PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mombasa Magabi (ranked 5111 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Franz Nicholas (ranked 462 p4p, 374 weight class). Mombasa Magabi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Magabi
vs
Nicholas

202 cm
20
275
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
265
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholas swings for the body but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicholas avoided it.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
It looked like Magabi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nicholas.
Magabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a big shot that misses.
Magabi blocks a jab.
Magabi misses with a straight right.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Magabi ducks under a wild hook from Nicholas.
Magabi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Nice uppercut lands for Nicholas. That snapped Magabi 's head back.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Nicholas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicholas checks a leg kick.
Magabi looks to land a right hand but Nicholas moved out of range.
Nicholas connects with a jab.

It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Magabi staying out of range there.
It looked like Magabi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws out a loose jab but Magabi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicholas misses the target.
Nicholas looks to throw the jab but Magabi is out of range.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi throws a good cross that connects.
Nicholas throws a poor cross that misses
and Magabi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicholas's knee momentarily.
Nicholas connects with the punch.
Nicholas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magabi counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi looks to throw the jab but Nicholas is out of range.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas looks to land a left hand but Magabi moved out of range nicely.
Nicholas misses with a left hand
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicholas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magabi in his tracks.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
Nicholas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franz Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magabi slips under a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicholas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi drops his hands momentarily and Nicholas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicholas looks to score with a jab to the body but Magabi is just out of range.
Magabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Magabi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nicholas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicholas throws an overhand right that lands on Magabi 's shoulder, as Magabi tries to avoid the shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Magabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicholas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magabi counters with a leg kick.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nicholas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicholas misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicholas throws out the jab.
Nicholas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicholas misses with an uppercut.
Nicholas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magabi staying out of range there.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
As Nicholas looks to move away, Magabi throws a big counter combo but Nicholas just gets out of the way.
Magabi takes a swing at Nicholas's ribcage but misses.
Magabi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Mombasa Magabi 's cut is getting worse.
Magabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Nicholas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mombasa Magabi 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Magabi . Nicholas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franz Nicholas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicholas to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicholas scores with a jab to the head.
Nicholas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
Magabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicholas misses with a hook. Magabi ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nicholas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses the body punch
and Nicholas counters with a stiff right hand.
Magabi keeps Nicholas at a distance using the push kick.
Nicholas staying out of range there.
Magabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholas throws a hook to the side of Magabi 's head but Magabi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magabi clobbers Nicholas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Magabi finds it's way through Nicholas's defenses.
Magabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholas manages to avoid it.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a right hand that misses
and Magabi counters with a big right hand! Oh Nicholas is in trouble here! Magabi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mombasa Magabi !