PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Axon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stack
vs
Axon

188 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Axon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Axon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Axon breaks the clinch.
Axon looks to land a body kick but Stack moved away.
Stack misses with a takedown attempt
and Axon counters with a straight right hand.

Axon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stack, pushing him back against the cage.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Axon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axon tries to work over Stack's front leg with a kick but Stack checks it.
Axon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Axon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stack checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Axon. Those never looked like landing.
Axon throws a series of punches but Stack avoids them all with ease.

Axon pushes Stack up against the cage in a clinch.
Stack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Axon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Stack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Axon pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Axon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Axon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stack, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Axon has Stack up against the cage in a clinch.

Axon manages to break the clinch.
Axon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stack circles away quickly and effectively.
Stack misses with a takedown

and Axon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Axon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Adam Axon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axon lands a jab.
Axon tries to bum rush Stack with a series of wild strikes but Stack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stack circles away quickly and effectively.
Axon throws a right and a left that Stack avoids nicely.

Axon moves into the clinch.
Stack tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Axon.
Stack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Axon prevents it.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axon misses with a low kick.
Axon fails to land with a series of punches.

Axon pushes Stack up against the cage in a clinch.
Stack takes a shot to the head.
Axon stalling the fight.
Stack tries for a takedown. No joy.

Axon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Axon misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Axon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stack dodges the punch combination from Axon.

Axon closes the distance and pushes Stack back into the cage.
Axon is leaning against Stack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Axon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stack is out of range and Axon settles back down.
Stack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Axon does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Axon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Axon throws a right hand that Stack ducks under and follows up with a left that Stack also avoids with ease.
Axon misses with a combination

and Stack counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Axon!

Stack goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Axon is on top in guard.

Axon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Axon moves into the clinch successfully.

Axon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Axon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Axon is looking to chop away at Stack's legs.

Axon moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axon.
The referee calls for Axon to work.
Axon gets underhooks to prevent Stack's takedown attempt.

Axon manages to break the clinch.
Stack slips a jab and a cross from Axon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Axon closes the distance and clinches.
Stack tries to score a body lock takedown but Axon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Axon breaks from the clinch.
Adam Axon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axon misses with the combination.
Axon looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.

Axon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Axon breaks from the clinch.
Axon throws a combination. Stack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Nick Stack has been cut.

Axon takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Stack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Axon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Axon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Axon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stack misses with a takedown attempt

and Axon moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Axon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Stack's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Axon drives through and clinches with Stack against the cage.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Axon moves into the clinch successfully.

Axon manages to break the clinch.
Stack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stack fails with the takedown
and Axon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stack's knee momentarily.

Axon gets a clinch.
Stack is trying to drag Axon to the mat but Axon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Axon is leaning against Stack and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Axon clinches up with Stack and pushes him back against the cage.

Axon breaks from the clinch.
Axon misses with a series of wild punches.

Axon has Stack up against the cage in a clinch.
Stack tries for a takedown but Axon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Stack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axon lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stack checks a leg kick.
Stack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Axon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adam Axon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Axon breaks the clinch.
Stack dodges the punch combination from Axon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Axon has Stack up against the cage in a clinch.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack fails with the takedown

and Axon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Axon.
Adam Axon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stack wants a takedown but no success here.

Axon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Axon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nick Stack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stack tries to move into range but Axon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Axon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stack.

Axon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Axon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Axon.

Axon instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Axon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Axon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Axon!