PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 1044 p4p, 722 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 134 p4p, 89 weight class). Axelsen comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - The Virus of Life. White has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. 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 Fredrik White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Axelsen
vs
White

181 cm
24
178
11 - 5 - 2

185 cm
31
180
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

Furnace Performance 🔥
Dirty Commie $50

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 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Toke Axelsen has been cut.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Axelsen dodges the punch combination from White.
Axelsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Axelsen slips a jab and a cross from White.
Axelsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Nice body punch from White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axelsen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Axelsen circles away.

White has managed to clinch.
Axelsen has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands an elbow inside that Axelsen shrugs off.
Axelsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Axelsen breaks the clinch.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Fredrik White has been cut.
A lazy left from Axelsen finds it's target.
Axelsen scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsen connects with a nice looking jab.
White swinging wildly here.
White wants to clinch.
Axelsen throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.

White drives through and clinches with Axelsen against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsen.
Axelsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from White.
White works on Axelsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Axelsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Axelsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from White.
Axelsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from White.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Axelsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Axelsen has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Axelsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Axelsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axelsen throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.

White moves into range and clinches up with Axelsen.
White working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Axelsen as White tries to tie him up.

Axelsen manages to break the clinch.
Axelsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Axelsen lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White tries to clinch but Axelsen moves out of range.
Axelsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredrik White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from White misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Axelsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Axelsen throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelsen blocks a jab.
Axelsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axelsen staying out of range there.
Axelsen throws a good cross that connects.
Axelsen lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

White is rocked!
Axelsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Axelsen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in White - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Axelsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toke Axelsen!
Our winner, Toke Axelsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.