PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Axelsen (ranked 3333 p4p, 3571 weight class) and Theodore Berber (ranked 492 p4p, 517 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axelsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Axelsen
vs
Berber

178 cm
27
216
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
205
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Berber!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsen moves away.
Berber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Axelsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berber.
Berber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axelsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Berber misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axelsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berber.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsen in his tracks.
A combination from Berber does no damage.
Berber is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axelsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berber.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Berber manages to avoid it.
Axelsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berber.
Berber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axelsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Axelsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axelsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsen defending well as Berber loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berber misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berber throws a hook but Axelsen avoids it easily.
Axelsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Berber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axelsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Berber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Berber throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsen misses the target.
Berber fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Berber looks to move away, Axelsen throws a big counter combo but Berber just gets out of the way.
Axelsen misses with a hook. Berber ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen slips a jab and a cross from Berber.
Axelsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berber misses with a body shot
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berber misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a huge left! Berber is in big trouble! He's backing up but Axelsen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Berber from any more damage. A dominating finish by Axelsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
A determined Loke Axelsen didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!