PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reinhardt
vs
der Grosse

193 cm
26
203 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

181 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160
Ace of Spades Clothing

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
der Grosse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reinhardt avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinhardt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. der Grosse does a little dance to reset his feet.
der Grosse has his takedown stuffed
and Reinhardt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andreas Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl der Grosse.
Reinhardt lands with a good body shot.

Reinhardt gets a clinch.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reinhardt is trying to push der Grosse away but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
der Grosse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reinhardt fails to land.
der Grosse prevents a body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt pushes der Grosse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reinhardt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage.
Reinhardt wants to stall.
der Grosse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reinhardt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
der Grosse dips to his left and cracks Reinhardt with an uppercut!
der Grosse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reinhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
der Grosse moves out of range as Reinhardt strikes.
der Grosse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
der Grosse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reinhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Reinhardt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in der Grosse's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but der Grosse is keeping the position.
der Grosse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinhardt.
der Grosse is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is looking to work some ground and pound but der Grosse has wrist control.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reinhardt distracts der Grosse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reinhardt connects with a couple of short punches.
Reinhardt throwing strikes from guard but der Grosse blocks nicely.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but der Grosse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
der Grosse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt wants to stand and escape but der Grosse is having none of it.
der Grosse looking to sit in guard and control but Reinhardt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinhardt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
der Grosse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Reinhardt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reinhardt scores with a nice strike.
Reinhardt lands with a nice body punch.
Reinhardt tries to clinch
and der Grosse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
der Grosse ducks right into an uppercut from Reinhardt.
der Grosse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reinhardt defends it nicely.
Reinhardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
der Grosse has his takedown stuffed
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Reinhardt misses
and der Grosse counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but der Grosse manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reinhardt clinches up against the cage.
der Grosse is working for takedown but Reinhardt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andreas Reinhardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl der Grosse.
der Grosse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reinhardt after a bit of a struggle.
Reinhardt stops a takedown attempt from der Grosse.
Reinhardt can't find room to land a body shot as der Grosse controls the action.
der Grosse blocks a body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt stalling against the cage.
Reinhardt is trying to break the clinch but der Grosse has him pressed against the cage.
Reinhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with der Grosse's elbow.
der Grosse wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to work over der Grosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Reinhardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reinhardt lands with a straight right. der Grosse didn't see that one coming.
Reinhardt wants to clinch.
der Grosse shoots and misses

and Reinhardt moves into the clinch.
Reinhardt can't find room to land a body shot as der Grosse controls the action.
Reinhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reinhardt misses with a punch to the body.
der Grosse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reinhardt tries to stall but der Grosse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Reinhardt breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse tries for a takedown but Reinhardt circles away easily
enabling Reinhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Karl der Grosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

der Grosse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than der Grosse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
der Grosse raining down hammerfists from mount.
der Grosse working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
der Grosse thowing shots but they're missing.
der Grosse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinhardt?
Reinhardt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl der Grosse has got the better of the ground game so far.
der Grosse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Reinhardt is rocked!
Reinhardt is trying to stand up.
Oh Reinhardt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhardt is in a horrible position here. der Grosse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
der Grosse loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Reinhardt scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from der Grosse land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. der Grosse stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl der Grosse!
After winning the bout, Karl der Grosse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.