PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abd El Kader Mohamed (ranked 3046 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Loke Axelsen (ranked 385 p4p, 438 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Axelsen's choice of entrance music: Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd . This should be a great matchup!

Mohamed
vs
Axelsen

225 cm
26
182
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
178
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abd El Kader Mohamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axelsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mohamed gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Mohamed rushes Axelsen and presses him up against the cage.
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsen wants to break free but Mohamed has control.
Axelsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Axelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mohamed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Axelsen's face.
Mohamed looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsen is blocking nicely.
Mohamed lands a knee to the head.
Axelsen tries to break the clinch but Mohamed is controlling the position.
Mohamed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mohamed with a knee to the head.
Axelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axelsen avoiding damage as Mohamed throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohamed looking to throw knees to the head but Axelsen is blocking nicely.
Axelsen can't break the clinch.
Mohamed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axelsen's efforts to push away.
Axelsen tries to circle away but Mohamed has him pinned against the cage.
Mohamed connects with a knee to the head.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Axelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohamed landing knees to the head.
Axelsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axelsen wants to break free but Mohamed has control.
Mohamed tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsen avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsen wants to break free but Mohamed has control.
Mohamed landing knees to the head.
Mohamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axelsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axelsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axelsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axelsen can't break the clinch.
Axelsen has had enough of the clinch but Mohamed keeps him there for the moment.
Mohamed scores with a knee to the head.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Axelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mohamed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axelsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks with his arms.
Axelsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Mohamed tries to land a knee to the head but Axelsen blocks with his arms.
Axelsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Mohamed won't allow it.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mohamed misses with a knee strike.
Axelsen working hard to break the clinch.
Axelsen working hard to break the clinch.
Mohamed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mohamed with a knee to the head.

Axelsen breaks the clinch.
Axelsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.

Mohamed is rocked!
Mohamed moves in looking to clinch but Axelsen pushes him off.
Axelsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axelsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axelsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abd El Kader Mohamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohamed tries to clinch but Axelsen moves out of range.
Mohamed is looking to clinch.
Axelsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Axelsen with a jab.
Oh Mohamed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Mohamed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mohamed seems to have got his legs back now.
Mohamed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mohamed tries to clinch up.
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axelsen misses with a hook. Mohamed ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohamed moves away.
Mohamed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mohamed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsen.
A telegraphed right hand from Axelsen misses the target.
Axelsen misses with an uppercut.
Axelsen looks to land a combination but Mohamed avoids it well.
Mohamed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed tries to clinch up.
Axelsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axelsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Axelsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Mohamed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Mohamed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Axelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Axelsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mohamed prevents Axelsen from breaking the clinch.
Mohamed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axelsen.
Axelsen is trying to force a seperation but Mohamed has the dominant position.
Axelsen can't break the clinch.
Mohamed working Axelsen over with knees to the 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!
Axelsen is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Axelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mohamed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axelsen's efforts to push away.
Axelsen tries to break free but Mohamed pushes him back against the cage.
Mohamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axelsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abd El Kader Mohamed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mohamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohamed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohamed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Axelsen drops Mohamed with a beautiful combination! Mohamed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Axelsen is looking for the KO!
Axelsen throws the left hand but Mohamed avoids the punch easily.
Axelsen lands a hook that stumbles Mohamed back into the cage. Axelsen follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mohamed to the canvas! Axelsen pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mohamed has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
A victorious Loke Axelsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.