PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Axon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jb Nnep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Axon
vs
Nnep

187 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
175 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Axon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jb Nnep!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Axon. Those never looked like landing.
Adam Axon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nnep shoots and misses
and Axon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Axon misses with a series of wild punches.
Axon thows a leg kick but Nnep checks it

and Nnep counters with a shoot takedown. Axon fights it but they end up in guard.
Axon wants to stand up but Nnep is controlling him.
Axon keeping moving, preventing Nnep from controlling successfully.
Nnep postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Axon wants to get back to his feet but Nnep passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axon is trying to stand back up but Nnep is controlling him

Nnep seems to be working for a kimura but Axon defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nnep wants to take a breather but Axon is having none of it.
Axon won't allow Nnep to pass to mount.
Nnep wants to control but Axon is keeping him busy.
Nnep wants to get back to his feet.
Nnep prevents Axon from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axon won't allow Nnep to pass to mount.

Axon kicks Nnep off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Axon.
Good work by Nnep as he checks the leg kick.
Nnep avoids the body shot from Axon.
Nnep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axon.
Axon slaps away a takedown attempt from Nnep, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nnep moves out of range of the leg kick from Axon.
Axon connects with a leg kick. Nnep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nnep looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nnep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axon misses with a few strikes there.
Nnep checks a leg kick nicely.
Nnep moves out of range of the body kick from Axon.
Nnep shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Axon counters with a straight right hand.
Adam Axon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jb Nnep.
Nnep closes the distance but Axon moves to the side
and Axon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Axon is looking to land body kicks.
Axon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Axon throws a head kick that misses.
Axon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nnep counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nnep takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Axon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Nnep has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nnep and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nnep checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Axon.
Axon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adam Axon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Axon both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axon throws a combination. Nnep tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axon throws a front kick aimed at Nnep's knee but Nnep avoids it well.
Axon scores with the left hand. Nnep knows he should have avoided that one.
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.

Axon lands a slapping body shot.
Nnep looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Axon is fending him off so far but Nnep persists. Nope, Axon circles away and we're back to standing.
Axon throws a one two combo.
Axon throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Axon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nnep's head backwards.
Axon misses with a wild combination.
Axon looks to land a body kick but Nnep moved away.
Axon lands a nice hook to Nnep's body. Nnep takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Axon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axon fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Axon.
Axon works the jab nicely.
Axon misses with a wild combination.
Nnep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axon stuffs the takedown attempt from Nnep. Nnep gets slowly back to his feet.
Axon tries to bum rush Nnep with a series of wild strikes but Nnep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axon throws a head kick but Nnep moves out of range.
Axon throws out a leg kick but Nnep moves out of range and Axon only half commits.
Nnep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nnep checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nnep dodges the punch combination from Axon.
Adam Axon is winning the standup battle so far.
Axon throws a leg kick
and Nnep counters with a left to the body.
Axon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nnep shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Axon as he jumps to the side.
Adam Axon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jb Nnep.
Nnep wants to clinch up but Axon keeps it at a distance.
Axon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nnep.
Nnep shoots in and drives through. Axon sprawls well.
Axon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nnep.
Axon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nnep tries to clinch up
and Axon counters with an inside leg kick.
Axon misses with the combination.
Nnep misses with a takedown
and Axon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nnep dodges the punch combination from Axon.
Nnep blocks a head kick by Axon.
Nnep attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axon misses with a series of wild punches.
Axon thuds his right hand into Nnep's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Axon scores with a three punch combo!
Axon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Axon looks to throw the jab but Nnep is out of range.

Nnep shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Axon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Axon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Axon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nnep with a poor takedown
and Axon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axon misses with a two punch combination.
Axon throws a right and a left that Nnep avoids nicely.
Axon looks to land a combination. Nnep sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nnep looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nnep changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Axon tries to avoid it but Nnep manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Axon to the ground. Axon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam Axon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jb Nnep.
Nnep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axon motions for Nnep to come forward. Axon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Axon.
Adam Axon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axon takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nnep takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nnep moves out of range of the body kick.
Axon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Axon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Axon lands an overhand right.
Nnep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axon looks to land a combination but Nnep avoids it well.
Nnep misses the shot to the body.
Axon connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axon misses with a wild combination.
Axon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nnep.
Axon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nnep throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Axon's waist but Axon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nnep off to one side.
Axon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nnep.
Axon tries to work over Nnep's front leg with a kick but Nnep checks it.
Nnep checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Nnep scores with a takedown into Axon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nnep prevents Axon from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jb Nnep has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nnep sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Axon's guard.
Nnep stops Axon from getting back to his feet.

Axon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Adam Axon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nnep checks a leg kick.
Axon swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Axon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axon throws a low kick but Nnep avoids it.
Nnep lets loose with a powerful body kick. Axon will feel that in the morning.
Axon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Axon misses.
Nice takedown defense from Axon. No joy for Nnep on that attempt.
Axon looks to land a combination. Nnep sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nnep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nnep slips a jab and a cross from Axon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jb Nnep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nnep slips a jab and a cross from Axon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Axon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

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