PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Rzaner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Zufall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rzaner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious B.I.G Vs. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Biggie Love. Zufall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rammstein - Sonne. Shane Rzaner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rzaner
vs
Zufall

194 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Rzaner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rainer Zufall!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zufall throws an off balance right hand

and Rzaner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zufall!
Zufall is trying to escape the mount.
Rzaner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rzaner working the ground and pound effectively.
Rzaner landing shots from mount.
Zufall is working to get back to half guard.
Rzaner controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zufall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rzaner content just to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rzaner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zufall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rzaner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rzaner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzaner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rzaner looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Rzaner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zufall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rzaner was well out of range. Poor timing from Zufall.
Zufall misses with a hook

and Rzaner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zufall's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rzaner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zufall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zufall is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Rzaner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Rzaner.
Zufall misses with the body kick

and Rzaner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zufall's guard.
Rzaner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rzaner wants to pass the guard but Zufall is keeping the position.
Zufall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rzaner stopping the sweep attempt from Zufall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rzaner gets to his feet. Zufall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zufall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rzaner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zufall trying to control here.
Rzaner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zufall is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zufall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rzaner tries to free his leg and advance position but Zufall is retaining full guard.
Rzaner is stalling in the full guard.
Shane Rzaner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shane Rzaner.
Zufall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rzaner counters with a nice body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Zufall. No joy for Rzaner on that attempt.
Zufall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zufall cracks Rzaner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zufall has his takedown stuffed

and Rzaner counters with a single leg into guard. Zufall didn't expect that.
Zufall keeping moving, preventing Rzaner from controlling successfully.
Zufall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rzaner controls the pace.
Zufall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zufall is pulling down on Rzaner's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zufall throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rzaner.

Zufall closes the distance and pushes Rzaner back into the cage.
Rzaner letting Zufall take a breather here.

Zufall pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzaner looking to pass the guard.
Rzaner won't allow Zufall to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Rzaner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zufall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zufall tries to throw a body punch but Rzaner avoids it by throwing Zufall back against the cage.
Zufall misses with a punch on the inside.
Zufall misses with a punch to the body.
Zufall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zufall keeps control of Rzaner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Rzaner.
Zufall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zufall tries to work over Rzaner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zufall wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zufall misses with a body punch.

Rzaner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zufall shoots and misses

and Rzaner counters with a shoot takedown. Zufall fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzaner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Rzaner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zufall throws a lazy body kick

and Rzaner counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzaner forces his way into half guard.
Zufall is trying to get back to full guard.
Zufall is trying to stand back up but Rzaner is controlling him
Rzaner trying to pass the guard but Zufall defending well.
Rzaner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzaner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rzaner controlling from the full mount.
Rzaner wants to control the pace but Zufall is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zufall wants to hold on but Rzaner pushes him away.
Rzaner trying to control but Zufall is having none of it.
Shane Rzaner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rainer Zufall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zufall working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Rzaner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rzaner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Rzaner!