PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mitch Rapp has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rapp
vs
Zero

194 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Rapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Zero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Zero finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Rapp. That snapped Zero's head back.

It looks like Vincent Zero has been cut.
Rapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zero loads up on a big right hand but Rapp slips the punch.
Rapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zero slips a jab and a cross from Rapp.
Rapp slaps away a takedown attempt from Zero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zero fails with the takedown.
Mitch Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Zero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapp looks to land a left hand but Zero moved out of range nicely.

Rapp closes the distance and pushes Zero back into the cage.
Zero misses with a punch to the body.
Rapp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rapp misses with an elbow over the top.
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rapp lands a damaging elbow.

Zero gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rapp has his hands clasped together around Zero's back. He's all about the action.
Rapp wants to get back to full guard.
Zero is keen to just control but Rapp is a slippery customer.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rapp defending well though.
Zero throwing shots but Rapp is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero throwing shots but Rapp is blocking nicely.
Zero is pressing down on Rapp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rapp is holding on for now.
Rapp trying to control but Zero postures up.
Rapp has his hands clasped together around Zero's back. He's all about the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zero thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rapp to regain full guard.
Rapp being controlled here, momentarily.
Rapp looking for a sweep. Not yet Rapp, not yet.
Rapp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero won't allow Rapp to get back to his feet.
Rapp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zero manages to get himself to full guard.
Rapp trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.
Zero is adopting a defensive guard.
Rapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rapp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rapp taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zero keeps working.
Rapp happy to just control the position for now.
Zero tries to improve position but can't.
Zero wants to control but Rapp postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Rapp.
Zero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rapp's best efforts.
Zero trying to control here.
Rapp content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Rapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Zero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zero.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick

and Rapp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zero throws a head punch that misses.
Rapp scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapp throws an elbow that misses.
Rapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zero backwards.
Zero blocks an elbow strike from Rapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapp lands a damaging elbow.
Rapp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Rapp.

The cut above Vincent Zero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zero tries to pull guard but Rapp won't allow it.
Zero wants a takedown.
Rapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zero takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rapp.

Vincent Zero's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rapp throws an elbow but misses.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mitch Rapp!