PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahim Shabazz (ranked 740 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 99 p4p, 257 weight class). Wasselach has chosen Time Is On My Side as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shabazz
vs
Wasselach

187 cm
30
224
20 - 9 - 0

194 cm
29
210
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Urban Fighter

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz scores with a hook to the body. Wasselach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shabazz lands a nice looking body kick.
Shabazz misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Shabazz.
Wasselach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shabazz throws an overhand right that lands on Wasselach's shoulder, as Wasselach tries to avoid the shot.
Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
A little jabbing left from Wasselach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wasselach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasselach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wasselach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shabazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shabazz throws a leg kick
and Wasselach counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabazz tries to clinch
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Shabazz staying out of range there.
Shabazz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Wasselach misses its intended target.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz misses with a body punch
and Wasselach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shabazz. Wasselach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasselach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Wasselach saw that one coming.
Shabazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range and Shabazz settles back down.
Shabazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wasselach! But no joy.
Shabazz connects with the punch.
Wasselach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shabazz misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Wasselach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shabazz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasselach throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wasselach.
Wasselach connects with a nice looking jab.
Wasselach throws a right hand that Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Shabazz also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasselach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shabazz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Wasselach connects with a looping right hand.
Shabazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasselach.
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Shabazz avoids it with no problem.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabazz cracks Wasselach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wasselach cracks Shabazz with a good jab.
Wasselach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a leg kick that is checked

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

Shabazz is rocked!
Wasselach drops Shabazz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Shabazz! Wasselach dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gotan Wasselach!
Gotan Wasselach made sure to mention his sponsor, Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) in his post fight interview.