PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 586 p4p, 1693 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 78 p4p, 220 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axelsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - The Virus of Life. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Axelsen
vs
Jam

181 cm
25
178
13 - 5 - 2

175 cm
25
175
10 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

Furnace Performance 🔥

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 13 - 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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Axelsen finds it's target.
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jam digs a good hook to Axelsen's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jam as he connects with a hook.
Axelsen connects with the punch.
Axelsen lands a head kick!
Jam misses with a looping right.
Axelsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Axelsen slips a jab from Jam.
Axelsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Axelsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Axelsen swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsen throws a sloppy head kick and Jam moves out of range easily.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axelsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Axelsen connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Axelsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jam cracks Axelsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jam. Those never looked like landing.
Axelsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsen scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Axelsen.
Jam avoids the body shot from Axelsen.
A clash of legs there as Jam blocks the low kick.
Axelsen avoids the body shot from Jam.
Axelsen throws a head kick but Jam moves out of range.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Axelsen tenderised Jam's leg. Jam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jam connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Axelsen moves away and avoids it.
Jam misses with a left hand
and Axelsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jam takes a swing at Axelsen's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jam.
Jam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jam checks a leg kick.
Jam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Axelsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jam finds it's way round the side to connect with Axelsen's head.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsen misses with a straight left.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
Nice defenses there by Jam.
Jam lands a really nice looking cross but Axelsen seems unphased.
Axelsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Axelsen scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Jam misses.
A big left from Jam misses.
Axelsen staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Axelsen staying out of range there.
Axelsen throws a quick counter head kick but Jam was just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Axelsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axelsen.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a low kick, right behind Jam 's knee.
Axelsen takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
Axelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jam moves away.
Jam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Axelsen takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
Jam misses with a looping right.
Axelsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Axelsen throws a leg kick but Jam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsen.
Axelsen slips a straight right by Jam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen throws a sloppy head kick and Jam moves out of range easily.
Axelsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Axelsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Jam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jam scores with a shot to the body.
Axelsen swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
Axelsen looks to land a combination but Jam avoids it well.
Axelsen lands a jab to the head.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Axelsen slips the punch.
As Jam backs away, Axelsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Axelsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Axelsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jam misses the jab.
Axelsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Axelsen misses with a hook. Jam ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a jab when Jam was well out of range.
Axelsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Axelsen tried to counter with a leg kick but Jam avoided it.
Axelsen looks to land a combination but Jam avoids it well.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Nice cross by Axelsen.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
Axelsen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam lands with a good body shot.
Axelsen takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
Jam misses with a looping right.
Axelsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Axelsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
As Jam backs away, Axelsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Jam misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Axelsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jam. Jam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Axelsen's head but Axelsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Jam there.
Toke Axelsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Axelsen is looking to counter punch.
Jam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Axelsen lands a leg kick that knocks Jam off balance momentarily.
Axelsen throws out a loose jab but Jam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsen loads up on a big right hand but Jam slips the punch.
Axelsen staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Axelsen moved out of range nicely.
Axelsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Jam manages to avoid it.
Axelsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a low kick, right behind Jam 's knee.
Axelsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axelsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Jam blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Axelsen. That snapped Jam's head back.
Jam scores with the left hand. Axelsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Axelsen throws a hook but Jam blocks it.
Axelsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jam misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Axelsen slips a straight right by Jam.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Axelsen moved out of range nicely.
Jam misses with a hook.
Jam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jam lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Axelsen.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsen.
Jam cracks Axelsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Axelsen does it's job there.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Axelsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws an overhand right that lands on Jam's shoulder, as Jam tries to avoid the shot.
Jam slips a straight right by Axelsen.
Jam misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jam misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Axelsen misses with a body shot.
Jam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Axelsen walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Jam.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsen.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Axelsen with a jab.
Jam misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsen misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toe Jam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A good leg kick by Axelsen.
Jam sizes up Axelsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Axelsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jam misses with a hook.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a three punch combo that has Jam backing up. Jam nods at Axelsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Jam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jam connects with a body shot.
Axelsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen avoids the body shot from Jam.
Axelsen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axelsen on the side of the head.
Jam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jam throws a nice looking combination but Axelsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jam misses
and Jam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
A jab from Jam does it's job there.
Axelsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jam was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsen.
Axelsen walks into a stiff left hand from Jam.
Jam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axelsen thuds his shin into the meat of Jam's side.
Jam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jam misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jam momentarily.
Axelsen connects with a single shot there.
Axelsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen digs a good body shot into Jam's ribs.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Axelsen saw that one coming.
Axelsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Axelsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jam. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Axelsen throws a quick counter head kick but Jam was just out of range.
Axelsen slips under a jab from Jam.
Good leg kick by Axelsen.
Jam moves out of range of the leg kick from Axelsen.
Jam throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Axelsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jam misses with an uppercut
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelsen cracks Jam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Axelsen looks to throw the jab but Jam is out of range.
Axelsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsen moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jam, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen takes one to the side of the head.
Jam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Axelsen at a distance.
Axelsen lands the left hand.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Axelsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jam.
Axelsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jam lands with a good body shot.
Axelsen throws a nice looking combination but Jam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Jam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Axelsen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axelsen momentarily.
Jam cracks Axelsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsen.
No joy there for Jam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Axelsen misses its target.
Axelsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Axelsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsen stalks Jam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jam's face. Jam staggers backwards, shaken.
Axelsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axelsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axelsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Axelsen under the eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toke Axelsen.
Well Axelsen 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Toke Axelsen!
After winning the bout, Toke Axelsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.