PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deshaun Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller Gozu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Octagon - Earth People. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Gozu

188 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deshaun Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miller Gozu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozu tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Gozu misses with a kick to the body.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gozu has time to react.
Gozu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC in the buildup to the fight.
Gozu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gozu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gozu clinches up against the cage.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Gozu.
Deshaun Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Gozu.
Gozu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Williams.
Williams cracks Gozu with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands a body shot.
Gozu looks winded!
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Gozu blocks it.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Williams presses Gozu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gozu or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Williams tenderised Gozu's leg. Gozu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Gozu misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.

Williams lands a left and a right that sends Gozu crashing to the canvas! Williams dives into mount looking to finish!

Gozu is rocked!

It looks like Miller Gozu has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Gozu is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gozu seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Williams.
Williams continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gozu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams avoids the attempt from Gozu to control.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've been informed that Gozu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gozu wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshaun Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miller Gozu's cut.
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.

Gozu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Gozu is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Gozu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Gozu throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Deshaun Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Gozu misses.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gozu can do to turn this around?
Williams cracks Gozu with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gozu misses the target.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozu.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Gozu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gozu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gozu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Gozu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gozu can't get the takedown.
Gozu is looking for a takedown.
Deshaun Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Gozu.
Gozu tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Williams on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deshaun Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Gozu's ribcage. Gozu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams lands an elbow just above Gozu 's eye.
Gozu is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gozu is breathing heavily.
Williams cracks Gozu with a nice body shot.
Gozu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
A hook to the body from Williams.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams tries to work over Gozu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams is leaning against Gozu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gozu backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Williams.
Good body shot from Williams.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gozu or not.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Gozu down.
Gozu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gozu scrambles back to his feet.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams jabs Gozu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a head kick.

Williams rushes Gozu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams tries to work over Gozu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams is working Gozu over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozu's elbow.
Williams cracks Gozu with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gozu goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Gozu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
Deshaun Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Williams drops Gozu with a left right combo! Williams follows him down to the ground into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Williams decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Gozu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gozu looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Gozu walks into a left hand.
Gozu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gozu throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
and Williams counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gozu! He's just covering up as Williams starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deshaun Williams!
Post fight, Deshaun Williams stared into the camera and said 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
In defeat, Miller Gozu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you! Its a great night of fights so stick around!'.