PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 2079 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Toke Axelsen (ranked 108 p4p, 160 weight class). Axelsen has chosen Slipknot - The Virus of Life as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Archer
vs
Axelsen

183 cm
37
167
30 - 12 - 0

181 cm
27
178
17 - 9 - 2

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Excellent MT
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Hawaii Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer misses with a body shot
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer throws out a powerful jab.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses the body punch
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer misses with a body shot
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Archer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Archer digs a good body shot into Axelsen's ribs.
Jonathan Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Archer moves into the clinch.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer misses with some punches.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Archer is trying to stall.
Archer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axelsens head.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Axelsen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Archer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Axelsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Axelsen working Archer over with knees to the body.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Archer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Archer misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer is looking to control Axelsen's arms but Axelsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axelsen obliges.
Axelsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Archer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Archer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Archer misses with a left hand
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer misses the body punch
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Archer misses the body punch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.

Archer moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelsen landing knees to the body.
Axelsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Jonathan Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axelsen blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Archer to work.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Archer back against the ropes.
Axelsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Axelsen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen landing knees to the body.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Archer won't want to take too many of those.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axelsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Archer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Axelsen can turn it around.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer misses with some punches.
Axelsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axelsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen blocks a body shot from Archer.
Axelsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Archer throws a shot to the body.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Archer. That snapped Axelsen's head back.
Archer is looking to wear down Axelsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Archer moves into the clinch successfully.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer is trying to maintain a safe position but Axelsen gets an underhook and turns Archer into the ropes.
Axelsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Archer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer tries a body shot but Axelsen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer digs a right hand into Axelsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axelsen's gas tank.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Archer taking a breather.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Axelsen lands a knee to the body.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer misses with some punches.
Archer is working Axelsen over against the ropes.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axelsen crunches a lovely knee into Archer's ribcage.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Archer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Nice body punch from Archer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Archer looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Archer.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Archer presses Axelsen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Archer looking to slow down the pace here.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axelsen.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axelsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jonathan Archer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Archer misses the body punch
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archer misses with a left hand
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Archer misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Toke Axelsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer swings widly with a right hand
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a left hand
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer misses with a shot to the body
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.

Archer is rocked!
Axelsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer misses with a body shot
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer seems to have got his legs back now.
Archer closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Axelsen dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Archer misses with a body punch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses the body punch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archer digs a good body shot into Axelsen's ribs.
Archer throws a right hand that misses
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer misses the body punch
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Archer misses with a body punch
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toke Axelsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Archer tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer throws a sloppy body shot
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a shot to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Archer misses with a jab to the body
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jonathan Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Archer wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer misses the body punch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Archer cracks Axelsen with an open hand slap.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer jabs Axelsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer cracks Axelsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Archer tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer misses with a hook to the body
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Archer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Axelsen's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axelsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toke Axelsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Axelsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toke Axelsen!
Toke Axelsen is the new middleweight champion!
Toke Axelsen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.