PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vampiro Valez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vampiro Valez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Valez
vs
Bourque

210 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
174 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vampiro Valez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque moves in looking to clinch but Valez pushes him off.
Valez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Valez throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Valez misses.
Valez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Valez throws a series of punches but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valez's sensitive parts.
Valez looks to land a body kick but Bourque moved away.
Valez misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valez tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Valez moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bourque controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bourque moves out of range of the body kick.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Valez throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Valez circles away.

Bourque instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bourque.
Bourque lands a nice knee to the body.
Valez is breathing heavily.
Bourque unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valez tries to break the clinch but Bourque is controlling the position.
Valez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valez avoiding damage as Bourque throws knees to the body.

Valez breaks from the clinch.
Valez misses with a two punch combination.
Valez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bourque counters by moving into the clinch.
Bourque with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque stalling.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valez blocks a body shot from Bourque.
Bourque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bourque has double underhooks.
Valez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque prevents Valez from breaking the clinch.
Valez blocks the elbow strike.
Bourque pushes off an throws an elbow but Valez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valezs head.
Bourque looking to throw knees to the head but Valez is blocking nicely.
Bourque keeps control of Valez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourque misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valez.
Valez wants to break free but Bourque has control.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque lands a shoulder strike.
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valez blocks it with crossed arms.
Valez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeps control of Valez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourque stalling.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valez has had enough of the clinch but Bourque keeps him there for the moment.
Valez avoiding damage as Bourque throws knees to the body.
Bourque missing with knees to the body.
Bourque throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bourque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Valez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourque just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valez's brow.
Bourque lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valez backwards.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourque won't allow it.
Valez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque tries to land knees in the clinch but Valez avoids the damage to the body.
Bourque keeps control of Valez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bourque.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bourque misses with a punch to the body.
Valez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valez is trying to break the clinch but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque tries to land knees in the clinch but Valez avoids the damage to the body.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but Valez blocks it.
Bourque manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bourque misses with a knee to the head.
Valez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but Valez blocks with his arms.
Valez looking to stall.
Bourque is trying to maintain a safe position but Valez gets an underhook and turns Bourque into the cage.
Bourque throws an elbow but it misses.
Bourque softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Bourque to work.
Valez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bourque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Valez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valez misses with a combination

and Bourque holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valez wants to break free but Bourque has control.
Valez wants to break free but Bourque has control.
Valez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourque won't allow it.
Bourque looking to throw knees to the head but Valez is blocking nicely.
Valez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bourque has double underhooks.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but Valez blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bourque throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valez.
Valez is looking to control Bourque's arms but Bourque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valez has his back to the cage.
Bourque lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valez blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque working aggressively here.

Valez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Valez.
Bourque is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valez.
Bourque ducks right into an uppercut from Valez.

Bourque is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Valez! Bourque is backing up but he can't get away as Valez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bourque and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vampiro Valez!