PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weeks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Boran
vs
Weeks

191 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
192 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Boran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran moves forwards but Weeks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Weeks. Those never looked like landing.
Boran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weeks tries to avoid it but Boran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weeks to the ground. Weeks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boran jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weeks lands a head kick!
Weeks lands a head shot.
Weeks lands a lovely overhand right.
Weeks just misses with a punch to the body.
Weeks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boran throws a head kick that misses
and Weeks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boran misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by Weeks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran delivers a nice body kick.
Weeks misses with a two punch combination.
Weeks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weeks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weeks throws a series of strikes that have Boran backpedaling.
Weeks digs a good body shot into Boran's ribs.
Weeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boran.
Boran throws the left hand but Weeks avoids the punch easily.
Weeks punishes Boran's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Weeks lands a high kick!
Billy Weeks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weeks connects with an inside leg kick.
Weeks lands with a nice body punch.
Weeks punishes Boran's body with a nice straight punch.
Boran is breathing heavily.
Boran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weeks as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Boran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weeks circles away.
Weeks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boran's sensitive parts.
Weeks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Weeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weeks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weeks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks looks to score with a jab to the body but Boran is just out of range.
Weeks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weeks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weeks with a nice cross.
Weeks connects with a crisp jab.
Weeks connects with an inside leg kick.
Boran misses with a takedown attempt - Weeks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weeks throws a right and a left that Boran avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boran takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeks throws a right hand that Boran ducks under and follows up with a left that Boran also avoids with ease.
Weeks swinging wildly here.
Weeks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weeks throws a shot to the body.
Weeks checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weeks tries a head kick but it misses.
Weeks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Weeks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Weeks.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boran. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weeks. That's going to slow Boran down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boran might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Weeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weeks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Weeks.
Weeks scores with a head kick. Boran tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Weeks scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Boran is rocked!
Weeks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weeks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weeks looks to land a combination but Boran avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weeks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Weeks catches Boran right on the button with a cross.
Oh Boran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeks swinging wildly here.
Weeks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weeks. That's going to slow Boran down.
Boran seems to have got his legs back now.
Weeks cracks the inside of Boran's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weeks. Boran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boran blocks a head kick by Weeks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boran misses with the body kick
and Boran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weeks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weeks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boran under the eye.
Weeks's corner calls for a 1-2. Weeks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weeks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weeks thumps Boran with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks lands a nice shot that snaps Boran's head back.
Weeks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weeks is looking to slow Boran down with leg kicks.
Boran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weeks finds it's way round the side to connect with Boran's head.
Weeks lands a nice shot that snaps Boran's head back.
Nice body punch from Weeks.
Weeks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weeks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boran scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Weeks.
Weeks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks scores with the left hand. Boran knows he should have avoided that one.
Boran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weeks.
Weeks with a hook.
Cassius Boran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weeks.
Weeks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weeks.
Weeks connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weeks. That's going to slow Boran down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weeks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Weeks as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Weeks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weeks thumps Boran with a low kick.
Weeks swings for the body but Boran moves out of range.
Weeks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weeks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weeks lands a leg kick that knocks Boran off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boran lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Weeks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weeks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Weeks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weeks lands a leg kick that knocks Boran off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weeks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weeks scores with a head kick. Boran tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Billy Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boran gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Weeks gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Weeks! Billy Weeks retains his middleweight title!
Billy Weeks made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my fans and family for their support. Yeah he was a great champion but I knew if I kept applying pressure he would eventually fold like a lawn chair. I was concerned with the clinch but knew if i could get him to the ground this was my fight. All about executing your game plan'.