PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Wilson's chin.

Wilson
vs
Gatti

167 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

176 cm
34
185 lbs
17 - 23 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilson swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Gatti connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with a big head kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Gatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Gatti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like George Wilson has been cut.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
George Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Gatti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilson swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gatti should have avoided that one.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Gatti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gatti counters with a one-two to the body.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Gatti tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands with a nice body punch.
Gatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Gatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti feints a jab promting Wilson to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wilson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arturo Gatti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gatti in his tracks.
Wilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
George Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Wilson connects with a jab.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatti.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatti to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Gatti misses the jab.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Gatti with an uppercut!
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson cracks Gatti with a good jab.

That has opened up Arturo Gatti's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Gatti's ribs.
That kick from Gatti tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson jabs Gatti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gatti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wilson lunges at Gatti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gatti's hand.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Gatti to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wilson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Gatti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatti. Gatti gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looks like Wilson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson is looking to wear down Gatti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with a series of strikes. Wilson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Gatti avoids nicely.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson lands a jab to Gatti's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Gatti shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Gatti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Gatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
and Gatti counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gatti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti connects with a single shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wilson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gatti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Gatti from standing up.
Wilson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gatti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturo Gatti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gatti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Gatti dives in and scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Gatti controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson stands up over Gatti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gatti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Gatti from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pulls Gatti in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Arturo Gatti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Gatti throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilson takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Wilson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gatti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Gatti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti walks into a straight right hand from Wilson.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatti throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Gatti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Gatti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Gatti counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a body punch but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatti.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Gatti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for George Wilson!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for George Wilson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for George Wilson!

George Wilson wins by unanimous decision!
George Wilson retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, George Wilson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.