PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between junior dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos santos comes to the cage accompanied by fire with fire. 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.

dos santos
vs
Axe

194 cm
26
188 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, junior dos santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Axe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Axe does no damage.
dos santos misses with a double jab
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
dos santos throws a combination that misses
enabling Axe to counter with a crisp jab.
Axe looks to land a combination but dos santos avoids it well.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
dos santos avoids the head kick by Axe.
dos santos throws a one two combo.
dos santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axe can pounce on him.
dos santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axe will feel that in the morning.
Sam Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a thumping low kick.
Axe slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe throws a nice looking combination but dos santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for dos santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dos santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
dos santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and dos santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dos santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dos santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
dos santos looks to land a combination but Axe avoids it well.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
dos santos fails to land with a series of punches.
dos santos misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dos santos avoids the body shot from Axe.
Axe scores with a jab. dos santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
dos santos throws a combination that misses
and Axe counters with a left and a right that stings dos santos.
dos santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axe.
dos santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axe.
Axe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
Axe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and dos santos counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from dos santos does no damage.
dos santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a three punch combo that has dos santos backing up. dos santos nods at Axe to acknowledge the strikes.
dos santos misses with a two punch combination.
dos santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos santos tries to bum rush Axe with a series of wild strikes but Axe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dos santos misses with a wild combination.
Axe slips a jab and a cross from dos santos.
dos santos throws a series of punches but Axe avoids them all with ease.
dos santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos santos is breathing heavily.
Axe misses with a two punch combination.
dos santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axe lands a jab-cross combination.
Axe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by dos santos.
Axe cracks dos santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Axe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dos santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Axe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe throws a left and a right that both miss
and dos santos counters with a three punch combo that has Axe backing up. Axe nods at dos santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Axe with a jab.
Nice cross by Axe.
Axe throws a series of strikes that have dos santos backpedaling.
A punch combination from Axe misses.
Axe stalks dos santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into dos santos's face. dos santos staggers backwards, shaken.
dos santos moves forwards but Axe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe stuns dos santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dos santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
dos santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Axe connects with a jab.
Axe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dos santos counters with a left and a right that stings Axe.
Axe throws a right and a left that both miss.
dos santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dos santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos santos.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dos santos.
A telegraphed right hand from dos santos misses the target.
Axe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos santos moves away.
dos santos looks to land a combination but Axe avoids it well.
Axe tries to move into range but dos santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
dos santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
dos santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
junior dos santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dos santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dos santos misses with a double jab
and Axe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
dos santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
dos santos throws a combination that misses
and Axe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sam Axe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dos santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dos santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Axe misses
and dos santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Axe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Axe misses
and dos santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Axe.
Axe lands with a nice body punch.
Axe looks to land a combination but dos santos avoids it well.
Axe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe scores with a shot to the body.
Axe throws a nice looking combination but dos santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. dos santos moves away and avoids it.
dos santos misses with a double jab
and Axe counters with a left and a right that stings dos santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Axe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as dos santos backs up against the cage.
Axe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Axe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Axe swings for the body but dos santos moves out of range.
Axe avoids the head kick by dos santos.
Axe throws a combination. dos santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donk. Axe catches dos santos right on the button with a cross.
dos santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Axe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as dos santos backs up against the cage.
Axe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed dos santos momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a body kick.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
Axe swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Axe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps dos santos's head backwards.
Axe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Axe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. dos santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
dos santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Axe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

dos santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dos santos throws a series of punches but Axe moves out of range.
Axe avoids the head kick by dos santos.
Axe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dos santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Axe lands with a hook. dos santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
dos santos throws a series of punches but Axe moves out of range.
dos santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters with a left and a right that stings dos santos.
dos santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos santos ducks right into an uppercut from Axe.
Axe throws a series of punches but dos santos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Axe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Axe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed dos santos momentarily.
dos santos drops his hands momentarily and Axe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
dos santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axe.
Axe misses with a combination
and dos santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
Axe connects with a right hand. dos santos shakes it off.
dos santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axe lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Axe lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Axe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dos santos at a distance.
Axe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Axe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Axe misses the shot to the body.
dos santos walks into a left hand.
dos santos throws a nice looking combination but Axe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Axe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Axe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dos santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
dos santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Axe.
dos santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Axe looks to score with a jab to the body but dos santos is just out of range.
Axe lands with a nice body punch.
dos santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Axe works dos santos's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Axe.
junior dos santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axe lands a body shot.
Axe throws a body punch but dos santos moves out of range.
A combination from Axe does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a right hand to the body.
Axe punishes dos santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Axe throws a head kick but dos santos moves out of range.
dos santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Axe works dos santos's body with a nice hook.
Axe throws the kick towards the body but dos santos avoids it.
Axe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dos santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe lands a lovely overhand right.
dos santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Axe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Axe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Axe!