PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghambaryan has chosen Right Said Fred - I`m Too Sexy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vesque
vs
Ghambaryan

188 cm
22
198 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rene Vesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambaryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vesque.
Vesque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghambaryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vesque blocks a low kick nicely.
Ghambaryan misses with a low kick.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesque misses with a combination
and Ghambaryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghambaryan connects with a high kick.

It looks like Rene Vesque has been cut.
Vesque scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Roman Ghambaryan 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!
Ghambaryan defending well as Vesque loads up on a big left hand.
Vesque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ghambaryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick but Vesque moves out of range.
Ghambaryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghambaryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
Ghambaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vesque darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ghambaryan throws a low kick but Vesque avoids it.
Vesque throws a poor cross that misses

and Ghambaryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Ghambaryan on the inside.
Ghambaryan is struggling to control the position.
Ghambaryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vesque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vesque tries a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks it.
Ghambaryan lands a left hand.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Vesque tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesque is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghambaryan has double underhooks.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghambaryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghambaryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vesque uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghambaryan blocks the elbow strike.
Vesque wants to stall.

Vesque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vesque takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ghambaryan lands a leg kick that knocks Vesque off balance momentarily.
Vesque scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch up but Vesque circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vesque throws the left hand but Ghambaryan avoids the punch easily.
Vesque throws a right and a left that Ghambaryan avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Ghambaryan misses.
Ghambaryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vesque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vesque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vesque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vesque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghambaryan scores with a jab to the head.
Vesque lands a really nice looking cross but Ghambaryan seems unphased.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesque lands a jab.

That has opened up Roman Ghambaryan's cut even more.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. Vesque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vesque misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Vesque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vesque misses with an uppercut
and Ghambaryan counters with a head kick.
Ghambaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a hook
and Ghambaryan counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghambaryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesque.
A jab from Vesque misses.
Ghambaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vesque moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Ghambaryan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good work by Vesque as he checks the leg kick.
Vesque throws a low kick but Ghambaryan avoids it.
Vesque misses with a hook.
Vesque throws a right and a left that Ghambaryan avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghambaryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghambaryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vesque throws the left hand but Ghambaryan avoids the punch easily.
Ghambaryan moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
A punch combination from Vesque misses.
Ghambaryan is looking to clinch but Vesque is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ghambaryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan throws a front kick aimed at Vesque's knee but Vesque avoids it well.
Ghambaryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vesque looks to throw the jab but Ghambaryan is out of range.
Ghambaryan misses with a leg kick.
Vesque looks to land a right hand but Ghambaryan moved out of range.
Vesque tries to bum rush Ghambaryan with a series of wild strikes but Ghambaryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ghambaryan moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
Vesque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghambaryan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vesque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vesque misses with a right hand
and Ghambaryan counters with a big head kick but Vesque shrugs it off.
Ghambaryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vesque swings widly with a right hand
and Ghambaryan counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vesque moves out of range of the body kick.

Ghambaryan clinches up with Vesque and pushes him back against the cage.
Vesque tries to work over Ghambaryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vesque lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vesque takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vesque.
Vesque holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vesque works on Ghambaryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vesque looking to stall.
Vesque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghambaryan is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Vesque swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghambaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vesque misses with the head strike.
Vesque can't break the clinch.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vesque's face.

Vesque is rocked!
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghambaryan works on Vesque's body with a couple of short punches.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Vesque misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vesque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghambaryan blocks it with crossed arms.

Ghambaryan breaks from the clinch.
Ghambaryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vesque throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghambaryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghambaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vesque blocks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghambaryan moves away from the strike by Vesque.
Ghambaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesque.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vesque clobbers Ghambaryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vesque avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vesque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vesque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vesque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghambaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghambaryan looks to land a body kick but Vesque moved away.
Vesque walks into a straight right hand from Ghambaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ghambaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ghambaryan throws out a leg kick but Vesque moves out of range and Ghambaryan only half commits.
Vesque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Ghambaryan catches Vesque right on the button with a cross.
Vesque throws the left hand but Ghambaryan avoids the punch easily.
Ghambaryan thumps Vesque with a low kick.
Vesque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vesque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vesque throws out a loose jab but Ghambaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Vesque. Those never looked like landing.
Vesque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vesque scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vesque throws a lazy right hand but Ghambaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vesque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghambaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghambaryan.
A head kick from Ghambaryan lands but Vesque takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghambaryan.

Ghambaryan forces Vesque back against the cage and clinches.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Vesque blocks it.
Vesque prevents a body shot from Ghambaryan.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vesque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghambaryan blocks an elbow strike.
Ghambaryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vesque.
Vesque letting Ghambaryan take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vesque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vesque wants to break free but Ghambaryan has control.
Vesque lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesque is trying to push Ghambaryan away but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vesque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vesque wants to break free but Ghambaryan has control.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Vesque blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghambaryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vesque blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Vesque.
Vesque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vesque misses with the head strike.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Vesque is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vesque working aggressively here.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rene Vesque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vesque is defending well for now.
Ghambaryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a nice uppercut.

Vesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghambaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Vesque misses.
Vesque cracks Ghambaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vesque connects with a right hand. Ghambaryan shakes it off.
Vesque checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghambaryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vesque if he has to take too many more of those.
Vesque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghambaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vesque. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesque takes a swing at Ghambaryan's ribcage but misses.
Ghambaryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vesque's sensitive parts.
Good work by Vesque as he checks the leg kick.
Ghambaryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vesque on the side of the head.
Ghambaryan dodges the punch combination from Vesque.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick but Vesque moves out of range.
Ghambaryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vesque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ghambaryan jabs Vesque to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghambaryan slips a jab and a cross from Vesque.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Ghambaryan.
Well Ghambaryan 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ghambaryan!
Roman Ghambaryan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.