PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waitzel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Mike Hull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hull
vs
Waitzel

210 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
277 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Blacksmith CG

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Waitzel sees coming a mile off.
Hull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hull.
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.

Waitzel has managed to clinch.
Waitzel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hull's elbow.
Waitzel misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Waitzel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waitzel's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waitzel scores with a shot to the body.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull keeps Waitzel at a distance using the push kick.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel is looking to clinch but Hull is avoiding it.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.

Waitzel takes the fight into the clinch.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.
Waitzel working aggressively here.
Waitzel lands a left hand.
Waitzel misses with a body punch.
Hull wants to break free but Waitzel has control.
Waitzel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hull up against the cage.
Hull blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hull blocks a body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waitzel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Waitzel.
Hull can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waitzel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Waitzel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.

Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waitzel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Waitzel cracks Hull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waitzel tries to clinch there but Hull circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hull letting Waitzel take a breather here.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waitzel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel has a couple of punches blocked by Hull.
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!

Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Waitzel drives through and clinches with Hull against the cage.

Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Waitzel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waitzel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waitzel tries to clinch up
and Hull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Waitzel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Waitzel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waitzel is out of range and Hull settles back down.

Hull tries to keep at a distance but Waitzel has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Waitzel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Waitzel moves his leg out of the way.

Waitzel drives through and clinches with Hull against the cage.

Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Mike Hull has been cut.
A punch combination from Waitzel misses.
Waitzel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull moves away from the strike by Waitzel.
Waitzel blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waitzel checks a leg kick.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Waitzel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Waitzel's front leg but catches the back leg as Waitzel tries to avoid it.

Hull tries to keep at a distance but Waitzel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Waitzel keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Waitzel fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waitzel lands with a light punch inside.
Waitzel misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Waitzel pushes Hull up against the cage in a clinch.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
Waitzel just leaning against Hull, taking a breather.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hull can't break the clinch.

Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waitzel swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull throws a push kick but Waitzel slaps the foot to one side.
Waitzel darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Waitzel.
Hull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hull avoids the body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel looks to land a combination but Hull avoids it well.
Waitzel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hull rather than just go for the knockout.
Waitzel takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull tries to land a front kick but Waitzel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waitzel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Waitzel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Waitzel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Shane Waitzel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull throws a leg kick but Waitzel moved away.
Waitzel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Waitzel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hull sprawling to the canvas! Hull rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Waitzel finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel jabs Hull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Waitzel wants to clinch up but Hull keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waitzel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waitzel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Waitzel.
Waitzel tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel thuds a left hand into Hull's body.
Shane Waitzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waitzel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hull at a distance.
Waitzel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waitzel cracks a nice hook into Hull's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waitzel thows a body shot but no joy.
Waitzel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waitzel.
Waitzel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Waitzel lands with a good body shot.
Waitzel lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waitzel darts in and clinches Hull up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waitzel.
Waitzel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hull tries to break free but Waitzel pushes him back against the cage.
Hull letting Waitzel take a breather here.
Hull blocking some punches.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.

Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Waitzel. That snapped Hull's head back.

Hull is rocked!
Waitzel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Hull 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.
Waitzel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hull misses.
Hull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waitzel punishes Hull's body with a nice straight punch.
Hull seems to have got his legs back now.
BAM! Waitzel delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hull like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel is the new heavyweight champion!