PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 140 p4p, 983 weight class) and Rob Mogweister (ranked 23 p4p, 148 weight class). Mogweister is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Show me how to live, Audioslave.. Rahim Shabazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shabazz
vs
Mogweister

187 cm
24
221
12 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
210
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mogweister !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz blocks a jab.
Mogweister connects with a crisp jab.

Shabazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shabazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mogweister 's elbow.
Shabazz avoiding damage as Mogweister throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shabazz.
Mogweister prevents a body shot from Shabazz.
Mogweister working aggressively here.
Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mogweister missing with knees to the body.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shabazz.
Shabazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mogweister backwards.
Shabazz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mogweister .
Still in the clinch, Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shabazz - that landed with a thud.
Mogweister looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shabazz.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz with a knee to the head.

Shabazz pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control the position here.
Shabazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogweister is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shabazz holds on and takes a little breather.
Shabazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Shabazz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shabazz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mogweister is one step ahead there.
Mogweister looking to sit in guard and control but Shabazz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mogweister keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Shabazz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mogweister can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shabazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz trying to control but Mogweister is working from the bottom.
Shabazz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shabazz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Shabazz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mogweister dives on top into guard.

Shabazz has his hands on Mogweister 's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mogweister tries to stand but Shabazz is controlling from the bottom.
Mogweister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shabazz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Shabazz working for a triangle but Mogweister defends it easily.
Mogweister told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shabazz pulls Mogweister in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahim Shabazz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mogweister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mogweister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mogweister throws a front kick aimed at Shabazz's knee but Shabazz avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shabazz.
Shabazz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mogweister s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Mogweister gets a clinch.
Shabazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shabazz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shabazz lands a nice uppercut.
Shabazz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shabazz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shabazz.
Mogweister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mogweister is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shabazz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mogweister pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Shabazz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mogweister can't fight it off and eventually Shabazz manages to take the fight to the floor. Mogweister looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shabazz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shabazz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shabazz stays in close to Mogweister 's body and controls the position.
Shabazz throws a big right hand that misses.
Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mogweister can do to turn this around?
Shabazz controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shabazz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mogweister for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mogweister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shabazz won't allow Mogweister to sweep him here.
Shabazz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shabazz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mogweister tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shabazz clinches.
Shabazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Shabazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mogweister is trying to stall.
Shabazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mogweister is rocked!
A short left from Shabazz.
Mogweister is still on wobbly legs! Can Shabazz finish him?
Shabazz controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rahim Shabazz!
Rahim Shabazz retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rahim Shabazz thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).