PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Reinhardt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snake
vs
Reinhardt

185 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snake sprawls well. Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Snake misses with a straight right.
Reinhardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinhardt scores with a jab. Snake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reinhardt throws a body punch but Snake moves out of range.
Reinhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Snake's shoulder, as Snake tries to avoid the shot.
Snake slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Snake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reinhardt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snake was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Reinhardt.
Snake moves out of range of the strikes.
Snake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solidus Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Reinhardt.
Snake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snake pinned against the cage. Snake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snake throws a sloppy head kick and Reinhardt moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looks to land a right hand but Snake moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snake.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
Reinhardt stalks Snake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snake's face. Snake staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Reinhardt misses.
Snake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snake fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reinhardt. Beautiful body shot.

Reinhardt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reinhardt trying to control the position but Snake is working away.
Snake is looking for a sweep.
Snake is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Reinhardt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Snake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reinhardt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Snake is looking to reverse the position.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snake managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
Snake is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Reinhardt stalls from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reinhardt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reinhardt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snake is avoiding damage well.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Snake is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Snake throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A shot to the liver by Reinhardt. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Reinhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Reinhardt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reinhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snake.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Reinhardt misses.

Reinhardt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snake seems keen to control Reinhardt's posture.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt trying to control but Snake is working from the bottom.
Snake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reinhardt manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake looking to pass the guard.
Snake won't allow Reinhardt to sweep him here.
Reinhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snake.
Snake throws a strike but Reinhardt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Snake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andreas Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinhardt is in close to Snake's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt landing with the ground and pound.
Snake has control of Reinhardt's left arm, preventing Reinhardt from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Reinhardt stands up over Snake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Snake is rocked!
Snake looking to control.
Oh Snake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinhardt loads up on a big left hand. Snake felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Reinhardt looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Snake can't hide his disappointment, as Reinhardt celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
Post fight, an emotional Andreas Reinhardt 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.'.