PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 2975 p4p, 0 weight class) and TheDragon Reborn (ranked 4268 p4p, 470 weight class). Wieneke's entrance music is Satyricon - K.I.N.G . A fine choice. TheDragon Reborn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marius Wieneke's chin.

Wieneke
vs
Reborn

186 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

181 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn ducks under a wild hook from Wieneke.
A countering left hand to the body from Reborn misses.
Wieneke scores with a nice head shot.
Wieneke connects with a right hand. Reborn shakes it off.
Wieneke throws a series of punches but Reborn moves out of range.
Reborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieneke moves away.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieneke is just out of range.
Wieneke misses with an uppercut.
Wieneke backing away here, and Reborn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Wieneke pushes Reborn up against the cage in a clinch.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reborn misses with an elbow over the top.
Wieneke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reborn's elbow.
Reborn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wieneke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reborn blocks it with crossed arms.
Wieneke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reborn lands an elbow just above Wieneke 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reborn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Reborn breaks the clinch.
Wieneke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wieneke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reborn defends well and Wieneke ends up having to push Reborn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wieneke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wieneke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reborn has closed the distance and engaged Wieneke in a clinch.
Reborn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wieneke's defenses.
Wieneke dodges an elbow strike from Reborn.
Wieneke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reborn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reborn throws an elbow but misses.
Reborn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Wieneke has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wieneke lands a hook that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Reborn misses with an elbow strike.
Wieneke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wieneke's defenses.
Wieneke working aggressively here.
Wieneke dodges an elbow strike from Reborn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieneke avoids the elbow strike from Reborn, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reborn.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Reborn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wieneke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Reborn lands a nice uppercut.
Wieneke dodges an elbow strike from Reborn.
Reborn working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Wieneke is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wieneke's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wieneke drops to his knees and Reborn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TheDragon Reborn!
In his post fight interview, TheDragon Reborn gave a big smile as he said 'I can do better'.