PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomato Paste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomato Paste will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

King
vs
Paste

195 cm
20
254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashad King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomato Paste!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Rashad King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paste moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paste misses with a double jab.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

King scores with a takedown into Paste's guard.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Paste working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
Paste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King pushing down on Paste's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paste does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from King.
Nice strikes from King there.
Ground and pound from King.
Paste is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paste looking for a kimura from the bottom but King passes into side control!
King wants to take a breather but Paste manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for King.
Paste trying to control the position.
King won't allow Paste to sweep him here.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Paste 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.
Paste looks gassed!
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King postures up in Paste's guard and throws a big left but Paste blocks it.
Paste looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!

King scores a takedown into full mount!
King landing punches.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paste?
King avoids the attempt from Paste to control.
Paste is trying to escape the mount.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paste tries to hold on but King postures up.
Paste is trying desperately to improve position.
King avoids the attempt from Paste to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Paste is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Paste and King has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Paste is looking for a sweep.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
Paste wants to control but King postures up.
Paste manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Paste avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King wants to pass the guard but Paste is defending well.
King looks to land a strike but Paste avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paste is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

King drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paste manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King has Paste in his guard.
Paste trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Paste is proving a slippery customer.

King pushes Paste off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad King dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King cracks Paste with a right hand to the side of the head.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Paste is rocked!

King is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Paste is in big trouble! King is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Paste. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Rashad King!