PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedmen comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Waitzel's choice of entrance music: Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freedmen
vs
Waitzel

215 cm
28
258 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

188 cm
33
253 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Conquer

Reaper Combatwear

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Freedmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedmen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waitzel misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Waitzel misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Freedmen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Freedmen lands a leg kick that knocks Waitzel off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freedmen is defended easily by Waitzel.
Freedmen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Freedmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waitzel slips a straight right by Freedmen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waitzel.
Freedmen slips under a jab.
Freedmen tests Waitzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waitzel lands a jab to the nose.
Freedmen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedmen throws a looping overhand right but Waitzel ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Waitzel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freedmen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Freedmen throws a jab but it's blocked by Waitzel.
Freedmen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waitzel blocks a jab.
Freedmen takes a swing at Waitzel's ribcage but misses.
Freedmen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freedmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waitzel was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedmen.
Freedmen fails with a takedown attempt.
Waitzel lands a slapping body shot.
Freedmen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waitzel misses with a leg kick.
Roger Freedmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedmen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freedmen lands the left hand.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedmen manages to avoid it.
Freedmen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Freedmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waitzel tries to sprawl but Freedmen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waitzel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Waitzel.

Waitzel has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Freedmen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Waitzel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freedmen backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waitzel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waitzel.
Freedmen tries to work over Waitzel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedmen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Waitzel to keep the fight standing.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waitzel misses with the head strike.
Freedmen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waitzel.
Freedmen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freedmen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waitzel misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Freedmen fails to land.
Freedmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Waitzel.
Freedmen misses with the head strike.
Freedmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedmen lands with a short shot to the head.
Waitzel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waitzel tries a body shot but Freedmen blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waitzel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freedmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Waitzel - that landed with a thud.
Waitzel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freedmen.
Waitzel misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waitzel.
Freedmen tries a body shot but Waitzel blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedmen throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Waitzel.
Waitzel tries to work over Freedmen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freedmen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Waitzel walks away with a smile on his face. Freedmen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedmen. Waitzel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freedmen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Waitzel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freedmen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freedmen throws a hook but Waitzel blocks it.
Freedmen misses with a body kick.
Waitzel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waitzel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedmen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waitzel misses with a wild body shot.
Waitzel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Waitzel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Freedmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freedmen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedmen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freedmen misses with a looping right.
Freedmen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waitzel was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedmen.
Waitzel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedmen.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel staying out of range there.
Waitzel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Freedmen does it's job there.
Waitzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waitzel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freedmen.
Waitzel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freedmen misses with a hook
and Waitzel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Freedmen thinking.
Waitzel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Waitzel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freedmen rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedmen just misses with a punch to the body.
Waitzel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedmen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Freedmen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Waitzel throws a leg kick but Freedmen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freedmen misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedmen moves away.
Waitzel scores with a hook to the body. Freedmen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waitzel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waitzel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freedmen thows a leg kick but Waitzel checks it
and Waitzel counters with a good, hard body kick but Freedmen shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waitzel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waitzel misses with a body shot.
Freedmen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shane Waitzel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waitzel scores with a nice right hand.
Waitzel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freedmen at a distance.
Waitzel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waitzel thows a body shot but no joy.
Waitzel lands with a shot to the body.
Waitzel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freedmen has time to react.
Waitzel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waitzel misses with a hook. Freedmen ducked under it nicely.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freedmen manages to avoid it.
Waitzel lands with a good body shot.
Waitzel misses with a body shot.
Freedmen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Freedmen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waitzel thuds his right hand into Freedmen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waitzel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Freedmen is rocked!
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Freedmen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Freedmen seems to have got his legs back now.
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Waitzel throws a series of punches but Freedmen moves out of range.
Freedmen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Waitzel.
Waitzel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freedmen's calf.

Waitzel sends Freedmen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Waitzel is motioning to the referee to let Freedmen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedmen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Waitzel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freedmen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waitzel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freedmen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waitzel drops Freedmen with a naaaaasty hook - Freedmen is in real trouble here! Waitzel dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
An intense looking Shane Waitzel took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Happy new year motherfuckers. See you at the bar down the street in a moment. I'll pay...'.