PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 536 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 78 p4p, 382 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gascoigne
vs
King

206 cm
24
284
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
275
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Blaze Clothing
Conquer

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gascoigne throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gascoigne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gascoigne tries a head kick but it misses.
Gascoigne lands with a right hand.
Gascoigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gascoigne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Gascoigne tries to land a body kick

and King counters by clinching up.
Gascoigne lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gascoigne fails to land.

King breaks the clinch.
Gascoigne lands a jab to the nose.
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!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks a nice hook into Gascoigne's ribs.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a shot from downtown. Gascoigne moves away and avoids it.
Gascoigne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gascoigne fakes the leg kick and cracks King in the body.
Gascoigne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Gascoigne gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Gascoigne manages to retain guard.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.

Gascoigne has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King works over Gascoigne with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.

Gascoigne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
King told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.

Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King with a nice head shot there.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King stands up over Gascoigne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King with a nice head shot there.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gascoigne managing to control the position.
King postures up.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gascoigne's head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Gascoigne blocks nicely.
Gascoigne controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Gascoigne has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King landing with the ground and pound.

Gascoigne is rocked!

It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.

Gascoigne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.

Gascoigne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gascoigne throws out the jab.
King blocks the body kick.
As Gascoigne backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Gascoigne manages to avoid it all.
Gascoigne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Gascoigne throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a left to the body.
King misses with an uppercut
and Gascoigne counters with a nice leg kick.
Paul Gascoigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gascoigne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gascoigne misses with an attempted mid kick.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gascoigne tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Gascoigne is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King slips a nice elbow through Gascoigne's hands, connecting with Gascoigne's forehead.

Gascoigne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King working Gascoigne over with strikes.
Ground and pound from King.

Gascoigne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.

Gascoigne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King is trying to control. Gascoigne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gascoigne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gascoigne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into side control.
Gascoigne tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the action but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Gascoigne taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.
King lands an elbow.
Gascoigne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gascoigne is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Gascoigne is looking to improve his position.
Gascoigne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is thwarting Gascoigne's attempts to control the position.
King wants to control but Gascoigne is keeping him busy.
Gascoigne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gascoigne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gascoigne wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gascoigne is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from King there.
Oh Gascoigne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King slips a nice elbow through Gascoigne's hands, connecting with Gascoigne's forehead.

Paul Gascoigne's cut is getting worse.
King lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gascoigne! More strikes land and this one is all over! King jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
Jimmy King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.