PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bloodaxe
vs
Hack

184 cm
24
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Hack keeps it at a distance.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him off.
Hack tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice leg kick.
Hack moves to clinch but Bloodaxe breaks away

and Bloodaxe counters by moving into the clinch.
Hack takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hack.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloodaxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodaxe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloodaxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe pushes Hack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe stalls.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
Hack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Hack blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Hack improves his position.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Bloodaxe tries to tie him up.
Hack landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that Bloodaxe has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe pushes Hack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to stall but Hack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Hack misses with some punches.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike from Hack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Hack is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Bloodaxe is struggling to control the position.
Bloodaxe lands with a right to the head.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Bloodaxe has Hack pressed against the cage.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Hack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Bloodaxe scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Hack's arms but Hack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
Bloodaxe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodaxe scores with a shot to the side of Hack's head.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a nice uppercut.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Hack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Korgan Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crack Hack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a thumping low kick.
Bloodaxe closes the distance but Hack moves to the side

and Hack counters by clinching up.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position but instead, Hack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloodaxe into the cage.
Hack managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe is trying to stall.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Hack won't want to take too many of those.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hack.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hack in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike.
Hack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hack has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bloodaxe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hack can turn it around.
Bloodaxe working Hack over with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a body punch.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloodaxe taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korgan Bloodaxe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hack misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe lands an uppercut.
Hack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hack is keeping busy.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
Hack avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloodaxe blocks a body shot from Hack.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe lands with a short shot to the head.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Hack lands a damaging elbow.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korgan Bloodaxe 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!

Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack checks a leg kick nicely.
Hack darts in trying to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hack thinking.
Hack tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodaxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack tries to clinch there but Bloodaxe circles away.
Hack swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hack has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bloodaxe.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe looking to slow down the pace here.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodaxe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Bloodaxe.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Bloodaxe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Hack improves his position.
Bloodaxe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hack is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hack can do to turn this around?
Bloodaxe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Bloodaxe is pushing Hack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bloodaxe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bloodaxe blocks an elbow strike.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloodaxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
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!
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Hack into the cage.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Hack is blocking nicely.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloodaxe as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloodaxe 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korgan Bloodaxe!