PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 636 p4p, 2143 weight class) and Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 82 p4p, 283 weight class). Axelsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slipknot - The Virus of Life. Ichirou is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Milky Way. Sugawara Ichirou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Axelsen
vs
Ichirou

181 cm
24
178
12 - 5 - 2

189 cm
24
171
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads
Conviction

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichirou throws out a loose jab but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ichirou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Ichirou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ichirou slows down the pace here.
Axelsen misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ichirou backwards.
A short right from Ichirou on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsen.
Ichirou throws a head punch that misses.
Axelsen gets through Ichirou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen throws a head punch that misses.

Axelsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichirou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ichirou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ichirou darts in and clinches Axelsen up against the cage.

Axelsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ichirou ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ichirou misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsen looks to throw the jab but Ichirou is out of range.
Ichirou throws a right hand that misses
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sugawara Ichirou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ichirou darts in and clinches Axelsen up against the cage.
Ichirou misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Axelsen on the inside.
Axelsen is trying to force a seperation but Ichirou has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Ichirou has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Ichirou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axelsen is keeping busy.
Axelsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Axelsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ichirou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Ichirou has closed the distance and engaged Axelsen in a clinch.

Axelsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ichirou scores with a nice strike.
Axelsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Axelsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ichirou instigates a clinch.
Ichirou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ichirou working aggressively here.
Ichirou lands with a short shot to the head.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Axelsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ichirou backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ichirou.
Ichirou trying to stall but Axelsen improves his position.
Ichirou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen tries to circle away but Ichirou has him pinned against the cage.
Ichirou swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Axelsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ichirou moves into range and clinches up with Axelsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen tries a body shot but Ichirou blocks it.
Ichirou throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Ichirou misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ichirou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Ichirou throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ichirou.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Ichirou working aggressively here.
Ichirou misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Axelsen - that landed with a thud.
Ichirou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ichirou fails to land.
Ichirou has Axelsen pressed against the cage, preventing Axelsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ichirou lands an uppercut.
Ichirou trying to control the position but instead, Axelsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ichirou into the cage.
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axelsen.
Ichirou swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen being controlled against the cage.
Axelsen pushes Ichirou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Axelsen is trying to break free.
Axelsen tries to throw a body punch but Ichirou avoids it by throwing Axelsen back against the cage.

Axelsen manages to break the clinch.
Ichirou misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Ichirou looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ichirou.
Ichirou walks into a stiff left hand from Axelsen.

Ichirou is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ichirou misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ichirou is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Axelsen pounces like a tiger and cracks Ichirou with a vicious hook! Ichirou is down but not out! Axelsen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toke Axelsen!
A relieved looking Toke Axelsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.