PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Bugasto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Axe
vs
Bugasto

185 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Bugasto!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugasto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bugasto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axe lands with a shot to the body.
Axe lands a nice shot that snaps Bugasto's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bugasto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axe catches Bugasto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sam Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bugasto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bugasto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Axe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Axe duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Axe.
Bugasto tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
Bugasto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Axe sizes up Bugasto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugasto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Axe.
Sloppy strikes from Axe. Those never looked like landing.
Bugasto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Axe scores with a hook to the body. Bugasto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bugasto dodges the punch combination from Axe.
Axe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bugasto backs up against the cage.
Axe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Axe keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe is looking to wear down Bugasto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Axe misses with a double jab.
Axe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bugasto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Axe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Axe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bugasto tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe works Bugasto's body with a nice hook.
Bugasto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bugasto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axe lands a jab to the head.
Bugasto tries to clinch but Axe moves away
and Axe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bugasto clinches.
Bugasto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axe is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Bugasto.

It looks like Sam Axe has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bugasto.
Axe blocks an elbow strike from Bugasto.
Bugasto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bugasto keeps control of Axe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axe takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bugasto throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bugasto throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bugasto.
Bugasto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bugasto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bugasto with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe dodges an elbow strike from Bugasto.
Bugasto has Axe pushed against the cage.
Bugasto tries to land knees in the clinch but Axe avoids the damage to the body.
Axe dodges an elbow strike from Bugasto.
Axe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bugasto manages to break the clinch.
Axe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Axe lunges at Bugasto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bugasto's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Axe both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bugasto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bugasto slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Axe dips to his left and cracks Bugasto with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Axe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Axe's cut.
That's time! Axe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Axe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Bugasto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bugasto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Axe throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Axe scores with a four punch combination!
Axe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Axe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bugasto tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
The fighters circling - Bugasto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bugasto moves away.
Sam Axe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bugasto back to the cage. Axe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Axe scores with a nice head shot.
Axe lands a nice shot that snaps Bugasto's head back.

Bugasto is rocked!
Bugasto seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Axe shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bugasto is backing up but Axe catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bugasto covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Axe Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Axe!
Sam Axe retains his middleweight title!