PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Final Countdown by Europe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Gonzales

185 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gonzales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mike Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Gonzales shrugs it off.

Williams drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.

Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Williams drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Williams throws a push kick but Gonzales slaps the foot to one side.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Williams landing knees to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Gonzales avoids it.

Gonzales has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Gonzales sprawls well.
Williams tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gonzales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gonzales is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonzales looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams is staying active underneath Gonzales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Williams is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Gonzales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzales checks it well.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzales throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Gonzales scores with a nice strike.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Gonzales shrugs it off though.
Gonzales is looking to clinch.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzales tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Gonzales gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.

Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams misses with a head kick.
Gonzales throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Gonzales shrugs it off.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams looking to stall.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands a front kick.
Gonzales wants to clinch.
Williams pushes Gonzales away with a front kick.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Williams clinches.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Williams.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzales down to the mat. Gonzales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Williams has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales wants to break free but Williams has control.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams looking to stall.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Williams keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams works on Gonzales's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Mike Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzales takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gonzales has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.

Williams pushes Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Wade Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzales didn't expect that.

Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales managing to control the position.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams pushing down on Gonzales's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzales is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzales defends the submission attempt.
Gonzales gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Williams

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow just above Gonzales 's eye.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a double jab

and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales wants to break free but Williams has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzales prevents a body shot from Williams.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.

Gonzales pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzales fails to land.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the body.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Gonzales sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzales clinches but Williams breaks the clinch

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzales thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzales walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzales drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonzales fails with the takedown.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzales in the body.
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a head kick that Gonzales semi-blocks.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzales up against the cage.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Gonzales looking to stall.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams lands a head kick!
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Gonzales will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Mike Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gonzales stands up and beckons Williams to join him on the feet.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade Williams is winning the standup battle so far.

Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzales sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Wade Williams!

Wade Williams wins by unanimous decision!