PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yahaya Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslaw Wstydliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yahaya Axelsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Axelsson
vs
Wstydliwy

169 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yahaya Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boleslaw Wstydliwy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Wstydliwy tries to counter it with a takedown but Axelsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Axelsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wstydliwy defends well and Axelsson ends up having to push Wstydliwy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Axelsson stuffs the takedown.
Axelsson misses with a two punch combination.
Wstydliwy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wstydliwy wants to clinch.
It looked like Axelsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wstydliwy.
Axelsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wstydliwy tries to clinch there but Axelsson circles away.
Wstydliwy lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wstydliwy gets a double leg takedown into Axelsson's guard.
Wstydliwy wants to stand but Axelsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wstydliwy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wstydliwy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wstydliwy wants to control from the top but Axelsson keeps moving.
Axelsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wstydliwy is controlling him.
Wstydliwy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Axelsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wstydliwy is one step ahead there.
Axelsson has a closed guard, preventing Wstydliwy from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Wstydliwy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Axelsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wstydliwy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wstydliwy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Axelsson's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Axelsson is trying to maintain the position but Wstydliwy is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wstydliwy tries for a takedown but Axelsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Axelsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wstydliwy tries to kick Axelsson off in order to stand up. Axelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wstydliwy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axelsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wstydliwy keeps working.
Axelsson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wstydliwy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Axelsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axelsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wstydliwy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wstydliwy is trying to control Axelsson's posture but Axelsson avoids it.
Wstydliwy is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
Wstydliwy is trying to get back to half guard.
Axelsson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wstydliwy taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yahaya Axelsson dominated that round.
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.

Axelsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wstydliwy instigates a clinch.
Axelsson is trying to stall.
Axelsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wstydliwy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Axelsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wstydliwy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Axelsson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yahaya Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wstydliwy lands a jab to Axelsson's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wstydliwy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axelsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wstydliwy stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Wstydliwy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Axelsson sprawls well initially but Wstydliwy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Wstydliwy stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wstydliwy darts in and clinches Axelsson up against the cage.
Wstydliwy tries to pull guard but Axelsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wstydliwy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Axelsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Wstydliwy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wstydliwy.
Wstydliwy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wstydliwy misses with a takedown attempt - Axelsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wstydliwy throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wstydliwy avoids it really well and circles away.

Axelsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson working away.
Axelsson trying to control the action but Wstydliwy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wstydliwy is pushing Axelsson's head away, looking to escape. Axelsson manages to hold on to the position though.
Wstydliwy struggling a bit here.
Axelsson controls the position from side control.

Axelsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wstydliwy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Axelsson but great work by Wstydliwy.
Axelsson stops Wstydliwy from passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Axelsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Axelsson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wstydliwy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Axelsson circles away.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wstydliwy moves away.
Wstydliwy is looking to clinch but Axelsson is avoiding it.

Wstydliwy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axelsson is looking to reverse the position.
Axelsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boleslaw Wstydliwy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wstydliwy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Axelsson defends it nicely.

Wstydliwy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wstydliwy showed some decent athleticism there.
Axelsson won't allow Wstydliwy to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson is trying to maintain the position but Wstydliwy is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axelsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wstydliwy.
Axelsson gets back to full guard.
Axelsson controls Wstydliwy momentarily but Wstydliwy frees himself.
Wstydliwy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Axelsson clinches with his opponent.
Come on Wstydliwy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Axelsson breaks from the clinch.

Wstydliwy shoots in and bounces Axelsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Axelsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wstydliwy defends it easily.
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Wstydliwy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson trying to keep a closed guard but Wstydliwy is proving a slippery customer.
Wstydliwy wants to control from the top but Axelsson keeps moving.
Axelsson pulls Wstydliwy in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Axelsson wants to sweep but no luck.

Wstydliwy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Axelsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wstydliwy, into his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Axelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wstydliwy is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wstydliwy.
Axelsson is looking to clinch but Wstydliwy is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boleslaw Wstydliwy.
I think Wstydliwy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boleslaw Wstydliwy!