PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wasp
vs
Vaughan

170 cm
21
164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Center Cage Clothing $9

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaspard Wasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasp avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
Wasp scores with a head kick. Vaughan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.
A big left from Wasp misses.
Wasp fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Wasp.
Vaughan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasp was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughan.

Vaughan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaughan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vaughan postures up.
Vaughan prevents Wasp from getting back to his feet.
Wasp seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vaughan postures up in Wasp's guard and throws a big left but Wasp blocks it.
Vaughan won't allow Wasp to get back to his feet.
Vaughan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wasp tries to strike from the bottom.
Vaughan wants to control from the top but Wasp keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Wasp moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wasp.
Wasp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wasp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaughan 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 has opened up Psycho Vaughan's cut even more.
Gaspard Wasp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughan catches Wasp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vaughan misses with a body shot
and Wasp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Wasp misses

and Vaughan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wasp trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughan lands a couple of digs.
Vaughan throwing strikes but missing.
Wasp trying to keep a closed guard but Vaughan is proving a slippery customer.
Vaughan chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan scoring with some ground and pound.
Vaughan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vaughan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wasp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaughan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughan wants to pass the guard but Wasp is keeping the position.
Wasp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vaughan looking to pass the guard.
Wasp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wasp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaughan chips away with some ground and pound.
Vaughan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasp trying to strike off his back.
Vaughan prevents Wasp from getting back to his feet.
Vaughan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vaughan won't allow Wasp to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vaughan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Wasp does no damage.
Vaughan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wasp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasp fails to land with a series of punches.
Wasp throws a leg kick which misses Vaughan's front leg but catches the back leg as Vaughan tries to avoid it.
Vaughan scores with a shot to the body.
Vaughan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wasp rather than just go for the knockout.
Wasp throws a hook to the side of Vaughan's head but Vaughan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wasp swinging wildly here.
Vaughan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wasp defends it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wasp!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan blocks a low kick nicely.
Vaughan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wasp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughan lands with a hook. Wasp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wasp lands a jab-cross combination.
Wasp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vaughan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasp.
Vaughan misses with a body shot.

Wasp pushes Vaughan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vaughan wants a takedown.
Vaughan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaughan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wasp prevents it.
Gaspard Wasp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Vaughan.

Wasp manages to break the clinch.
Wasp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaspard Wasp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Vaughan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wasp doesn't seem bothered though.
Wasp lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Wasp moves out of range.
Wasp tries to clinch

and Vaughan counters with a shoot takedown. Wasp fights it but they end up in guard.
Vaughan postures up in Wasp's guard and throws a big left but Wasp blocks it.
Vaughan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wasp seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaughan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wasp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wasp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughan won't allow Wasp to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vaughan advances to half guard.
Vaughan scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wasp is refusing to be controlled, as Vaughan sits in half guard.
Wasp is looking to escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the body.
Wasp wants to clinch up but Vaughan keeps it at a distance.
Vaughan ducks under a wild hook from Wasp.
Wasp avoids the body shot from Vaughan.
A punch combination from Wasp misses.
Vaughan misses with a looping right.

Wasp clinches.
Wasp blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaughan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasp throws a head punch that misses.
Wasp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vaughan.
Nice body punch from Vaughan.
Still in the clinch, Wasp scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wasp.
Vaughan goes for a takedown attempt but Wasp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wasp with a jab.

The cut above Psycho Vaughan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Wasp stuns Vaughan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wasp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaspard Wasp is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaughan.
Vaughan works Wasp's body with a nice hook.
Wasp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaughan's waist but Vaughan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wasp off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Vaughan misses.

Vaughan gets the takedown into side control.
Wasp pushes Vaughan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vaughan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wasp down.
Vaughan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wasp wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Wasp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vaughan is chipping away with strikes.
Wasp pushes Vaughan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vaughan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Vaughan crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Vaughan crashes against the mat.
Vaughan lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasp is trying to control Vaughan's posture but Vaughan avoids it.
Vaughan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wasp is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wasp wants to get back to his feet.
Vaughan working the ground and pound.
Wasp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Vaughan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wasp dodges the ground and pound from Vaughan.
Vaughan misses with the ground and pound.
Vaughan working the strikes but Wasp uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vaughan trying to mount his opponent but Wasp defends it.
Wasp tries to kick Vaughan off but Vaughan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Vaughan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vaughan takes a swing at Wasp's ribcage but misses.
Wasp throws a head kick that misses.
Vaughan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vaughan stuns Wasp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wasp throws a nice looking combination but Vaughan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasp closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Vaughan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaughan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughan is thwarting Wasp's attempts to control the position.
Vaughan throwing shots but Wasp is blocking nicely.
Wasp looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wasp's head.
Vaughan throwing shots but Wasp is blocking nicely.
Vaughan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vaughan is thwarting Wasp's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vaughan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wasp swinging wildly here.
Wasp misses with a few strikes there.
Wasp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughan misses the shot to the body.
Vaughan takes a swing at Wasp's ribcage but misses.
Wasp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasp motions for Vaughan to come forward. Wasp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vaughan checks a leg kick.
Vaughan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasp.
Vaughan cracks a nice hook into Wasp's ribs.
Vaughan swings for the body but Wasp moves out of range.
Wasp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wasp throws a series of punches but Vaughan avoids them all with ease.
Wasp stalks Vaughan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaughan's face. Vaughan staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasp. Vaughan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan swings for the body but Wasp moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vaughan gets tackled into the ropes by Wasp. Wasp maintains the clinch.
Vaughan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wasp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Wasp.
Wasp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wasp lands a body punch.

Vaughan lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasp wants to stand and escape but Vaughan is having none of it.
Vaughan looking to pass the guard.
Wasp wants to get back to his feet but Vaughan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vaughan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughan tries to free his leg and advance position but Wasp is retaining full guard.
Vaughan won't allow Wasp to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vaughan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A solid body kick from Wasp.
Wasp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
Vaughan scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasp should have avoided that one.
Vaughan lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Wasp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wasp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasp. Vaughan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wasp moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wasp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaughan circles away quickly and effectively.

Vaughan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vaughan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Psycho Vaughan just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Psycho Vaughan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wasp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vaughan throws a body shot but no joy.
Wasp appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wasp lands a high kick!
Wasp is looking to slow Vaughan down with leg kicks.
Wasp takes one to the chin there.
Vaughan cracks Wasp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vaughan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wasp connects with an inside leg kick.

Vaughan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wasp sprawls well initially but Vaughan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasp is looking to escape.
Vaughan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Psycho Vaughan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaughan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughan tries to pass to full mount but Wasp defends it.
Vaughan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Wasp. That snapped Vaughan's head back.
Wasp tries to land a leg kick but Vaughan saw it coming and moves away.
Vaughan feints the counter takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vaughan.
Vaughan grinds an elbow into Wasp's temple.
Wasp is pushing Vaughan's head away, looking to escape. Vaughan manages to hold on to the position though.
Wasp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasp struggling a bit here.
Vaughan is looking to take a break and control but Wasp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughan tries to score with some ground and pound. Wasp controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wasp is trying to get back to his feet.
Vaughan working the head and body with strikes.
Vaughan prevents Wasp from escaping the position.
Vaughan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vaughan throws an elbow but Wasp slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vaughan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wasp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vaughan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vaughan lands a decent elbow from side control.

Wasp is rocked!
Vaughan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wasp is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Vaughan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psycho Vaughan!
Psycho Vaughan thanked the fans post fight for their support.