PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 5 p4p, 39 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bloodaxe
vs
Jiang

179 cm
34
162
32 - 15 - 1

168 cm
28
155
22 - 3 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang is looking to clinch.
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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bloodaxe checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bloodaxe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Jiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking body shot.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking body kick.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Jiang misses with a left hand
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bloodaxe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bloodaxe moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe scores with a hook.
Bloodaxe connects with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiang won't allow it.
Jiang prevents Bloodaxe from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.

Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Jiang throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Bloodaxe.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick that knocks Jiang off balance momentarily.
Bloodaxe takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloodaxe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
Jiang swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiang doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Jiang throws the left hand but Bloodaxe avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jiang finds it's way through Bloodaxe's defenses.

It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Bloodaxe throws a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Jiang coming out on top.

Bloodaxe is rocked!

Jiang rushes Bloodaxe and presses him up against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe gets through Jiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bloodaxe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jab, jab by Bloodaxe - just one landing.
Bloodaxe scores with the left hand. Jiang knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping right.
Jiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bloodaxe scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiang! But no joy.
Jiang misses with a hook to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang ducks right into an uppercut from Bloodaxe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Bloodaxe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jiang tries to clinch up
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bloodaxe checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang checks a low kick from Bloodaxe.
Jiang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloodaxe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jiang under the eye.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick that misses.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Jiang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bloodaxe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang wants to clinch.
Bloodaxe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Jiang.
Jiang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang misses with a hook to the body
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Jiang scores with a jab.
Bloodaxe with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Jiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bloodaxe on the side of the head.
Jiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bloodaxe, as that shot connected.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
Jiang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloodaxe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Jiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloodaxe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang with a nice calf kick.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Bloodaxe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jiang doesn't seem phased though.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang throws a hook but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Bloodaxe circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiang is looking to slow Bloodaxe down with leg kicks.
Bloodaxe with the inside leg kick.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
Jiang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
Jiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang counters with a body kick.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice strike.
Jiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a jab to the nose.
Jiang throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodaxe jabs Jiang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiang catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Bloodaxe.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang with a nice cross.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiang blocks the leg kick.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang swinging wildly here.
Bloodaxe lunges at Jiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jiang's hand.
Jiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy right hand. Jiang should have avoided that one.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
Bloodaxe digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Jiang misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Jiang misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Bloodaxe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloodaxe.
Jiang slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiang's head.
Bloodaxe lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Jiang blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
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!
Jiang misses with a jab to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Jiang.
Jiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Bloodaxe's leg. Bloodaxe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang wants to counter with a clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him away.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Bloodaxe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's time! Bloodaxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Jiang takes one to the chin there.
Bloodaxe lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiang off the cage and back into range.
Bloodaxe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiang.
Bloodaxe sizes up Jiang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bloodaxe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiang on the side of the head.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Bloodaxe with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bloodaxe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jiang throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Bloodaxe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jiang. That did some damage!
Jiang connects with a body shot that sends Bloodaxe's belly button to the back.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiang.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
Jiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a double jab
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiang doesn't seem bothered though.
Jiang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Bloodaxe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bloodaxe is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jiang can do to turn this around?
Jiang dips to his left and cracks Bloodaxe with an uppercut!
Jiang lands a slapping body shot.
Bloodaxe connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bloodaxe. That snapped Jiang's head back.
Bloodaxe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jiang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloodaxe.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Bloodaxe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe is looking to slow Jiang down with leg kicks.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang tries to counter with a clinch but Bloodaxe shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Bloodaxe misses
and Jiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloodaxe thinking.
Bloodaxe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Jiang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Bloodaxe had his way with Da Jiang in that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jiang throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
As Jiang backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Bloodaxe's head but Bloodaxe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodaxe lands a head shot.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a double jab
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Bloodaxe.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Bloodaxe sets himself, and Jiang steps forward looking for the clinch! Bloodaxe avoids it this time.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jiang on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Bloodaxe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bloodaxe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a good jab.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe wants to slow Jiang down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Jiang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand

and Jiang moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodaxe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jiang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bloodaxe.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang stalls.
Bloodaxe is trying to break free.
Bloodaxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodaxe wants to break free but Jiang has control.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Bloodaxe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Bloodaxe wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe tries to circle away but Jiang has him pinned against the cage.
Bloodaxe working hard to break the clinch.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Oh Bloodaxe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe seems to have got his legs back now.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bloodaxe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Gunnar Bloodaxe retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.