PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church has chosen Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Axe
vs
Church

170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Skip Church!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe is looking to clinch but Church is avoiding it.
Axe lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Axe.
Axe moves out of range of the leg kick from Church.
Axe is looking to slow Church down with leg kicks.
Church stuns Axe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Church rushes Axe and presses him up against the cage.

Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axe tries to move into range but Church moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Church blocks the low kick.
Axe cracks the inside of Church's front leg.
Axe scores with a hook to the body. Church takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axe tries to clinch there but Church circles away.
A solid body kick from Axe.
Church is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axe moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axe.
Church misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe keeps control of Church as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Church's ribcage.
Church looks winded!
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe stalling against the cage.
Church has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Church takes an elbow to the temple.
Axe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Axe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Church's defenses.
Church takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.

Church is rocked!
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Church is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Church's brow.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
Axe throws an elbow that misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Church dodges an elbow strike from Axe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Axe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Church's efforts to push away.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Church dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Church takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Church up against the cage.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Church backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe has Church pushed against the cage.
Axe misses with an elbow over the top.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Axe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Church's brow.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe misses with an elbow strike.
Church avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
Church blocks an elbow strike.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Axe unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Church! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Axe is unloading with more strikes now! Church drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Axe!
Billy Axe is the new bantamweight champion!