PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Fighting Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mababa
vs
Reinhardt

210 cm
32
225 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt tests Mababa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mababa takes the fight into the clinch.
Mababa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mababa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mababa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mababa.
Mababa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mababa can't find room to land a body shot as Reinhardt controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mababa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mababa has Reinhardt pressed against the cage, preventing Reinhardt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reinhardt blocking some punches.

Mababa manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Mababa as he connects with a hook.
Mababa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Reinhardt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mababa trying to hold on to Reinhardt's head to control him but Reinhardt postures up.
Reinhardt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mababa is trying to maintain the position but Reinhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mababa wants to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mababa keeps working.
Mababa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mababa throws an off balance right hand
and Reinhardt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mababa fails with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mababa connects with the punch.
Mababa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Reinhardt right on the button. Reinhardt goes down! Mababa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mababa gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chaka Mababa!
Chaka Mababa made sure to mention his sponsor, Murder Inc. in his post fight interview.