PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Waitzel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Waitzel
vs
Rapp

188 cm
24
277 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp slips under a jab from Waitzel.
Rapp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rapp misses with a two punch combination.
Rapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Waitzel circles away.
Waitzel throws a lazy right hand but Rapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waitzel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Rapp.

Rapp moves into the clinch.
Waitzel lands a hook that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
Rapp misses with an elbow strike.
Waitzel avoids a wild elbow strike from Rapp.
Rapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rapp.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waitzel has a couple of punches blocked by Rapp.
Waitzel avoids the elbow strike from Rapp, against the cage.
Waitzel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rapp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Waitzel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rapp lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Shane Waitzel has been cut.
Rapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rapp lands an elbow just above Waitzel 's eye.
Rapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rapp misses with an elbow strike.
Rapp misses with an elbow over the top.
Waitzel avoiding damage as Rapp throws knees to the body.
Rapp misses with an elbow strike.
Rapp blocks an uppercut.
Rapp lands an elbow just above Waitzel 's eye.
Rapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Waitzel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waitzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel pushes Rapp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Waitzel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Waitzel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rapp lands a damaging elbow.
Waitzel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Waitzel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapp controls his hands.
Waitzel managing to block the knees to the body from Rapp.
Rapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waitzel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rapp lands an elbow inside that Waitzel shrugs off.
Rapp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Shane Waitzel's cut is getting worse.
A left hand lands to the body for Waitzel.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Rapp.
Waitzel avoids the elbow strike from Rapp, against the cage.
Waitzel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waitzel blocks a body shot from Rapp.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rapp obliges.
Rapp misses with an elbow over the top.
Rapp misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapp.
Rapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rapp working aggressively here.
Rapp misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rapp.
Rapp misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rapp throws an elbow but misses.
Rapp lands a damaging elbow.
Rapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rapp pushes off an throws an elbow but Waitzel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Waitzel lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rapp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waitzel's brow.
Waitzel takes an elbow to the temple.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike.
Rapp misses with some punches.
A short left from Waitzel.

It looks like Mitch Rapp has been cut.
Waitzel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waitzel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waitzel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Rapp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Waitzel moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rapp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waitzel.
Waitzel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waitzel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapp.
Waitzel dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
Waitzel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waitzel wants to stall.
Waitzel takes a shot to the head.
Waitzel misses with the head strike.
Waitzel stalling in the clinch.
Waitzel avoids the elbow strike from Rapp, against the cage.
Rapp prevents a body shot from Waitzel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp lands an elbow inside that Waitzel shrugs off.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rapp misses with an elbow over the top.
Rapp missing with knees to the body.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
Rapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Waitzel looking to slow down the pace here.
Waitzel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waitzel avoids a wild elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rapp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rapp cracks Waitzel with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Rapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Waitzel avoids the damage to the body.
Waitzel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapp lands an elbow inside that Waitzel shrugs off.

Shane Waitzel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rapp misses with the head strike.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike.
Rapp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapp.
Rapp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rapp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Waitzel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike.
Rapp misses with a body punch.
Waitzel avoiding damage as Rapp throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel blocks the elbow strike.
Rapp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rapp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Waitzel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waitzel dodges an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
Mitch Rapp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rapp lands a nice uppercut.
Waitzel blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
Waitzel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rapp lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Shane Waitzel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Waitzel working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waitzel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Waitzel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waitzel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rapp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waitzel's brow.
Waitzel blocks the elbow strike.
Rapp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rapp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Waitzel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitch Rapp!
Mitch Rapp is the new heavyweight champion!