PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Gears. Ricky Vaughn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Vaughn
vs
Lake

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Lake!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake closes the distance and clinches up with Vaughn, looking for a takedown. Lake pushes Vaughn against the cage but Vaughn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vaughn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaughn's guard.
Lake preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lake passes Vaughn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake postures up.
Vaughn tries to get to full guard but Lake has control of the leg.
Vaughn controlling the position for now.
Lake is pressing down on Vaughn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vaughn is holding on for now.

Lake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lake is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Vaughn still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Vaughn has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Vaughn slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Lake regains half guard.
Lake wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Vaughn seems content to control.
Vaughn trying to control from half guard but Lake is working away.
Nice strikes from Vaughn there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake trying to control here.
Vaughn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Vaughn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Vaughn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vaughn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Lake is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Lake is bucking up trying to escape but Vaughn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vaughn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to improve his position.
Lake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaughn is working away from the top position though.
Lake wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Vaughn seems content to control.
Lake has hold of Vaughn's hands but Vaughn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vaughn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vaughn is keen to just control but Lake is a slippery customer.
Vaughn content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn fails with the takedown
and Lake counters with a leg kick.
Lake fails with the takedown

and Vaughn counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Vaughn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lake is looking to improve his position.
Vaughn controlling the action here.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.
Lake trying to hold on to Vaughn's head to control him but Vaughn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Vaughn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vaughn feints and as Lake raises his hands in defense, Vaughn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vaughn controlling from the top position.
Vaughn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.

Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaughn controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lake has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
Vaughn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vaughn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vaughn's back instead.
Lake gets his hands free as Vaughn looks to control.
Vaughn's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Lake's hands.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Vaughn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Lake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vaughn controls Lake momentarily but Lake frees himself.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Lake tries to pass.
Vaughn has Lake pulled in close to control his posture.
Lake trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughn pulls Lake in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaughn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vaughn tries to get out of the position.
Lake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vaughn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lake manages to get to full guard.
Lake being controlled here, momentarily.
Lake striking off his back but it's not causing Vaughn any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lake working for a triangle but Vaughn defends it easily.

Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Vaughn is stalling in the full guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.
Vaughn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Vaughn dominated that second round.
That's time! Vaughn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vaughn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vaughn.

Lake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaughn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vaughn pushes down on Lake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lake taking some punishment here, with Vaughn in his half guard.

Lake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vaughn pulls his head out easily.
Vaughn stalling.
Ricky Vaughn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vaughn lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake wants to improve his position but Vaughn is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vaughn in particular looking to stall.
Lake tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.

Lake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lake wants to improve his position but Vaughn is controlling well.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Vaughn gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vaughn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Vaughn controls the position from side control.
Lake is not content to let Vaughn control the position.
Lake is looking for a sweep.
Lake seems a little lost for a moment, as Vaughn dominates the positioning.
Lake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vaughn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Vaughn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vaughn trying to control the action but Lake is working from the bottom.
Lake is looking to control Vaughn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lake avoid being mounted?
Lake is looking for a sweep. Vaughn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vaughn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaughn wants to take a breather but Lake is having none of it.

Lake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn tries to clinch up

and Lake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vaughn!
Jackson Lake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is squirming around, avoiding Lake's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position but Lake isn't that keen on the idea.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Ricky Vaughn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lake has control of Vaughn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vaughn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vaughn wants to control but Lake is having none of it.
Lake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Vaughn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaughn, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Vaughn!