PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axelsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to one bourbon one scotch one beer. Kharitonov has chosen 2pac-Tupac EveryThing They Owe as his entrance music. Ansgar Axelsson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Axelsson
vs
Kharitonov

188 cm
32
214 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

196 cm
32
182 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
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Project Mayhem
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kharitonov checks it well.
We've been informed that Kharitonov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kharitonov scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axelsson throws a big shot that misses.
Axelsson tries to land a body kick
and Kharitonov counters with a series of strikes. Axelsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Axelsson.
Axelsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Axelsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Axelsson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut.
Axelsson takes one on the button.
Kharitonov throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kharitonov.
Both fighters circling a little - Axelsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kharitonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Axelsson works Kharitonov's body with a nice hook.
Axelsson takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kharitonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Axelsson scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from Kharitonov lands but Axelsson takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Axelsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a low kick, looking for Kharitonov's leg but Kharitonov calmly moves out of range.
Axelsson swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Axelsson as he checks the leg kick.
Axelsson swings widly with a right hand
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body kick.
Axelsson lands a nice hook to Kharitonov's body. Kharitonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov throws an overhand right that lands on Axelsson's shoulder, as Axelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kharitonov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kharitonov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axelsson's calf.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kharitonov.
Axelsson misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson scores with the left hand. Kharitonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Ansgar Axelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Axelsson misses.
Kharitonov scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kharitonov. That did some damage!
Kharitonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kharitonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kharitonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Axelsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Axelsson throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Axelsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axelsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Axelsson looks to land a combination but Kharitonov avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
Axelsson wants to clinch.
Kharitonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharitonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
A slow jab from Kharitonov misses its intended target.
Axelsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Axelsson ducks right into an uppercut from Kharitonov.
Axelsson is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Axelsson. Beautiful body shot.
Axelsson misses the shot to the body.
Axelsson tries to score with a low kick but Kharitonov moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ansgar Axelsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kharitonov connects with a jab.

Axelsson is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Ansgar Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson misses with a body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a left to the body.
Oh Axelsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Kharitonov connects with the perfect overhand right and Axelsson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kharitonov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Kharitonov!
Our winner, Sergei Kharitonov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.