PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 1127 p4p, 940 weight class) and Rahim Shabazz (ranked 32 p4p, 22 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kraag
vs
Shabazz

193 cm
41
270
24 - 31 - 0

187 cm
31
224
22 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
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Pound Town INC
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kraag swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Shabazz misses with a kick to the body.
Shabazz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Desi Kraag has been cut.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Shabazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shabazz misses with a low kick as Kraag jumps back.
Shabazz tries a low kick but Kraag avoids it.
Jab, jab by Shabazz - just one landing.
Shabazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shabazz throws a lazy head kick
and Kraag counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraag is just out of range.
Kraag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kraag's head.
Shabazz feints and then cracks Kraag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraag down.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Shabazz throws a head kick but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shabazz lands a slapping body shot.
Shabazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kraag misses the target.
Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shabazz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kraag lands a nice shot that snaps Shabazz's head back.
Nice jab there from Kraag.
Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraag.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Kraag.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Shabazz throws out a counter right but Kraag avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shabazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Shabazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kraag walks into a stiff left hand from Shabazz.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz's corner calls for a 1-2. Shabazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shabazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraag checks a leg kick.
Shabazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kraag is looking to wear down Shabazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shabazz tries to clinch but Kraag is having none of it.
Kraag cracks Shabazz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kraag looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
Shabazz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shabazz slips under a jab from Kraag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
Shabazz misses with a two punch combination.
Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kraag moves out of range of the strikes.
Kraag swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shabazz.
Kraag lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz misses with a few strikes there.
Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shabazz looks winded!
Kraag lands a jab to Shabazz's midsection.
Kraag drops Shabazz with a naaaaasty hook - Shabazz is in real trouble here! Kraag dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desi Kraag!
A victorious Desi Kraag thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.