PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Axiom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Axiom
vs
Man

191 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Alpha Nutrition HIGHEST QUALITY ON THE ISLAND

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ragnar Axiom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fat Man!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Ragnar Axiom has been cut.
Man tries to clinch but Axiom moves away
and Axiom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Axiom counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Axiom coming out on top.

Man clinches up with Axiom and pushes him back against the cage.

Axiom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Man clinches up with Axiom and pushes him back against the cage.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.

Axiom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Axiom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axiom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axiom circles away from the clinch attempt.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Axiom.
Man working aggressively here.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Axiom.
Man is trying to push Axiom away but Axiom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Axiom controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axiom breaks the clinch.
Axiom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Man has Axiom up against the cage in a clinch.
Axiom is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man can't break the clinch.
Axiom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Axiom is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Axiom has the dominant position.
Axiom is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man misses with some punches.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Axiom.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Axiom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Axiom.

Axiom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Man has managed to clinch.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.

Axiom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fat Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axiom takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axiom lands a nice looking body shot.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axiom counters with a right hand to the body.
Axiom scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Man closes the distance but Axiom moves to the side
and Axiom counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Man closes the distance and pushes Axiom back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Axiom breaks the clinch.
Axiom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Axiom lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axiom throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man looks to clinch
and Axiom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axiom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axiom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Axiom counter with a right hand.
Man tries to clinch but Axiom moves away
and Axiom counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axiom jabs at Man's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Axiom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man wants to clinch but Axiom slips to the side
and Axiom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axiom throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axiom lands a lovely overhand right.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Axiom misses.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Axiom.
Axiom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axiom throws out a powerful jab.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axiom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axiom blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Axiom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Axiom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axiom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Man has Axiom up against the cage in a clinch.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Axiom has him pressed against the cage.
Axiom prevents a body shot from Man.
Fat Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axioms head.
Axiom has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Man lands a left hand.
Axiom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Axiom backwards.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.

Axiom breaks from the clinch.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axiom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axiom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Axiom swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Axiom.
Man lands a left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Axiom.
Axiom blocks an uppercut.

Axiom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axiom lands an overhand right.
Man misses with a left hand
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Axiom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man is looking to clinch.
Axiom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axiom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Axiom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axiom keeps the fight on the outside.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axiom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Axiom.
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!
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axiom has him pressed against the cage.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axiom's efforts to push away.

Axiom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axiom, pushing him back against the cage.
Man tries a body shot but Axiom blocks it.

Axiom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man misses with a looping right.
It looked like Axiom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Axiom circles away.
Axiom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Axiom keeps the fight on the outside.
Axiom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Man moves into the clinch.
Axiom tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Axiom tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

Axiom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to clinch but Axiom is avoiding it.
Man wants to clinch.
Axiom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axiom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axiom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch but Axiom moves out of range.
Axiom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man is looking to clinch but Axiom is avoiding it.
Axiom lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man is looking to clinch but Axiom is avoiding it.
Axiom swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man tries to clinch there but Axiom circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Axiom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axiom throws a shot to the body.
Axiom swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Axiom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Man tries to clinch but Axiom is having none of it.
Axiom looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Axiom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axiom lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Axiom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch
and Axiom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man wants to clinch but Axiom slips to the side
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Axiom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Axiom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Axiom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Axiom cracks Man with a good jab.
Axiom scores with a hook.
Axiom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axiom lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Man closes the distance but Axiom moves to the side
and Axiom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Axiom misses with a hook.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axiom connects with a jab.
Man defending well as Axiom loads up on a big left hand.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Axiom.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Axiom breaks from the clinch.
Axiom misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axiom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to clinch there but Axiom circles away.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnar Axiom is winning the standup battle so far.

Man instigates a clinch.
Man digs a right hand into Axiom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axiom's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man has Axiom pressed against the cage, preventing Axiom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Axiom breaks from the clinch.

Axiom gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axiom.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man working aggressively here.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axiom has him pressed against the cage.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axiom tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Axiom is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Axiom's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axiom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Axiom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Axiom saw that one coming.
Man staying out of range there.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Axiom's head back.
Man is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is looking to clinch but Axiom is avoiding it.
Man misses with a hook
and Axiom counters with a left to the body.
Axiom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axiom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.

Man moves into the clinch.

Axiom breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Axiom coming out on top.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axiom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axiom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man wants to clinch.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Axiom works the jab nicely.
Man is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Man pushes Axiom up against the cage in a clinch.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axioms head.

Ragnar Axiom's cut is getting worse.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man wants to clinch but Axiom slips to the side
and Axiom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axiom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axiom.
Man moves to clinch but Axiom breaks away
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man moves to clinch but Axiom breaks away
enabling Axiom to counter with a crisp jab.
Fat Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axiom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Axiom moves out of range as Man strikes.
Axiom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axiom moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Axiom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axiom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Axiom!