PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Shabazz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shabazz
vs
Hartmann

176 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Alcatraz Apparel
Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mustafa Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Shabazz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Shabazz clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Shabazz fails to land.
Hartmann is working Shabazz over against the cage.
Hartmann works on Shabazz's body with a couple of short punches.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shabazz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
Hartmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Shabazz has double underhooks.
Hartmann lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hartmann fails to land.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartmann avoids it.
Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Hartmann blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartmann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shabazz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Hartmann blocks with his arms.
Hartmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartmann avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartmann lands with a right to the head.
Hartmann looking to stall.
Shabazz looking to stall.
Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shabazz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hartmann can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hartmann as Shabazz tries to tie him up.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hartmann manages to break the clinch.

Shabazz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hartmann is trying to defend but Shabazz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shabazz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartmann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hartmann knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartmann controlling the position well.
Shabazz wants to take a breather but Hartmann is having none of it.
Hartmann is looking to control Shabazz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hartmann avoid being mounted?
Shabazz stalling.
Shabazz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shabazz trying to control from half guard but Hartmann is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shabazz wants to work for an arm triangle but Hartmann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Shabazz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shabazz moves into full mount! Hartmann won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmann avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shabazz.
Hartmann wants to hold on but Shabazz pushes him away.

Shabazz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hartmann manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hartmann 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.
Hartmann can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz is looking to take a break and control but Hartmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shabazz advances nicely into full mount.
Hartmann prevents Shabazz from taking his back.
Hartmann is squirming around, avoiding Shabazz's attempts to control the action.
Shabazz avoids the attempt from Hartmann to control.

Shabazz is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Shabazz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mustafa Shabazz!
Mustafa Shabazz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alcatraz Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.