PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Ripper
vs
Axe

180 cm
29
180 lbs
26 - 28 - 0

180 cm
34
177 lbs
24 - 25 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack The Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Axe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Axe.
The Ripper fails to land the takedown.
The Ripper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Ripper duly obliges.
The Ripper cracks Axe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Axe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Axe scores with a nice strike.
The Ripper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Ripper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axe circles away quickly and effectively.
The Ripper misses with a double jab
and The Ripper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
The Ripper throws a combination that misses
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from The Ripper does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Axe, as that shot connected.
The Ripper misses with a takedown attempt - Axe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Ripper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Ripper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Axe is fending him off so far but The Ripper persists. Nope, Axe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper misses with a double jab.
The Ripper dives in for a single leg takedown but Axe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Ripper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Axe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Ripper looking for a takedown.
Axe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into The Ripper's ribcage.
The Ripper can't get the takedown.
Axe working The Ripper over with knees to the body.
The Ripper is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Axe gets underhooks to prevent The Ripper's takedown attempt.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Axe is working The Ripper over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Axe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Axe is struggling to control the position.
The Ripper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Axe connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Ripper's face.
The Ripper takes an elbow to the temple.
Axe presses The Ripper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Ripper up against the cage.
The Ripper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe connects with a knee to the head.
Axe has The Ripper pushed against the cage.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Ripper is working for takedown but Axe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Ripper backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Ripper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Axe lands a knee to the head.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Ripper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Axe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Ripper wants to take the fight to the mat but Axe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
The Ripper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Axe after a bit of a struggle.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into The Ripper's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Axe.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Ripper backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe is pushing The Ripper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Axe with a knee to the head.
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Axe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Ripper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Axe.
Some wild striking there from The Ripper.
The Ripper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axe.
The Ripper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Axe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Ripper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper throws a nice looking combination but Axe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Ripper throws a right and a left that Axe avoids nicely.
Blake Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Ripper misses with the combination.
The Ripper swinging wildly here.
Axe lands with a right hand.
Axe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Axe throws a right and a left that The Ripper avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Ripper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Axe connects with a right hand. The Ripper shakes it off.
The Ripper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from The Ripper misses.
Jab from Axe.
Blake Axe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Ripper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Ripper misses with a takedown attempt - Axe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Axe's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Ripper under the eye.
No joy there for The Ripper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Ripper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a right hand to the body.
The Ripper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Ripper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Axe defends it nicely.
No joy there for Axe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Axe.
The Ripper misses with a double jab.
The Ripper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Axe with a jab.
Axe lands with a kick to the temple. The Ripper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Axe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axe lands a jab.
The Ripper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axe scores with a punch to the head.
The Ripper misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Axe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper avoids the body shot from Axe.
Axe connects with a jab.
Axe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Ripper's calf.
The Ripper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axe tests The Ripper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Ripper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a left to the body.
Axe works the jab nicely.
The Ripper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axe counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper misses with a takedown attempt - Axe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Ripper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Axe.
Axe throws a head kick but The Ripper moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from The Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Axe.
Axe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axe.
The Ripper dives in for a single leg takedown but Axe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Ripper up against the cage.
The Ripper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Axe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Ripper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axe gets underhooks to prevent The Ripper's takedown attempt.
Axe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Ripper takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Axe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Axe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Ripper has Axe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Axe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Axe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe lands a knee to the body.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Axe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Ripper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blake Axe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ripper wants to take the fight to the mat but Axe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Ripper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack The Ripper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalling in the clinch from Axe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Axe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Axe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Axe!
During a confident post fight interview, Blake Axe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.