PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 857 p4p, 825 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 133 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bloodaxe
vs
Obi

179 cm
26
163
10 - 5 - 1

178 cm
26
158
7 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Carnage
Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Gatoroids
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe lands with an uppercut that bounces Obi off the cage and back into range.
Bloodaxe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Bloodaxe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
As Obi backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Obi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bloodaxe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obi scrambles back to his feet.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice body kick.
Obi swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Obi misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bloodaxe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bloodaxe connects with a nice looking jab.
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bloodaxe slips a jab and a cross from Obi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands an overhand right.
Obi misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Obi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Obi connects with a jab.
Bloodaxe lands with a right hand.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
Bloodaxe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obi misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Obi ducks down to avoid it.
Obi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Obi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obi!
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!
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick that knocks Obi off balance momentarily.
Bloodaxe with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
Obi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloodaxe.
Obi swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obi.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Obi saw that one coming.
Obi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obi lands the left hand.
A combination from Obi does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Bloodaxe.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodaxe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the head.
Bloodaxe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bloodaxe at a distance.
Bloodaxe looks to land a right hand but Obi moved out of range.
Bloodaxe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe connects with a nice looking jab.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bloodaxe.
Obi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bloodaxe jabs Obi right on the nose. Obi blinks but takes it well.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Obi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Obi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bloodaxe is looking to slow Obi down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Obi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obi's hands.
Obi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bloodaxe walks into a jab.
Obi staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Obi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a low kick, right behind Obi 's knee.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a left to the body.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe lands with a cross.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Obi.
Obi checks a low kick from Bloodaxe.
Obi throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
Obi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
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!
Obi misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bloodaxe is predictable there
and Obi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Obi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bloodaxe has got the better of the exchanges.
Bloodaxe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
Obi throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with a good jab.
Obi slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe lunges at Obi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obi's hand.
A jab from Bloodaxe finds it's way through Obi's defenses.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
Obi takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Obi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Bloodaxe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obi.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bloodaxe defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Obi defending well as Bloodaxe loads up on a big left hand.
Obi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Obi.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bloodaxe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with an open hand slap.
Obi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Obi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Obi misses with a jab to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obi.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Bloodaxe finds it's target.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Obi misses its intended target.
Obi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Obi misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Obi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
Obi misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Bloodaxe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bloodaxe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Obi connects with a nice looking jab.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obi misses with a body punch
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Obi.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Obi.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Obi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bloodaxe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obi if he has to take too many more of those.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
A shot to the liver by Bloodaxe. Beautiful body shot.
Bloodaxe with a hook.
Bloodaxe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obi's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe thumps Obi with a low kick.
Obi throws a right and a left that Bloodaxe avoids nicely.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Obi works the jab nicely.
Bloodaxe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bloodaxe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bloodaxe jabs Obi right on the nose. Obi blinks but takes it well.
Obi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but Obi avoids it.
A nice side step and Obi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obi tries to move into range but Bloodaxe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bloodaxe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obi thuds a left hand into Bloodaxe's body.
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!
Obi misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice leg kick.
Obi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands with a nice body kick.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obi misses with a hook. Bloodaxe ducked under it nicely.
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obi.
Bloodaxe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodaxe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for a 1-2. Bloodaxe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obi misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodaxe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obi. That did some damage!
Obi looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Obi takes a step back to recover.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Obi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bloodaxe.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
A nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bloodaxe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obi lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi blocks a low kick nicely.
Obi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Obi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
Bloodaxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Bloodaxe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bloodaxe cracks Obi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.