PBP Commentary

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

Gascoigne
vs
Koistinen

199 cm
29
280 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

192 cm
32
290 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Sparta Fightware

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juha Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gascoigne rushes Koistinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Gascoigne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koistinen up against the cage.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gascoigne manages to break the clinch.
Koistinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gascoigne throws a nice outside leg kick.

Gascoigne closes the distance and pushes Koistinen back into the cage.

Gascoigne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koistinen punishes Gascoigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Gascoigne throws a sloppy head kick
and Koistinen counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen tries for a takedown but Gascoigne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koistinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koistinen throws the kick towards the body but Gascoigne avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen scores with a head kick.

It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
A jab from Koistinen misses.

Koistinen rushes Gascoigne and presses him up against the cage.
Koistinen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gascoigne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Gascoigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Koistinen.

Gascoigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Koistinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gascoigne with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juha Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen throws a lazy right hand but Gascoigne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gascoigne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koistinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koistinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne with a poor takedown
and Koistinen counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Koistinen.

Gascoigne moves into the clinch.
Gascoigne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koistinen after a bit of a struggle.

Gascoigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne has Koistinen pressed against the cage.
Koistinen stops a takedown attempt from Gascoigne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koistinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Gascoigne jumps guard and drags Koistinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Koistinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gascoigne seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Koistinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gascoigne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gascoigne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koistinen is fighting to break Gascoigne's control of his arms but Gascoigne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koistinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Koistinen from controlling successfully.
Koistinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koistinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gascoigne wants to stand and escape but Koistinen is having none of it.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Koistinen from controlling successfully.
Koistinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gascoigne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gascoigne looking to control.
Koistinen postures up in Gascoigne's guard and throws a big left but Gascoigne blocks it.
Koistinen stops Gascoigne from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen looking to pass the guard.
Koistinen wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Koistinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gascoigne shoots in and bounces Koistinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gascoigne stopping the sweep attempt from Koistinen.
Koistinen trying to control the position.

Koistinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gascoigne wants to control from the top but Koistinen keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Koistinen has his feet on Gascoigne's thighs here. He's pushed Gascoigne off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gascoigne screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juha Koistinen!
As Juha Koistinen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Mano's BJJ mo'f*ck*rs. Thats how we do baby WOOOO!'.