PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Axe
vs
Sampaio

170 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe throws out a loose jab but Sampaio uses good head movement to avoid it.

Axe moves into range and clinches up with Sampaio.
Sampaio can't break the clinch.
Axe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sampaio is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Axe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sampaio avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Axe throws an elbow but misses.
Axe tries to land a knee to the head but Sampaio blocks with his arms.
Sampaio takes an elbow to the temple.
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.

Sampaio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Axe regains guard immediately.
Axe pulls Sampaio in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampaio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Axe keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe keeping full guard, as Sampaio tries to pass.

Cesar Sampaio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sampaio throws a sloppy head kick and Axe moves out of range easily.

Axe has closed the distance and engaged Sampaio in a clinch.
Sampaio prevents a body shot from Axe.
Axe looking to slow down the pace here.
Axe cracks Sampaio with a nice body shot.
Axe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is trying to stall.
Axe working Sampaio over with knees to the body.
Axe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sampaio avoids it.
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio blocks an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe lands an elbow just above Sampaio 's eye.
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
Sampaio dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sampaio.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sampaio.
Sampaio trying to stall but Axe improves his position.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sampaio.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Sampaio breaks the clinch.
Sampaio throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Sampaio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampaio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sampaio counters with a body kick that stops Axe in his tracks momentarily.
Axe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Sampaio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billy Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampaio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sampaio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Axe pinned against the cage. Axe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sampaio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Axe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Axe trying to strike off his back.
Sampaio 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sampaio pushes down on Axe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampaio is keen to just control but Axe is a slippery customer.

Sampaio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Axe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sampaio checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sampaio is defended easily by Axe.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Sampaio moves out of range easily.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sampaio avoids the body shot from Axe.
Sampaio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe.
Axe throws a body punch but Sampaio moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Axe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axe.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampaio lands with a nice body kick.
Axe misses with a double jab
and Sampaio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Axe scores with a jab. Sampaio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Sampaio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Axe.
Axe misses with a kick to the body.
Axe scores with a body shot.
Axe lands with a straight right. Sampaio didn't see that one coming.
Sampaio avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Axe lands but Sampaio takes it in his stride.
Axe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sampaio's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sampaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axe throws the left hand but Sampaio avoids the punch easily.

Axe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axe.
Axe being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Axe.
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Sampaio manages to break the clinch.
Axe misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a leg kick which misses Sampaio's front leg but catches the back leg as Sampaio tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Sampaio scores with a four punch combination!
Axe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Axe is predictable there
and Sampaio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cesar Sampaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe moves away from the strike by Sampaio.
Axe lands with a shot to the body.
Axe throws a sloppy body shot
and Sampaio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sampaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe takes a swing at Sampaio's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Axe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billy Axe is winning the standup battle so far.
Sampaio avoids the head kick by Axe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio avoids the head kick by Axe.
Sampaio blocks a leg kick.
Axe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sampaio was well out of range. Poor timing from Axe.
Sampaio fails with a takedown attempt.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Sampaio or perhaps it was just good defense by Axe which made him look bad.
Billy Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Sampaio.
Sampaio shoots in for a takedown but Axe shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe is looking to clinch but Sampaio is avoiding it.
Axe slips a jab from Sampaio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Axe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sampaio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axe misses the body punch
and Sampaio counters with a nice body kick.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Axe throws a low kick but Sampaio avoids it.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe lands with a nice body kick.
Axe lands a jab.
Sampaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sampaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sampaio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio is looking to take a break and control but Axe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Axe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sampaio wants to control but Axe is keeping him busy.
Sampaio takes a little break here. Axe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Axe can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio controlling the position.
Sampaio wants to control but Axe is keeping him busy.
Sampaio working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio slows the pace down.

Sampaio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Axe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Billy Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sampaio with the ground and pound but Axe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sampaio controlling the action here.
Axe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sampaio.
Cesar Sampaio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sampaio is trying to work for a kimura but Axe is defending well.

Sampaio is looking for a kimura here.
Sampaio is stalling here. Axe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sampaio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Axe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Sampaio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Axe 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Axe!