PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gauge
vs
Billet

188 cm
29
215 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

185 cm
31
218 lbs
21 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gauge throws a shot from downtown. Billet moves away and avoids it.
Billet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gauge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gauge fakes the leg kick and cracks Billet in the body.
Billet scores with a kick to the body.
Gauge throws the left hand but Billet avoids the punch easily.
Billet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson Gauge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gauge at a distance.
Gauge throws a sloppy head kick and Billet moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Billet checks a leg kick.
Billet throws a chopping leg kick but Gauge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Billet takes one on the button.
Billet feints a jab promting Gauge to slip. Billet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gauge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gauge lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet scores with a jab to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gauge checks a leg kick.
Gauge scores with a push kick.
Tyson Gauge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gauge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Billet misses with a body kick.
Billet throws a right hand that misses
and Gauge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gauge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gauge misses with a jab to the body
and Billet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billet shoots in for a double leg but Gauge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Billet throws a jab but it's blocked by Gauge.
A big left from Billet misses.
Gauge scores with a head kick. Billet tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Gauge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Billet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gauge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Billet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gauge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Billet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billet.
Billet digs a right hand into Gauge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gauge's gas tank.
Billet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gauge.
Gauge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gauge lands a nice uppercut.
Billet is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gauge is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gauge.
Gauge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gauge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gauge misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gauge.
Gauge misses with a punch to the body.
Gauge misses with a body punch.
Billet blocks a body shot from Gauge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Billet pulls Gauge into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Billet looking for a guillotine here but Gauge defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauge wants to stand but Billet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Billet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge wants to get up but he can't break Billet's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gauge stopping the sweep attempt from Billet.
Gauge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gauge is looking to stand up but Billet won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Gauge.
Gauge misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Gauge misses

and Billet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Billet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gauge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Gauge will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gauge digs a good hook to Billet's body.
Billet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Billet throws a big shot that misses.
Gauge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Gauge misses.
Billet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gauge moves away from the strike by Billet.
Billet throws a front kick aimed at Gauge's knee but Gauge avoids it well.
Gauge lets loose with a powerful body kick. Billet will feel that in the morning.
A head kick by Billet misses
and Gauge counters with a head kick. That will keep Billet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billet throws out the jab.
Gauge throws a front kick aimed at Billet's knee but Billet avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Billet.
Billet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gauge. That one must have hurt.
Gauge fails to land with a series of punches.
Billet is breathing heavily.
Gauge throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Billet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Gauge.
Gauge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billet throws a leg kick but Gauge checks it.
Gauge throws a nice looking combination but Billet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gauge lands with a slapping head kick.
Billet checks a leg kick.
Gauge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Billet.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billet looks to score with a jab to the body but Gauge is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet throws a shot from downtown. Gauge moves away and avoids it.
Gauge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gauge throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Billet's head.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch but Billet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Billet paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gauge gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gauge wants to sweep here but Billet controlling him for the moment.
Gauge keeping moving, preventing Billet from controlling successfully.
Billet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet trying to control but Gauge is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gauge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Billet prevents Gauge from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gauge holds on and takes a little breather.

Belin Billet has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Billet scores with a punch to the head.
Gauge doesn't manage to clinch there - Billet circles away.
Gauge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billet.
Gauge tries to clinch but Billet moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Billet blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gauge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billet digs a right hand underneath Gauge's ribcage. Gauge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet gets through Gauge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gauge.
Billet takes a shot to the head.
Gauge tries to work over Billet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Billet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gauge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billet blocking some punches.
Gauge misses with a body punch.
Billet trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gauge tries to throw a body punch but Billet avoids it by throwing Gauge back against the cage.
Billet blocks a body shot from Gauge.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gauge.
Billet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson Gauge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gauge misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Gauge dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gauge throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Gauge misses.
Gauge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gauge.
Billet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billet throws a body punch but Gauge moves out of range.
Gauge moves away from the strike by Billet.
Gauge wants to clinch up but Billet keeps it at a distance.
Gauge darts in trying to clinch
enabling Billet to counter with a crisp jab.
Billet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gauge manages to avoid it.
Billet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gauge manages to avoid it.
Gauge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Billet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billet avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gauge can pounce on him.
Billet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gauge throws a looping overhand right but Billet ducks down to avoid it.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch but Billet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gauge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Billet in his tracks.
Billet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Billet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Billet takes the fight into the clinch.

Billet pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Billet working for submissions but it's allowed Gauge to get to half guard.
Gauge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet tries to get to full guard but Gauge has control of the leg.
Billet is trying to control but Gauge manages to pass to mount!
Tyson Gauge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gauge looking to control but Billet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Billet wants to hold on but Gauge pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gauge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Billet can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet tries to hold on but Gauge postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billet is looking to get to half guard.
Gauge can't control as he wanted to and Billet manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Billet is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyson Gauge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gauge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Gauge!