PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phobia by Kreator. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

West
vs
Schtrappe

180 cm
38
166 lbs
24 - 20 - 1

175 cm
33
163 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schtrappe cracks the inside of West's front leg.
West scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Schtrappe fails in his attempt to clinch.
West does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Schtrappe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West cracks Schtrappe with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
West misses with a looping left.
West blocks a leg kick.
West is looking to clinch.
West keeps Schtrappe at a distance using the push kick.
West dips to his left and cracks Schtrappe with an uppercut!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch lands to the side of West 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schtrappe takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West rushes Schtrappe and presses him up against the cage.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schtrappe presses West against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West wants to stall.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from West.
Schtrappe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
West stalling.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West crunches a lovely knee into Schtrappe's ribcage.
West wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short shot to the head.

West is rocked!
West with a knee to the head.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe cracks West with a nice body shot.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Schtrappe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of West backwards.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short shot to the head.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe - that landed with a thud.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bach Schtrappe dominated that 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.

West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from West - that will leave a mark!
Schtrappe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schtrappe throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
West misses with a looping right.

Schtrappe takes the fight into the clinch.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
West trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West stalling in the clinch.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West tries to stall but Schtrappe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West blocking some punches.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
West tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West lands with a right to the head.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West stalling.
Schtrappe is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schtrappe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bach Schtrappe has been cut.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Schtrappe lands a nice uppercut.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
West working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West stalling in the clinch but Schtrappe improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West wants to stall.
West seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Schtrappe is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bach Schtrappe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

West lands a slapping body shot.
West lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schtrappe will feel that in the morning.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from West.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West backing away here, and Schtrappe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from West tenderised Schtrappe's leg. Schtrappe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by West.
Schtrappe scoring well with a low kick there.
Schtrappe lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for West to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Schtrappe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bach Schtrappe!
Bach Schtrappe made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview.