PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruff Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond comes to the cage accompanied by Toyota Mode by Irv Da Phenom. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Diamond
vs
Vesque

195 cm
23
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

188 cm
20
198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent 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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ruff Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Vesque!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesque tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vesque closes the distance but Diamond moves to the side
and Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vesque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruff Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vesque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vesque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vesque darts in and clinches Diamond up against the cage.

Vesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vesque tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Vesque.
Vesque tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond tries to bum rush Vesque with a series of wild strikes but Vesque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a shot to the body

and Vesque holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vesque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diamond blocks an uppercut.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Vesque won't allow it.
Vesque prevents Diamond from breaking the clinch.
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Vesque has the dominant position.
Diamond taking a breather.
Vesque lands with a right to the head.
Vesque taking a breather.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Vesque has the dominant position.
Vesque lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Diamond has Vesque pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vesque manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diamond is trying to maintain a safe position but Vesque gets an underhook and turns Diamond into the cage.
Vesque effectively controlling the action here.
Vesque lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vesque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
Diamond misses with a two punch combination.
Vesque defending well as Diamond loads up on a big left hand.
Vesque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vesque takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Vesque lands with a left to the head.
Vesque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vesque lands a hook that snaps the head of Diamond backwards.
Vesque works on Diamond's body with a couple of short punches.
Diamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diamond is trying to force a seperation but Vesque has the dominant position.
Vesque stalling.
Vesque lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vesque counters with a three punch combo that has Diamond backing up. Diamond nods at Vesque to acknowledge the strikes.
Diamond misses with a right hand
and Vesque counters with a three punch combo that has Diamond backing up. Diamond nods at Vesque to acknowledge the strikes.

Diamond is rocked!
Diamond is breathing heavily.

Diamond tries to keep at a distance but Vesque has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Diamond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vesque creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Diamond's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Diamond drops to his knees and Vesque pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Vesque!