PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Axxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alberto
vs
Axxe

192 cm
26
185 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

183 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Axxe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axxe slips a straight right by Alberto.
Alberto throws out a loose jab but Axxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alberto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Alberto misses with a hook.
Axxe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Axxe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thor Axxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alberto.
No joy there for Axxe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axxe fails to land with a series of punches.
Axxe loads up on a big right hand but Alberto slips the punch.
Axxe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axxe looks to land a left hand but Alberto moved out of range nicely.

Alberto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alberto lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto working over Axxe with some ground and pound. Axxe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alberto prevents Axxe from standing back up.
Alberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Axxe's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alberto throwing shots but Axxe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Alberto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto is looking to advance position but Axxe won't allow it.
Alberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axxe keeps working.
Alberto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Alberto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Axxe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axxe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alberto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alberto stops Axxe from getting back to his feet.
Alberto winds up and cracks Axxe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Axxe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alberto.
Alberto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Axxe's head.
Alberto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Axxe to regain full guard.
Alberto throwing strikes from guard but Axxe blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alberto throws a big elbow that misses.
Axxe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alberto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alberto trying to control but Axxe is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto tries to free his leg and advance position but Axxe is retaining full guard.
Alberto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alberto dominated 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.

Axxe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alberto backs up against the ropes.
Alberto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alberto lands a right hook to the body.
Axxe throws a series of punches but Alberto avoids them all with ease.
Axxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
Axxe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alberto slips a jab and a cross from Axxe.
Thor Axxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alberto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alberto misses with a double jab.
A jab from Alberto finds it's way through Axxe's defenses.
Axxe tries a head kick but it misses.
Axxe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axxe moves away from the strike by Alberto.
Axxe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alberto.
Alberto tries for a takedown but Axxe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axxe. Alberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axxe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alberto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Axxe.
Axxe is breathing heavily.
Alberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axxe.
Axxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alberto moves away.
Alberto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Alberto misses.
Axxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alberto manages to avoid it.

Alberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Alberto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axxe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alberto trying to control but Axxe is working from the bottom.
Alberto postures up in Axxe's guard and throws a big left but Axxe blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axxe wants to stand but Alberto is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Axxe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axxe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alberto tries to move into range but Axxe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alberto lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Axxe does no damage.
Alberto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Axxe to score with a decent uppercut.
Axxe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alberto misses with a jab to the body
and Axxe counters with a left and a right that stings Alberto.
Alberto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Axxe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Axxe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axxe.
Axxe looks to land a body kick but Alberto moved away.
Axxe missing with a left hand there. Alberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Alberto has managed to clinch.
Alberto has Axxe pressed against the ropes, preventing Axxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alberto stalling in the clinch but Axxe improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto slows down the pace here.
Alberto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thor Axxe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Alberto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alberto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alberto scores with punches from side control.
Axxe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alberto controls the position.
Alberto wants to take a breather but Axxe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Alberto.
Alberto prevents Axxe from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Axxe wants to stand up but Alberto is controlling him.
Alberto postures up in Axxe's guard and throws a big left but Axxe blocks it.
Alberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Axxe has wrist control.
Alberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Axxe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Axxe.
Alberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axxe.
A punch combination from Axxe misses.
Axxe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axxe throws a series of punches but Alberto avoids them all with ease.
Alberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axxe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Alberto feints and as Axxe raises his hands in defense, Alberto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Axxe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alberto.
Alberto prevents Axxe from getting back to his feet.
Alberto throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Axxe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alberto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Axxe throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto lands with an uppercut that bounces Axxe off the ropes and back into range.
Alberto slips a jab and a cross from Axxe.
Alberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Thor Axxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alberto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alberto scores with the left hand. Axxe knows he should have avoided that one.
Axxe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thor Axxe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto lands with a cross.
Alberto staying out of range there.
Alberto throws a right and a left that Axxe avoids nicely.
Axxe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axxe misses with a double jab.
Axxe misses with a combination

and Alberto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Axxe!
Thor Axxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alberto trying to control but Axxe is having none of it.
Alberto looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alberto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alberto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Jose Alberto!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jose Alberto!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jose Alberto!

Jose Alberto wins by unanimous decision!