PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 3512 p4p, 23631 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Qiang
vs
Gasgoine

200 cm
24
275
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
255
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasgoine can pounce on him.
Qiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Qiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gasgoine throws a low kick but Qiang avoids it.
Gasgoine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Qiang on the side of the head.
Gasgoine throws out a loose jab but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gasgoine.
Qiang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut there from Qiang.
Qiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gasgoine.
Gasgoine tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Qiang. That's going to slow Gasgoine down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gasgoine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qiang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Gasgoine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gasgoine scores with a kick to the body.
Gasgoine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Qiang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gasgoine thuds his right hand into Qiang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Qiang tries to clinch but Gasgoine moves out of range.
Qiang throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang lands a body shot.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Gasgoine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gasgoine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gasgoine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gasgoine misses with a kick to the body.
Qiang throws an off balance right hand
and Gasgoine counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Gasgoine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gasgoine misses with the combination.
Gasgoine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Qiang throws a big shot that misses.
Gasgoine misses the shot to the body.
Gasgoine avoids the body shot from Qiang.
Nice shot lands for Qiang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gasgoine moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine scoring well with a low kick there.
Gasgoine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gasgoine tried to score with a low kick but Qiang checks it.
Qiang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gasgoine momentarily.
Qiang slips a jab and a cross from Gasgoine.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Gasgoine moved out of range.
Qiang lands with a nice body punch.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gasgoine manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Qiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gasgoine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qiang connects with a right hand. Gasgoine shakes it off.
Qiang misses with a body kick.
Qiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gasgoine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gasgoine is just out of range.
Qiang sizes up Gasgoine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gasgoine ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang takes one to the side of the head.
Gasgoine defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
Gasgoine swings widly with a right hand
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Qiang scores with a leg kick.
Qiang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Qiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gasgoine throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Qiang.
Gasgoine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Qiang misses with a straight right.
A jab from Gasgoine does it's job there.
Qiang slips under a jab from Gasgoine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang misses the jab.
Gasgoine misses with a body shot.
Gasgoine throws a hook but Qiang avoids it easily.
Gasgoine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gasgoine throws a push kick but Qiang slaps the foot to one side.
Qiang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine staying out of range there.
Gasgoine is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gasgoine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Qiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gasgoine to counter with a crisp jab.
Qiang misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Qiang checks a low kick from Gasgoine.
A big right from Qiang misses.
Gasgoine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Qiang walks into a straight right hand from Gasgoine.
Qiang scores with a decent looking hook.
Gasgoine slips under a jab from Qiang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gasgoine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Qiang's head.
Qiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Gasgoine misses
and Qiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hao Qiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Qiang misses the shot to the body.
Qiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gasgoine counters with a good low kick that Qiang was not able to check.
Qiang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qiang. Gasgoine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gasgoine misses with a hook.
Qiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qiang moves out of range of the body kick.
Qiang loads up on a big right hand but Gasgoine slips the punch.
Qiang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gasgoine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Qiang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gasgoine with a nice cross.
Qiang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gasgoine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Qiang misses with a leg kick.
Qiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gasgoine.
Qiang scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Qiang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Gasgoine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gasgoine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paul Gasgoine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gasgoine cracks a nice hook into Qiang's ribs.
Qiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gasgoine.
A bone on bone clash there as Gasgoine blocks the leg kick.
Gasgoine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Qiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gasgoine throws a leg kick
and Qiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gasgoine lands a nice shot to the body.
Qiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasgoine can pounce on him.
Qiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gasgoine.
Gasgoine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gasgoine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gasgoine scores with a jab to the head.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Gasgoine is out of range.
Gasgoine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gasgoine misses with a wild body shot.
Qiang just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Gasgoine is predictable there
and Qiang counters with a good, hard body kick but Gasgoine shrugs it off.
Gasgoine throws the left hand but Qiang avoids the punch easily.
Qiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gasgoine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gasgoine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Gasgoine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Qiang in his tracks.
Gasgoine lands with a hook. Qiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gasgoine was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
Gasgoine throws out a counter right but Qiang avoids it with no problem.
Gasgoine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Qiang. Qiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gasgoine counters with a straight right hand.
Qiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Qiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gasgoine doesn't seem bothered though.
Gasgoine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gasgoine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Qiang will feel that in the morning.
Qiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Qiang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gasgoine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Qiang wants to slow Gasgoine down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab by Gasgoine.
Nice shot by Gasgoine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang checks the leg kick.
Qiang half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qiang lands a nice looking body kick.
Gasgoine is breathing heavily.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gasgoine manages to avoid it.
Gasgoine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Qiang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine tries to work over Qiang's front leg with a kick but Qiang checks it.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Gasgoine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qiang. That did some damage!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gasgoine. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Qiang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Qiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gasgoine.
Qiang lands with a right hand.
Gasgoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qiang lands a nice hook to Gasgoine's body. Gasgoine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Qiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Qiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Gasgoine with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gasgoine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
Gasgoine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gasgoine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Qiang lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Gasgoine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Qiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gasgoine unleashes a big counter combination but Qiang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Qiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gasgoine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qiang cracks Gasgoine with a good jab.
Gasgoine slips under a jab.
Qiang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Qiang throws a sloppy body shot
and Gasgoine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Qiang clinches up with Gasgoine and pushes him back against the cage.

Gasgoine breaks from the clinch.
Qiang blocks the body kick.
Gasgoine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang digs a good hook to Gasgoine's body.
Qiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gasgoine. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Gasgoine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gasgoine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Qiang blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasgoine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qiang.
Qiang tries to clinch up but Gasgoine circles away and keeps his distance.
Qiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Qiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qiang throws a wild body kick that Gasgoine sees coming a mile off.
Qiang scores with a nice right hand.
Gasgoine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qiang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gasgoine works Qiang's body with a nice hook.
Qiang misses with a hook.
Gasgoine throws an off balance right hand
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Gasgoine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Qiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Gasgoine is out of range.
Qiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qiang scores with a hook to the body. Gasgoine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qiang tries to clinch up.
Gasgoine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gasgoine connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Qiang tenderised Gasgoine's leg. Gasgoine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gasgoine doesn't seem bothered though.
Gasgoine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gasgoine misses with a body kick.
Qiang misses with a straight right.
Gasgoine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
Gasgoine with the inside leg kick.
Qiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gasgoine.
Gasgoine avoids the body shot from Qiang.
Gasgoine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Qiang defends it well.
Qiang avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Qiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gasgoine ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Gasgoine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine throws a series of punches but Qiang moves out of range.
Gasgoine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Qiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Gasgoine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qiang doesn't seem phased though.
Qiang avoids a kick to the body.
Gasgoine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Qiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qiang misses with an uppercut.
Gasgoine swats away the attempt to clinch by Qiang.
Qiang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gasgoine can pounce on him.
Qiang lands a glancing blow to the side of Gasgoine's head.

Qiang moves into range and clinches up with Gasgoine.
Gasgoine working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qiang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gasgoine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
Gasgoine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gasgoine gets through Qiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang working aggressively here.
Gasgoine misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang is working Gasgoine over against the cage.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gasgoine.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Gasgoine.
A hook to the body from Qiang.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Gasgoine.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Qiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Qiang.
Qiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gasgoine is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hao Qiang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Qiang 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Gasgoine!