PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bon Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weasley comes to the ring accompanied by Bang Bang. Caleb Gauthier will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Weasley
vs
Gauthier

175 cm
26
137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bon Weasley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauthier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gauthier's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gauthier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gauthier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weasley throws a head kick that half lands.
Gauthier tries to clinch up.
Gauthier throws a sloppy head kick
and Weasley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Weasley moves into the clinch.
Gauthier tries to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling the position.
Gauthier tries to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling the position.
Gauthier is looking to control Weasley's arms but Weasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gauthier has his back to the ropes.
Gauthier tries to circle away but Weasley has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Weasley on the inside.
Gauthier letting Weasley take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier tries a body shot but Weasley blocks it.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weasley.
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weasley tries a body shot but Gauthier blocks it.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
Weasley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
Gauthier wants to stall.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Weasley blocks a body shot from Gauthier.
Weasley can't find room to land a body shot as Gauthier controls the action.
Weasley avoids a wild elbow strike from Gauthier.
Gauthier managing to block the knees to the body from Weasley.
Weasley lands an elbow just above Gauthier 's eye.

It looks like Caleb Gauthier has been cut.
Weasley misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weasley obliges.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier is looking to control Weasley's arms but Weasley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gauthier has his back to the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Weasley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weasley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gauthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weasley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gauthier.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.
Weasley scores with a hook to the body.
Weasley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weasley effectively controlling the action here.
Gauthier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Weasley throws a leg kick that misses.

Gauthier tries to keep at a distance but Weasley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weasley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Weasley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gauthier can do to turn this around?
Gauthier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weasley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gauthier blocks it with crossed arms.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Gauthier looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Weasley.
Stalling in the clinch from Weasley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weasley stalling the fight.
Gauthier letting Weasley take a breather here.
Weasley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Bon Weasley has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley lands a nice shot to the body.
Weasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gauthier's elbow.
Weasley misses with some punches.
Weasley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gauthier's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Gauthier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gauthier is trying to break free.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Gauthier landing knees to the body.
Weasley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gauthier's efforts to push away.
Gauthier wants to break free but Weasley has control.
Weasley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gauthier trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Weasley fails to land.
Weasley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gauthier working hard to break the clinch.
Gauthier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gauthier misses with a knee strike.
Gauthier is trying to stall.
Weasley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gauthier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weasley has Gauthier pressed against the ropes, preventing Gauthier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weasley as Gauthier tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weasley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weasley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weasley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gauthier wants to counter the offense by Weasley and move into the clinch position.
Gauthier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gauthier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weasley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gauthier is looking to clinch but Weasley is avoiding it.

Weasley closes the distance and clinches.
Weasley working Gauthier over with knees to the body.
Weasley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weasley misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weasley keeps control of Gauthier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weasley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gauthier can't break the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Gauthier blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier tries to break free but Weasley pushes him back against the ropes.
Weasley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Weasley presses Gauthier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gauthier has had enough of the clinch but Weasley keeps him there for the moment.
Weasley lands a good knee to the midsection. Gauthier won't want to take too many of those.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gauthier wants to get back to striking at distance but Weasley won't allow it.
Weasley lands a body shot.
Weasley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gauthier.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling him.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weasley stalling against the ropes.
Weasley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
Gauthier working hard to break the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Weasley.
Gauthier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gauthier being controlled against the ropes.
Weasley lands an elbow inside that Gauthier shrugs off.

Gauthier is rocked!
Gauthier trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
Weasley content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Gauthier breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gauthier throws a body punch but Weasley moves out of range.
Weasley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bon Weasley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gauthier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weasley counters with a leg kick.

Weasley clinches.
Weasley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley lands an elbow inside.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gauthier prevents a body shot from Weasley.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Weasley.
Weasley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Weasley tries to land knees in the clinch but Gauthier avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weasley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gauthier can't break the clinch.
Weasley missing with knees to the body.
Weasley misses with a punch to the body.
Weasley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weasley lands an elbow that stopped Gauthier in his tracks for a moment.
Gauthier is still on wobbly legs! Can Weasley finish him?
Gauthier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gauthier seems to have recovered his senses.
Gauthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gauthier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weasley is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Gauthier.
Gauthier blocks a body shot from Weasley.
Weasley trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier prevents a body shot from Weasley.
Gauthier dodges an elbow strike from Weasley.
Weasley tries to throw a body punch but Gauthier avoids it by throwing Weasley back against the ropes.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gauthier is trying to break the clinch but Weasley is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gauthier.
Gauthier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weasley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gauthier avoids it.
Gauthier dodges an elbow strike from Weasley.
Weasley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Gauthier landing knees to the body.
Weasley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Gauthier fails to land.
Weasley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Weasley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Weasley had his way with Caleb Gauthier in that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Gauthier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Weasley misses with a head kick.
Gauthier dodges the punch combination from Weasley.
Weasley throws a sloppy head kick and Gauthier moves out of range easily.
Weasley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Weasley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Gauthier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Weasley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weasley effectively controlling the action here.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Weasley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weasley.
Gauthier takes an elbow to the temple.
Weasley tries a knee to the head but Gauthier blocks it.
Weasley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gauthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weasley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Weasley.
Weasley has Gauthier pressed against the ropes, preventing Gauthier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gauthier is stalling here.
Gauthier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes.
Gauthier is trying to push Weasley away but Weasley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.

Gauthier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gauthier is looking to clinch but Weasley is avoiding it.
Bon Weasley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weasley closes the distance and pushes Gauthier back into the ropes.
Gauthier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weasley lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Weasley.
Weasley lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weasley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Weasley gets through Gauthier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gauthier misses with some punches.
Weasley looking to throw knees to the head but Gauthier is blocking nicely.
Gauthier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Weasley as the two fighters clinch.
Gauthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caleb Gauthier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weasley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Weasley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weasley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:41
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:41
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Weasley!
Bon Weasley retains his bantamweight title!
Bon Weasley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amped Performance for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Caleb Gauthier spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back and stronger '.