PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is one bourbon one scotch one beer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Axelsson
vs
Daross

188 cm
35
214 lbs
33 - 13 - 1

188 cm
30
208 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BlackStar Athletics
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross lands a jab.
Axelsson moves in looking to clinch but Daross pushes him off.
Daross throws a jab when Axelsson was well out of range.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Axelsson delivers a nice body kick.
Axelsson throws a solid leg kick but Daross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Axelsson.
Daross looks for the body kick but Axelsson saw that one coming.
Axelsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Axelsson moves out of range as Daross strikes.
Axelsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.

Axelsson clinches with his opponent.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Daross.
Axelsson blocks an uppercut.
Daross takes a shot to the head.
Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daross struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsson controls his hands.
Daross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daross misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Axelsson.
Axelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daross.
Axelsson tries a body shot but Daross blocks it.
Daross told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Daross keeps control of Axelsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Daross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Daross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Axelsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axelsson.
Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Axelsson throws a sloppy head kick and Daross moves out of range easily.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Daross is just out of range.
Axelsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daross misses the jab.
Axelsson blocks a jab.
Daross throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axelsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daross throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Axelsson throws a body kick that misses.
Axelsson moves out of range as Daross strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Axelsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Axelsson feints and then cracks Daross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daross down.
Daross blocks a head kick by Axelsson.
Axelsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Axelsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Daross's head.
Daross lands a body shot.
Axelsson with a hook.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Daross only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a right and a left that Daross avoids nicely.
Axelsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daross.
Daross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
Daross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daross misses with a body punch
and Axelsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axelsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Axelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daross.
Axelsson misses with a straight right.
Daross looks to throw the jab but Axelsson is out of range.
Axelsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axelsson blocks the body kick.
Axelsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Axelsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axelsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daross eats them both and turns towards Axelsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Daross is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daross raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Daross is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsson finish him?
Daross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daross seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Axelsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axelsson.
Axelsson cracks Daross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Axelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daross flicks out a counter leg kick but Axelsson steps away.
Axelsson throws an overhand right that drops Daross like a sack of potatoes! Axelsson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Axelsson!
Ansgar Axelsson gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).