PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes into the arena with one bourbon one scotch one beer blaring out of the sound system. Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Butcher was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Axelsson
vs
Butcher

188 cm
42
214 lbs
40 - 20 - 1

188 cm
30
210 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butcher rushes Axelsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Axelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axelsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Axelsson improves position.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axelsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butcher stalling against the cage.
Axelsson lands an elbow just above Butcher 's eye.
Axelsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Axelsson fails to land.
Axelsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axelsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Axelsson misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsson prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Axelsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Butcher's face.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks with his arms.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsson is blocking nicely.
Axelsson avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butcher misses with a knee strike.
Axelsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Butcher 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.
Axelsson dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
Axelsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Axelsson lands with a right to the head.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Axelsson misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson lands an elbow inside.
Axelsson misses with a knee strike.
Axelsson digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Axelsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsson.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Axelsson blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Butcher to work.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher stalls.
Butcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Butcher misses with an elbow strike.
Butcher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Axelsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsson lands a nice elbow.
Axelsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Butcher wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Axelsson.
Axelsson scores with a knee to the head.
Butcher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Axelsson up against the cage.
Axelsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Butcher throws an elbow but misses.
Axelsson misses with a knee to the head.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but Butcher blocks with his arms.
Butcher taking a breather.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Axelsson, against the cage.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axelsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsson lands an elbow that stopped Butcher in his tracks for a moment.
Axelsson with a knee to the head.
Axelsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Axelsson.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axelsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Butcher stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axelsson.
Butcher misses with an elbow strike.
Axelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson looks to clinch
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.

Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Axelsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Axelsson improves position.
Axelsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Butcher leaning against his opponent.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axelsson is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axelsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Butcher taking a breather.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands a knee to the body.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butcher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.
Axelsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson lands a left hand.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Axelsson.
Axelsson looking to throw knees to the head but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
Axelsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axelsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Butcher has Axelsson pushed against the cage.
Axelsson working Butcher over with knees to the body.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Axelsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Axelsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axelsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
A short right from Axelsson on the inside.
Axelsson working Butcher over with knees to the body.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axelsson letting Butcher take a breather here.
Axelsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butcher blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Axelsson gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the cage.
Axelsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axelsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson landing knees to the body.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Butcher takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsson scores with a knee to the head.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axelsson misses with a knee strike.
Butcher avoids a wild elbow strike from Axelsson.
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.
Axelsson tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axelsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a nice elbow.
Axelsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Axelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ansgar Axelsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ansgar Axelsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but Butcher circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axelsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsson lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butcher avoiding damage.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Axelsson on the inside.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson lands a knee to the head.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Axelsson.

Butcher is rocked!
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsson finish him?
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axelsson lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Butcher's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Butcher drops to his knees and Axelsson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ansgar Axelsson!
After the big win, Ansgar Axelsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.