PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 4818 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 465 p4p, 451 weight class). Axelsen comes to the ring accompanied by Slipknot - The Virus of Life. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Axelsen
vs
Randle

181 cm
30
178
22 - 13 - 2

181 cm
34
193
18 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Un-Kaged Nutrition
Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Randle is predictable there
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axelsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Axelsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axelsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Axelsen tries to bum rush Randle with a series of wild strikes but Randle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axelsen misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Axelsen's head.
Axelsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Randle unleashes a big counter combination but Axelsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Axelsen wants to clinch up but Randle keeps it at a distance.
Randle throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Randle misses with a hook
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Axelsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randle circles away quickly and effectively.
Randle throws a head kick but Axelsen moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Randle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsen in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Randle throws a series of punches but Axelsen moves out of range.
Randle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axelsen can pounce on him.

Axelsen pushes Randle up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Axelsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Randle misses the body punch
and Axelsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Axelsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Randle misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Axelsen throws out a powerful jab.

Axelsen rushes Randle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Axelsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Axelsen clinches up against the ropes.

Axelsen manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randle. Axelsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randle stalks Axelsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Axelsen's face. Axelsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Axelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randle can do to turn this around?
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Randle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Randle swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsen.
Randle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axelsen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Axelsen.
Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Axelsen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Randle misses with a combination
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randle tries a head kick but it misses.
As Randle looks to move away, Axelsen throws a big counter combo but Randle just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Randle looks to move away, Axelsen throws a big counter combo but Randle just gets out of the way.
Axelsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Axelsen clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Axelsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Axelsen tries to clinch there but Randle circles away.
Randle swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsen.
Randle is looking for the big counter here.
Randle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Axelsen counters with a low kick, right behind Randle 's knee.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Axelsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen tries to clinch up.
Axelsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Axelsen rushes Randle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle working hard to break the clinch.
Axelsen keeps control of Randle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Axelsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randle swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Randle throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Randle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Axelsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randle misses with an uppercut. Axelsen saw that one coming.
Axelsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axelsen blocks a leg kick.
Randle tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsen misses the target.
Axelsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Randle throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axelsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Randle looks to land a combination but Axelsen avoids it well.
As Randle backs away, Axelsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toke Axelsen clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Axelsen misses with a hook
and Randle counters with a left and a right that stings Axelsen.
Randle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randle misses with a low kick.
Randle throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toke Axelsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Randle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Randle. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen lands a nice shot that snaps Randle's head back.
Axelsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randle looks to land a combination. Axelsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle motions for Axelsen to come forward. Randle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Axelsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randle motions for Axelsen to come forward. Randle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Axelsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Randle misses.
Randle misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Lue Randle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axelsen lands with a kick to the temple. Randle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Axelsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Axelsen is looking to clinch but Randle is avoiding it.
Axelsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen is looking to clinch but Randle is avoiding it.
Axelsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Randle if he has to take too many more of those.
Axelsen moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lue Randle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 39:37
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 39:37
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 39:37

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