PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Hero - Foo Fighters. Cat has chosen Dont stop the party by Pitbull as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Axe
vs
Cat

178 cm
30
184 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

197 cm
32
198 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Axe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cat.
Axe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axe throws a poor cross that misses
and Cat counters with a nice leg kick.
Axe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axe lands with a shot to the body.
Axe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cat scores with a spinning back kick!
Cat digs a good body shot into Axe's ribs.
Axe swings widly with a right hand
and Cat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe misses with an uppercut
and Cat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axe lands a jab to the nose.
Axe throws a big shot that misses.
Cat connects with an inside leg kick.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cat misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cat.
Cat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axe.
Axe throws a chopping leg kick but Cat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axe throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe misses the shot to the body.
Axe misses with a series of wild punches.
Axe connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Axe misses with a low kick.

Cat gets a clinch.
Cat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe is trying to break the clinch but Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Cat looking for a takedown.

Cat lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cat trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat pushes down on Axe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat tries to pass to full mount but Axe defends it.
Cat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.
Cat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Axe to regain full guard.
Axe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Axe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cat throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Cat from controlling successfully.
Axe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cat.
Cat wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cat throwing strikes but missing.
Cat looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat 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.

Cat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cat is keen to just control but Axe is a slippery customer.
Cat stops Axe from getting back to his feet.

Axe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cat misses with a low kick.
Axe misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat throws out a powerful jab.
Cat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Axe catches Cat right on the button with a cross.
Cat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Axe throws the left hand but Cat avoids the punch easily.
Cat cracks Axe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Axe misses.
Axe throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.

Cat moves into range and clinches up with Axe.

Axe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Axe misses
and Cat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axe throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Cat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Axe.

Cat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Axe keeping full guard, as Cat tries to pass.
Cold Cat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to pass the guard.
Cat advances to half guard.
Cat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axe keeps working.

Cat is trying to work for a kimura but Axe is defending well.
Axe has hold of Cat's hands but Cat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cat lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat stalling.
Cat working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Axe's thigh. Axe counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axe is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Axe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters circling - Axe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe misses with a looping left.
Axe misses with a lunging right hand
and Cat counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Cat.
Cat looks to score with a jab to the body but Axe is just out of range.
Axe tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cat slips a jab from Axe.
Cat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Axe lands a jab to the head.
Stephan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe throws a lazy head kick
and Cat counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cat forces Axe back against the cage and clinches.

Cat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephan Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Axe gets caught flat footed, as Cat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cat throwing strikes from guard but Axe blocks nicely.
Cat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cat is looking to work some ground and pound but Axe has wrist control.
Cat 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.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cat throwing strikes from guard but Axe blocks nicely.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cat wants to pass the guard but Axe is keeping the position.
Cat distracts Axe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cat trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Axe preventing the sweep.
Cat working a defensive guard here.

Cat has his foot on Axe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axe works his way back into a safe position though.
Cat has a closed guard, preventing Axe from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cat trying to control the position.
Axe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cat is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Axe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Cat has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axe. That did some damage!
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cat.
Axe avoids the head kick by Cat.
Axe connects with a jab.
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stephan Axe is winning the standup battle so far.
Axe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cat pushes Axe up against the cage in a clinch.
Cat lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Axe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Axe throws an off balance right hand

and Cat counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Axe!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cat is trying to get an arm triangle but Axe is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat moves into full mount!
Axe blocking the ground and pound.
Cat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cat wants to control the pace but Axe is squirming around nicely.
Cat lands a nice shot to the head.
Cat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat working Axe over with strikes here.
Cat looking to finish with strikes here!
Cat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Axe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Cat.

Cat has control of Axe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Axe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cat is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat landing strikes from the mount and Axe is in trouble!
Cat with shots to the head and body - Axe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Axe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cat landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cat looking to secure an arm triangle but Axe defends it well.
Axe is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cat thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Axe manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cat trying to mount his opponent but Axe defends it.
Cat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Axe!
Cat landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Cat dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cat slips a jab and a cross from Axe.
Cat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Cat clinches up against the cage.

Cat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cat dodges the punch combination from Axe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Axe.
Axe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Axe wants it to stay on the feet.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Cat blocks a head kick by Axe.
Cat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cat lands a body shot.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Axe tries to avoid it but Cat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Axe to the ground. Axe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cat is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Axe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axe throws a jab when Cat was well out of range.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick
and Cat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Axe lands with a nice combination. Cat backs away looking to recover.
Cat connects with a solid leg kick.
Cat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Axe as he jumps to the side.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cold Cat.
Axe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cat avoids the head kick by Axe.
Axe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cat looks to score with a jab to the body but Axe is just out of range.
Axe misses with a right hand
and Cat counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Cat dives in and grabs Axe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Axe pushes down on Cat's head and hops out.
Cat takes one on the button.
Axe lands with a slapping head kick.
Cat moves away from the strike by Axe.
Stephan Axe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Axe throws a right hand that misses
letting Cat counter with a right hand.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Cat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Cat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cat trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Cat pushing down on Axe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe wants to get back to his feet.

Cat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Axe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cat throws a strike but Axe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cold Cat.
I've got Cat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cold Cat! Cold Cat retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Cold Cat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.