PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hiebknecht
vs
Shabazz

170 cm
28
160 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

176 cm
27
163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Shabazz.
Shabazz tries to counter with a clinch but Hiebknecht shakes him off and moves away.
Hiebknecht jabs Shabazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiebknecht scores with a nice right hand.
Hiebknecht scores with a shot to the body.
Shabazz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hiebknecht moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabazz can't find room to land a body shot as Hiebknecht controls the action.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
Shabazz with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gottlieb Hiebknecht has been cut.
Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiebknecht lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Shabazz has hold of one of Hiebknecht's legs. Hiebknecht is fighting the takedown attempt but Shabazz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz advances position into side control!
Shabazz moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shabazz wants to control the pace but Hiebknecht is squirming around nicely.

Shabazz has control of Hiebknecht's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hiebknecht regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Shabazz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hiebknecht stops Shabazz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz prevents Hiebknecht from getting the reversal.
Hiebknecht is working hard here to advance position.
Shabazz wants to take his opponent's back but Hiebknecht doesn't allow it.

Shabazz has control of Hiebknecht's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hiebknecht regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiebknecht tries to lock up and control but Shabazz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shabazz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hiebknecht is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shabazz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hiebknecht can't escape the position.

Shabazz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hiebknecht knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shabazz on the ground.
Hiebknecht bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Shabazz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hiebknecht should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Shabazz has tightened it up now! Hiebknecht should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mustafa Shabazz!
A victorious Mustafa Shabazz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.