PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andreas Reinhardt enters the cage!

Ferro
vs
Reinhardt

187 cm
35
215 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

193 cm
25
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferro.
Reinhardt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferro walks into a left hand.
Reinhardt wants to clinch but Ferro slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Reinhardt both land. Nice combination.

Reinhardt instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro digs a right hand underneath Reinhardt's ribcage. Reinhardt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ferro can't get the takedown.

Reinhardt manages to break the clinch.
Ferro misses with a double jab.
Reinhardt digs a good hook to Ferro's body.
Andreas Reinhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Ferro. Those never looked like landing.
Ferro misses with the combination.
Reinhardt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferro.

Reinhardt rushes Ferro and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reinhardt - that landed with a thud.
Reinhardt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reinhardt prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ferro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reinhardt is defending well for now.
Reinhardt lands a shot to the body.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Ferro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reinhardt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferro or not.

Reinhardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reinhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferro's hands.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scores with a hook to the body. Ferro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reinhardt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruno Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinhardt jabs at Ferro's body.
Ferro tries to score with a low kick but Reinhardt moves his leg out of the way.
Reinhardt clobbers Ferro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt lands the left hand.
Ferro throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferro takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro misses with a combination

and Reinhardt counters with a crisp one two that drops Ferro! Reinhardt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ferro to his feet! Ferro is in big trouble!

Ferro is rocked!
Reinhardt connects with a body shot.
Reinhardt throws a monster overhand right that drops Ferro! Reinhardt follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
Post fight, Andreas Reinhardt stared into the camera and said 'Damn that was a tough fight. I'm just happy to be back in a PCL cage after taking some time off. Hopefully I can get back on track and challenge for the title again sometime down the road.'.