vaughn avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan is pushing Vaughn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan works on Vaughn's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Vaughn's ribcage. Vaughn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaughn.
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaughn is defending well for now.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Khan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks with his arms.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vaughn is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vaughn or not.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with some punches.
Vaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Vaughn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Khan.
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!
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Vaughn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashid Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashid Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vaughn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Khan slips a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Khan slips a straight right by Vaughn.
Khan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vaughn throws a lazy uppercut

and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan is pushing Vaughn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vaughn wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Vaughn's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Vaughn's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
A short left from Khan.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Vaughn blocking some punches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Khan on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks it.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Vaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan slows down the pace here.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vaughn up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Khan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rashid Khan.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vaughn ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vaughn misses with a hook.
Darrion Vaughn is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Vaughn - just one landing.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashid Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashid Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vaughn lands a head shot.
Khan slips a jab from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws a big shot that misses.
Vaughn backing away here, and Khan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khan lands with a hook. Vaughn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan slips under a jab from Vaughn.
A jab from Vaughn misses.
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaughn looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Vaughn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Vaughn.
Khan misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Vaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaughn tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaughn is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan slows down the pace here.
Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Vaughn blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Vaughn is blocking nicely.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Vaughn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks it.
Vaughn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Vaughn is blocking nicely.
Khan is leaning against Vaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashid Khan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rashid Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn scores with a nice strike.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the head.
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Vaughn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vaughn throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
Vaughn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vaughn misses with a straight right.
Vaughn sets himself, and Khan steps forward looking for the clinch! Vaughn avoids it this time.
Vaughn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Vaughn misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Vaughn misses.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaughn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Vaughn throws an off balance right hand

and Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan has Vaughn pressed against the cage, preventing Vaughn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaughn is defending well for now.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Vaughn's ribcage.
Khan is pushing Vaughn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vaughn blocks an uppercut.
Darrion Vaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaughn avoids it.
Khan working aggressively here.
Vaughn blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan stalling the fight.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaughn.
Vaughn avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Vaughn wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vaughn blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Vaughn tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vaughn up against the cage.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks it.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaughn being controlled against the cage.
Vaughn prevents a body shot from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
Rashid Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Vaughn blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Vaughn controls the action.
Khan pressing his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashid Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashid Khan!
Rashid Khan is the new bantamweight champion!
Rashid Khan very nearly forgot to thank Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.