I wish every weekend was like this one, yeah some shows and fights were a lot better than others but being able to expect 2 high-profile MMA events on free TV was a real treat.  Free, consistent MMA makes the pill to the Monday morning blues much easier to swallow.

EliteXC : Saturday Night Fights:

Pros:

• Production value was very good, graphics, transitions gave a very polished appearance
• 'tutorial' at the start was a good introduction to MMA, while I'm not a big fan of the idea (part of the reason why MMA 'touched' me was learning for myself what meant what and how the fights ebbed and flowed) but I understand why they wanted a tutorial section and what was presented was fairly well done.
• Fighter introduction was decent, some of it was corny but a lot of me is tired of the endless mist boxing of the UFC so to see someone do something else was refreshing
• A few fights were entertaining, Carano Young and Lawler Smith were as I expected
• Commentating was pretty good, Johnson did very well for his first MMA event.  He had a few awkward moments but gave the show a much more professional feel.  Shamrock was okay and did a decent job of explaining the situation and what it meant for the fighters
  

Cons:

• too much controversy, I realize that a lot of it is out of EliteXC's hands.  Perhaps CBS had the doctors err on the side of safety but way too many fights ended prematurely and left a sour taste in the mouth. 
  
• Mauro's commentating.  But it was as I expected.  I just don't like his commentating.  I think he gets too much respect probably because the Pride fanboys give him a lot of nostalgia leeway.  These are the same people who like the screaming lady (Hardt) introductions as well so their opinion is already tainted in my opinion.
• Kimbo Slice as a main event.  What a trainwreck.  I'm a Rutten mark so I'm willing to give 'the Ferg' some credit (when he did nothing to deserve it) but his performance was horrible.  The fight should have been stopped when Thompson had Slice trapped in my opinion.

I'm pretty sure I've watched all of the EliteXC events since they started showing and I'd say from a content point of view this was the worst one.  Too much controversy, too many unanswered questions, not enough interesting fights.

The EliteXC show was sort of disappointing because I've seen them put on better shows.  Carano really disappointed me with her lack of dedication but she did put on a great show so I can't be too negative.  I hate that EliteXC is pinning too much on Slice. I am more excited about Noons vs Edwards than any EliteXC fight to date.  Shaw drives me crazy and I'd be happier if they didn't show him at all.

WEC 34 : Faber vs Pulver

Pros:

• co-main and main event were excellent fights, the co-main event to me was one of the most exciting fights I've seen
• commentating was excellent, Mir was perfect this time, I liked his description of the action, his information on how the fighters should defend and how fighters could improve their position.  The post fight interviews were quick, not uncomfortable and having someone else do them seemed to work well
• production of the show, segues, graphics, etc all were top notch in my book, I like the WEC production the best of all the big players

Cons:

• Show started our poor, Razor Rob didn't look the same.  The WEC doesn't have control over this but I was worried the rest of the show would turn out the same.  Thankfully I was mistaken
• Versus, I wish it was more prevalent in Canada

WEC 34 was a great event, I'm glad I caught it.  The Torres/Maeda fight ranks up there as one of my all time favorite most memorable fights.  You can hate Zuffa for having such a stranglehold on MMA but the WEC shows why, they know what works, they have the best fighters and they know what people want to see.  Mir seemed to get caught 'in the moment' and in doing so had his best performance.  Most of my thoughts about WEC34 are about the fights and the content which is what people are supposed to be talking about right?  Not controversy.