PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think William might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outlaw's Reward . Tyson Gauge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

William
vs
Gauge

188 cm
32
214 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

188 cm
36
215 lbs
37 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gauge's head backwards.
William dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gauge. That did some damage!
Gauge tries to move into range but William moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gauge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gauge moves out of range as William strikes.
Nice body kick there by William.
William takes a body punch but keeps moving.
William showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gauge.
William thumps Gauge with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gauge throws a leg kick which misses William's front leg but catches the back leg as William tries to avoid it.
William throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Gauge
enabling William to counter with a crisp jab.
Gauge throws a hook but William avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that William has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gauge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William cracks Gauge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Gauge circles away.
Gauge lands a nice looking kick to the body. William takes a step back to recover.
William moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
William scores with a shot to the body.
William wants to land a leg kick but Gauge is out of range.
Gauge avoids the head kick by William.
Gauge throws a series of punches but William moves out of range.
William cracks Gauge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

William closes the distance and pushes Gauge back into the cage.
Gauge blocks a body shot from William.
William tries to break free but Gauge pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauge misses with the head strike.
William has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gauge after a bit of a struggle.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gauge is trying to stall.
Gauge prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Gauge.
William lands with a left to the head.
William working aggressively here.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Gauge uses good head movement to avoid it.
William blocks a body shot from Gauge.
Gauge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
William is breathing heavily.
Gauge working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like James William has been cut.
Gauge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gauge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gauge.
William doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gauge stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
Gauge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gauge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gauge lands a nice uppercut.
Gauge tries to work over William's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gauge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
William working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gauge is working William over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gauge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Gauge.
Gauge looking to stall.
A short left from William.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Gauge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gauge lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
Gauge misses with a short punch on the inside.

William lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
William trying to control the action but Gauge is working from the bottom.
Gauge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.
William in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William won't allow Gauge to sweep him here.

Gauge kicks William off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyson Gauge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gauge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Gauge.
William digs a good body shot into Gauge's ribs.

William gets a double leg takedown into Gauge's guard.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gauge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
William forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gauge is trying to stand back up but William is controlling him
William trying to control from Gauge's half guard. Gauge has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gauge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst William is controlling him.
William wants to control from the top but Gauge keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge wants to get back to his feet but William is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
William is in close to Gauge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
William is in close to Gauge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gauge looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gauge looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William throws an elbow that misses. Gauge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in William's guard. Nice move by Gauge!
William wants to sweep but no luck.

William has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gauge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gauge won't allow William to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Gauge stands up from guard. Let's bang!
William throws a wild body kick that Gauge sees coming a mile off.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Gauge as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from William.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts William, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
William needs to keep his hands up - Gauge had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gauge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and William has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from William and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
William misses with a hook
and Gauge counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
William stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gauge.
William throws a big shot that misses.
James William is winning the standup battle so far.
William gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gauge scoring well with a low kick there.
William throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gauge finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tyson Gauge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gauge at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gauge throws a body kick that misses.
Gauge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from William.
William sizes up Gauge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James William will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

William misses with a two punch combination.
Gauge jabs at William's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gauge.
Gauge scores with a nice head shot.
William scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauge misses with a low kick.
Gauge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from William.
Gauge swings for the body but William moves out of range.
Gauge moves out of range of the strikes.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William stuns Gauge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
William thows a left - swing and a miss!
William throws a body punch but Gauge moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gauge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to William's calf.

Gauge cracks William with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! William looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gauge finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gauge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gauge misses with a body shot.

Gauge cracks William with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gauge has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning William to stand back up!

William is rocked!

James William's cut is getting worse.
William pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
William avoids the head kick by Gauge.
William scores with a body shot.
William seems to have got his legs back now.

William looking to score a takedown here. Gauge is defending well but William drives through and ends up in Gauge's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gauge pushes William off and scrambles back to his feet.
William throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
William blocks the body kick.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gauge moves away.
Gauge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on William. That did some damage!
Gauge blocks the body kick.
Gauge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

William closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from William.

William postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gauge is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of William, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gauge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

William looking for a guillotine here but Gauge defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gauge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. William swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Gauge really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
William throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gauge.
William swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gauge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gauge.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Gauge pushes William away with a front kick.
Gauge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gauge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
William moves out of range as Gauge throws a body kick.
Gauge misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a looping right.
William misses with a body shot.
Gauge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
William throws a poor cross that misses
and Gauge counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gauge.

James William's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A telegraphed right hand from William misses the target.
Gauge throws a low kick but William moves out of range easily.
Gauge lands a nice looking kick to the body. William takes a step back to recover.
Gauge looks to throw the jab but William is out of range.

William closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - William lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William won't allow Gauge to get back to his feet.
William postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gauge is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
William keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gauge's head.
William is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
William working some strikes from top position.
William is working Gauge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gauge wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment.
William working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gauge's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William connects with a couple of short punches.
William loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
William is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

William thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gauge pulls William in close to his closed guard and prevents William from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge is wriggling around but William manages to pass to half guard.
Gauge wants to improve his position but William is controlling well.
Gauge trying to control here.
William lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gauge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Gauge dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gauge misses with a few strikes there.
William throws a lazy right hand but Gauge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
William lands a right hook to the body.
Gauge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.

William closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gauge can't do much from the bottom here.
William prevents Gauge from escaping the position.
William landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gauge is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
William landing a few strikes.

Gauge is rocked!
William cracks Gauge with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! William immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gauge is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by William!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James William!
James William is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, James William made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.