PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rony Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hodgson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biff Hodgson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Axe
vs
Hodgson

196 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

220 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rony Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Hodgson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hodgson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hodgson shoots for a double leg takedown but Axe sprawls well. He's pushed Hodgson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hodgson shoots for a double leg takedown but Axe sprawls well. He's pushed Hodgson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hodgson tries for a takedown but Axe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rony Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biff Hodgson.
Hodgson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodgson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axe tries to clinch there but Hodgson circles away.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Axe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hodgson's head.
Axe tries to clinch up but Hodgson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hodgson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rony Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe tries to clinch there but Hodgson circles away.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hodgson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodgson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hodgson.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Axe is looking to clinch.
Axe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Axe.
Axe scores with a head kick.
Hodgson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hodgson looks winded!
Axe blocks a head kick by Hodgson.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Hodgson moves out of range easily.
Axe tries to clinch but Hodgson is having none of it.
Axe scores with a kick to the body.
Axe scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hodgson.
Hodgson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Axe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hodgson.
Hodgson misses with a head kick.
Hodgson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axe tries to clinch there but Hodgson circles away.
Axe throws a head kick that Hodgson semi-blocks.
Rony Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axe wants to clinch.
Axe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hodgson counters by clinching up.
Axe misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Axe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodgson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe misses with a knee to the head.
Hodgson managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Hodgson has had enough of the clinch but Axe keeps him there for the moment.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe lands an elbow just above Hodgson 's eye.
Hodgson tries for a takedown but Axe manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws an elbow that misses.
Axe being controlled against the cage.
Axe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hodgson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodgson managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Hodgson can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hodgson shoots in looking for a takedown. Axe tries to sprawl out of it but Hodgson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Axe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hodgson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hodgson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rony Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biff Hodgson.
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe tries to clinch up.
Axe lands a head kick. Hodgson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Axe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hodgson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axe slips a jab and a cross from Hodgson.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe is looking to clinch but Hodgson is avoiding it.
Biff Hodgson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe wants to clinch.
Hodgson dodges the punch combination from Axe.
Axe throws a hook but Hodgson blocks it.
Axe wants to clinch up but Hodgson keeps it at a distance.
Hodgson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Axe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodgson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodgson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hodgson lands a body shot.
Axe throws a head kick that half lands.
Hodgson slips under a jab.
Hodgson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hodgson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hodgson avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
Axe misses with a knee strike.
Hodgson dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Hodgson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe has Hodgson pressed against the cage, preventing Hodgson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Axe has Hodgson pressed against the cage, preventing Hodgson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Hodgson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hodgson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Axe.
Hodgson managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Axe wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Hodgson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodgson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
Axe prevents Hodgson from breaking the clinch.
Hodgson is looking to break free of the clinch but Axe has double underhooks.
Axe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hodgson's face.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodgson.
Axe is pressed up against the cage. Hodgson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Axe down to the mat. Axe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Axe.
Axe loads up on a big right hand but Hodgson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rony Axe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodgson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hodgson shoots in but Axe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Hodgson misses.
Hodgson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hodgson swinging wildly here.
Rony Axe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hodgson swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe dodges the punch combination from Hodgson.
Axe throws a jab when Hodgson was well out of range.

Hodgson closes the distance and clinches.
Axe lands an elbow just above Hodgson 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hodgson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hodgson is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Axe has Hodgson pressed against the cage, preventing Hodgson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hodgson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hodgson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hodgson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Hodgson shrugs off.
Axe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Axe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodgson blocking some punches.
Hodgson prevents a body shot from Axe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
Axe landing knees to the head.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hodgson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hodgson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axe has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axe missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Axe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodgson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biff Hodgson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hodgson blocks an uppercut.
Axe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axe prevents Hodgson from breaking the clinch.
Axe prevents Hodgson from breaking the clinch.
Axe stalling in the clinch but Hodgson improves position.
Axe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hodgson.
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hodgson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hodgson is keeping busy.
Hodgson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Axe smiles and moves away.
Rony Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biff Hodgson.
Axe throws a head kick but Hodgson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe lands with a kick to the temple. Hodgson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rony Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hodgson throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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