PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wazowski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Chappell
vs
Wazowski

170 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Knox Energy
Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Wazowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chappell clinches with his opponent.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wazowski managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Wazowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Chappell won't allow it.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Wazowski avoids the damage to the body.
Wazowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chappell.
Wazowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Chappell gets an underhook and turns Wazowski into the cage.
Wazowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Wazowski avoids the damage to the body.
Wazowski jumps guard but Chappell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wazowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chappell avoids it.
Wazowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Wazowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Chappell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wazowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wazowski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wazowski looks winded!
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wazowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Wazowski managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Wazowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wazowski.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wazowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Chappell blocking some punches.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Chappell.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Wazowski shrugs off.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wazowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chappell obliges.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wazowski's defenses.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wazowski's face.
Chappell avoiding damage as Wazowski throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell managing to block the knees to the body from Wazowski.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Chappell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chappell takes the fight into the clinch.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wazowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chappell to keep the fight standing.
Wazowski throws an elbow that misses.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wazowski can do to turn this around?
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wazowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Chappell won't allow it.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Wazowski is breathing heavily.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heath Chappell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wazowski jumps guard but Chappell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wazowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Wazowski tries to pull guard but Chappell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heath Chappell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Wazowski.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Chappell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wazowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wazowski is trying to stall.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Wazowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chappell has him pressed against the cage.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell tries a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks it.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Wazowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chappell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Wazowski lands a body shot.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heath Chappell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chappell closes the distance and clinches.
Wazowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Wazowski tries to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Wazowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Chappell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wazowski's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell missing with knees to the body.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wazowski's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Wazowski missing with knees to the body.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Wazowski shrugs off.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!

Wazowski breaks the clinch.
Wazowski is looking to slow Chappell down with leg kicks.
Chappell scores with a head kick.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wazowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chappell throws an elbow that misses.
Chappell blocks the elbow strike.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Wazowski can't find room to land a body shot as Chappell controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Wazowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chappell walks away with a smile on his face. Wazowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chappell moves into the clinch.
Heath Chappell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chappell as Wazowski tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chappell landing knees to the head.

Wazowski is rocked!
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Wazowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Chappell finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chappell has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wazowski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Chappell, and another! Wazowski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Heath Chappell!
After the big win, Heath Chappell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dark Side and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.