PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's entrance music is My Hero - Foo Fighters. A fine choice. Cat has chosen Dont stop the party by Pitbull as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cold Cat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Axe
vs
Cat

178 cm
30
184 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

197 cm
32
198 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Cat throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
Cat misses with a wild combination.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
Cat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cat staying out of range there.
Axe throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Cat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axe swinging wildly here.
Cat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Cat gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cat.

It looks like Stephan Axe has been cut.

Cat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
Cat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat is looking to advance position but Axe has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cat is looking to improve his position but Axe isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Cat is holding on tight.
Cat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Axe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cat is trying to escape the mount.
Axe is looking to stand but Axe has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

Axe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cat throws a hook but Axe blocks it.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe misses with a body shot.
Cat staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Cat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cat prevents a body shot from Axe.

Cat tightens his grip and picks Axe up, before dumping him to the ground. Axe manages to land in guard.
Axe wants to stand up but Cat is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe wants to stand up but Cat is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
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.

Cat scores with a head kick. Axe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cat thuds a left hand into Axe's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axe. Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axe throws a looping overhand right but Cat ducks down to avoid it.
Axe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Axe misses.
Cat lands the left hand.
Axe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axe scores with a jab to the head.
Cat staying out of range there.
Stephan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Cat coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe throws a right hand that Cat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cat also avoids with ease.
Axe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axe tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axe swings widly with a right hand

and Cat counters with a shoot takedown. Axe fights it but they end up in guard.
Cat looking to pass the guard.
Axe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat wants to pass the guard but Axe is keeping the position.
Cat looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Axe!
Cat looking to control and managing it successfully.

Cat is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Axe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Axe!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Axe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cat is proving hard to escape from.

Cat is working an open guard so Axe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat feints and then cracks Axe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axe down.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Axe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cat doesn't seem phased though.
Axe throws a combination that misses
and Cat counters with a thumping low kick.
Cat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Axe's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cat, as that shot connected.
Axe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Cat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axe's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cat.
Axe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Axe misses with the combination.
Cat throws a shot to the body.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axe cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.
Cat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axe checks a leg kick.
Cat blocks a jab.
Cat blocks a head kick by Axe.
A cross from Cat lands.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axe tries to sprawl but Cat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat is looking to pass Axe's guard but actually Axe recovers to full guard.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
Axe keeping full guard, as Cat tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cold Cat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Axe swings widly with a right hand
and Cat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Axe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axe lands a jab to the nose.
Axe misses the body punch
and Cat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Axe throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe throws the left hand but Cat avoids the punch easily.
Axe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axe misses with a double jab
and Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Axe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axe on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Cat connects with a leg kick. Axe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cat.
Axe throws a head kick that misses
and Cat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cat, right into the meat.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.
Axe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cat connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat throws a low kick, looking for Axe's leg but Axe calmly moves out of range.
Axe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cat's hands.
Cat blocks a jab.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Cat lands a leg kick that knocks Axe off balance momentarily.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Axe looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
Axe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cat jabs Axe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cat blocks a head kick by Axe.
Axe misses with a hook
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat 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.
Cat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axe.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Cat has Axe up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cat is defending well for now.
Axe is trying to force a seperation but Cat has the dominant position.

Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephan Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.

Cat gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat slows the pace down in half guard.
Cat wants to free his trapped foot but Axe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cat winds up and cracks Axe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cat throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cat wants to free his trapped foot but Axe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cat working Axe over with strikes.
Axe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cat.
Cat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cat.

Cat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Axe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cat throwing shots but Axe is blocking nicely.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cat is trying to control the action in half guard but Axe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cat is pressing down on Axe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Axe is holding on for now.

Cat seems to be working for a kimura but Axe defends the submission attempt.
Cat lands strikes from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat controlling the pace.
Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Cat. That's going to slow Axe down.
Axe misses with a body shot.
Cat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Axe lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Axe misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a stiff right hand.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Cat.
Cat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Axe - just one landing.
Cat connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Axe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe throws a big shot that misses.
Axe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cold Cat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Cat blocks a jab.
Cat swinging wildly here.

Cat clinches up against the cage.
Axe tries to break the clinch but Cat is controlling the position.
Cat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cat presses Axe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cat is trying to trip Axe. He has hold of a leg but Axe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cat persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat lands a couple of elbows.
Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axe is keeping the position for now.
Cat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cat postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it.
Stephan Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat passes into half guard.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Axe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Axe throws a head kick that misses
and Cat counters with a nice body shot.
Cat throws a leg kick which misses Axe's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe tries to avoid it.
Axe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cat.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe looks to throw the jab but Cat is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a right hand that misses
and Cat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axe misses with an uppercut
and Cat counters with a nice uppercut.
Axe throws a lazy uppercut
and Cat counters with a left and a right that stings Axe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axe stuffs the takedown attempt from Cat. Cat gets slowly back to his feet.
Cat scores with a jab to the body.
Cat shoots in for a double leg but Axe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe throws a head kick but Cat moves out of range.
Cat dips to his left and cracks Axe with an uppercut!
Axe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cold Cat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cat 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cold Cat! Cold Cat retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Cold Cat, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.