PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vesque
vs
Clinton

188 cm
24
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
196 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rene Vesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesque slips a jab and a cross from Clinton.
Vesque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clinton.
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clinton staying out of range there.
Clinton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vesque moves away from the strike by Clinton.
Vesque looks to land a right hand but Clinton moved out of range.
Clinton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vesque misses with a lunging right hand

and Clinton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vesque's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vesque keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
Vesque tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is stalling in the full guard.
Clinton passes Vesque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vesque is not content to let Clinton control the position.
Clinton is taking a breather. Vesque says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vesque is not content to let Clinton control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Clinton.
Clinton is looking to land body kicks.
Vesque misses with an uppercut
letting Clinton counter with a right hand.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clinton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesque.
Clinton thows a body shot but no joy.
Vesque scores with a punch to the head.
Vesque loads up on a big right hand but Clinton slips the punch.
Vesque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clinton.
Clinton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Vesque.
Vesque blocks the body kick.
Vesque misses the jab.
Vesque avoids the body shot from Clinton.
Clinton throws a jab but it's blocked by Vesque.
Clinton moves away from the strike by Vesque.
Vesque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clinton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clinton slips under a jab from Vesque.
Clinton shoots in looking for a takedown but Vesque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clinton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rene Vesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesque defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clinton.
Vesque lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clinton at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesque misses with a series of wild punches.
Clinton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rene Vesque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton scores with a nice right hand.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clinton.
Clinton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vesque stuns Clinton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton lands a head shot.
Clinton lands a jab to Vesque's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Clinton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clinton scores with a jab.
Clinton moves out of range as Vesque strikes.
Clinton misses with a body kick.
Vesque looks to land a left hand but Clinton moved out of range nicely.

Clinton lands a left and a right that send Vesque crashing to the mat, dazed. Clinton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vesque is rocked!

It looks like Rene Vesque has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clinton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Clinton rushes Vesque and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clinton has had enough of the clinch but Vesque keeps him there for the moment.
Vesque prevents Clinton from breaking the clinch.
Vesque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Vesque digs a right hand into Clinton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clinton's gas tank.
Clinton stalling in the clinch but Vesque improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vesque throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinton.
A head punch on the inside from Vesque fails to land.
Vesque is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vesque works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vesque pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vesque creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vesque has him pressed against the cage.
Clinton is trying to break free.
Clinton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Clinton manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Clinton.
Clinton misses with a double jab.
Clinton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesque misses with a body shot.
Clinton slips a straight right by Vesque.
Bill Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vesque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vesque connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vesque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinton misses with a two punch combination.
Vesque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vesque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vesque lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Vesque blocks the low kick.
Vesque throws an overhand right that lands on Clinton's shoulder, as Clinton tries to avoid the shot.
Vesque misses with a wild combination.
Vesque misses with a two punch combination.
Clinton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vesque misses with a right hand
and Clinton counters with a straight right hand.
Vesque has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clinton finds it's way round the side to connect with Vesque's head.
Oh Vesque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vesque missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clinton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vesque swivels and escapes.
Vesque seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clinton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clinton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clinton tries to control but Vesque wriggling away.
Clinton controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Clinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rene Vesque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Clinton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesque.
Clinton throws a hook but Vesque avoids it easily.

Clinton has Vesque up against the cage in a clinch.
Clinton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesque.
Vesque misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clinton trying to stall but Vesque improves his position.
Vesque misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Clinton to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is trying to break the clinch but Vesque has him pressed against the cage.
Clinton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesque.
Vesque is trying to break the clinch but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Vesque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesque is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Clinton breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Clinton blocks the leg kick.
Bill Clinton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clinton lands with a nice body punch.
Vesque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clinton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesque's corner calls for a 1-2. Vesque obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vesque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clinton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Clinton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesque.
Clinton thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Vesque misses the target.
Clinton moves out of range of the strikes.

Clinton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vesque to the mat! Vesque manages to get full guard.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vesque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rene Vesque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesque controlling the pace for now.
Bill Clinton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bill Clinton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vesque tries to control but Clinton wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesque prevents Clinton from getting the reversal.
Vesque throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Clinton wants to control but Vesque is having none of it.
Vesque thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Clinton blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Clinton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Clinton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Clinton.
Well Clinton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Clinton!
A relieved looking Bill Clinton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.