PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weeks has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vesque
vs
Weeks

188 cm
22
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
192 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Vesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Weeks misses its intended target.
Vesque throws a hook but Weeks blocks it.
Weeks scores with a nice head shot.
Vesque throws a right hand that Weeks ducks under and follows up with a left that Weeks also avoids with ease.
Weeks connects with a jab.
Vesque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weeks.
Weeks misses with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Weeks.
Weeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vesque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vesque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vesque just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Weeks finds it's way through Vesque's defenses.
Vesque scoring well with a low kick there.
Weeks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vesque checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque misses with a lunging right hand
and Weeks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weeks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vesque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weeks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vesque checks a leg kick.
Weeks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesque.
Weeks misses the jab.
Vesque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weeks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Vesque does no damage.
Vesque throws a hook but Weeks avoids it easily.
Weeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesque manages to avoid it.
Weeks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rene Vesque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesque moves out of range as Weeks strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weeks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Weeks tries to clinch
and Vesque counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Billy Weeks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesque is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Weeks misses.
Weeks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vesque drops his hands momentarily and Weeks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Weeks.
Billy Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vesque gets caught napping as Weeks dives in and scores a takedown. Vesque manages to retain guard.
Weeks wants to pass the guard but Vesque is keeping the position.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesque wants to stand and escape but Weeks is having none of it.
Weeks throws a big elbow that misses.
Weeks trying to control but Vesque is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesque controls Weeks momentarily but Weeks frees himself.
Weeks stops Vesque from standing up.
Weeks postures up in Vesque's guard and throws a big left but Vesque blocks it.
Vesque keeping moving, preventing Weeks from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Vesque blocks nicely.
Vesque is trying to keep Weeks in close.
Weeks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weeks controlling from the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Weeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesque motions for Weeks to come forward. Vesque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weeks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Rene Vesque has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Weeks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weeks.
Weeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weeks misses with some punches.
Vesque avoiding damage as Weeks throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weeks.
Weeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vesque prevents a body shot from Weeks.
Weeks is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vesque.
Weeks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weeks blocks a body shot from Vesque.
A nice left hand lands by Weeks.
A right hook to the body lands for Vesque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weeks tries to work over Vesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weeks misses with the head strike.
Weeks misses with an elbow strike.
Weeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Vesque backwards.
Weeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vesque.
Vesque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vesque stalling in the clinch.
Weeks tries to land knees in the clinch but Vesque avoids the damage to the body.
Weeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vesque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weeks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vesque after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Weeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesque misses with a punch on the inside.
Weeks has Vesque pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vesque manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weeks tries to work over Vesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weeks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vesque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rene Vesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesque tries to throw a body punch but Weeks avoids it by throwing Vesque back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weeks.
Vesque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weeks lands a left hand.
Weeks misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vesque.
Weeks is looking for a takedown.
Vesque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vesque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weeks blocking some punches.

Vesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weeks shoots in for a double leg but Vesque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weeks throws a leg kick but Vesque moved away.
Vesque takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vesque.
Weeks is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesque lands a two punch combo.
Vesque throws out a loose jab but Weeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weeks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vesque circles away quickly and effectively.
Vesque throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weeks. Vesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weeks tries to land a leg kick but Vesque saw it coming and moves away.
Vesque throws a series of punches but Weeks avoids them all with ease.
Vesque avoids the body shot from Weeks.
A telegraphed right hand from Weeks misses the target.
Vesque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weeks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesque throws a lazy right hand but Weeks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
Vesque throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Weeks misses
and Vesque counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Weeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weeks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vesque misses with a double jab.
Billy Weeks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weeks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Weeks misses.
Weeks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weeks fails to land with a series of punches.
Weeks missing with a left hand there. Vesque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weeks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rene Vesque will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vesque connects with a nice looking jab.
Vesque cracks Weeks with an open hand slap.

That has opened up Billy Weeks's cut even more.
Vesque takes one to the side of the head.
Weeks misses with an uppercut.
Vesque scores with a hook.
Vesque digs a good body shot into Weeks's ribs.
Vesque is looking to slow Weeks down with leg kicks.
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!
Weeks moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
A low kick from Weeks is predictable there
and Vesque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weeks swings for the body but Vesque moves out of range.
Weeks wants to slow Vesque down by chopping away at his legs.
Weeks slips a jab from Vesque.
Weeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weeks tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weeks in his tracks.
Vesque throws a jab when Weeks was well out of range.
Vesque throws a big shot that misses.
Vesque takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weeks throws a leg kick but Vesque checks it.
Weeks misses with a body kick.
Weeks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Vesque does no damage.
Weeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vesque connects with a jab.

The cut above Billy Weeks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Weeks staying out of range there.
Weeks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weeks on the side of the head.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vesque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weeks checks a low kick from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a looping right.
Weeks moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
Vesque misses with a hook
and Weeks counters with a good low kick that Vesque was not able to check.
Weeks slips a jab from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
Weeks throws a sloppy head kick and Vesque moves out of range easily.
Weeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vesque clobbers Weeks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weeks slips under a jab.
Vesque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weeks. Weeks obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Vesque.
Weeks avoids the body shot from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a straight right.
Vesque connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Weeks. Those never looked like landing.
Weeks misses with a takedown attempt - Vesque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Vesque finds it's way through Weeks's defenses.

Billy Weeks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vesque throws a leg kick but Weeks checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weeks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vesque is fending him off so far but Weeks persists. Nope, Vesque circles away and we're back to standing.
Rene Vesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.
Vesque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weeks tries to move into range but Vesque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weeks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesque to score with a decent uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Weeks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rene Vesque!