PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain has chosen Gambler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Bloodaxe
vs
Swain

184 cm
27
177 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louden Swain!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swain throws out the jab.
Swain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bloodaxe momentarily.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Swain pushes him off.
Swain shoots for a double leg takedown but Bloodaxe sprawls well. He's pushed Swain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bloodaxe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Swain wants to break free but Bloodaxe has control.
Bloodaxe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bloodaxe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Swain taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain is looking to break free of the clinch but Bloodaxe has double underhooks.
I was talking to Bloodaxe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bloodaxe wants to stall.
Swain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bloodaxe pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swain's efforts to push away.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swain is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe with a knee to the head.

It looks like Louden Swain has been cut.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodaxe stalls.
Swain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swain avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.

Swain breaks from the clinch.
Bloodaxe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Korgan Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloodaxe throws a counter high kick but Swain was just alert enough to avoid it.
Swain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bloodaxe defends it well.
Swain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swain throws out a loose jab but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bloodaxe clinches with his opponent.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Swain backwards.
Swain blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe working Swain over with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Swain misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swain has Bloodaxe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bloodaxe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louden Swain.
Swain is struggling to control the position.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Swain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swain's coach down at Cheap Elites! Golden Eye Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Swain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bloodaxe gets through Swain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swain misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe is trying to maintain a safe position but Swain gets an underhook and turns Bloodaxe into the cage.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Swain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bloodaxe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swain avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Swain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage.
Swain takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swain up against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swain avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Swain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe looking to stall.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Swain.
Swain avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Swain is trying to push Bloodaxe away but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloodaxe pushes Swain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louden Swain's cut.
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.

That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Swain's leg. Swain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Korgan Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown but Bloodaxe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swain misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice strike.
Swain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bloodaxe avoids it really well and circles away.
Bloodaxe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swain can do to turn this around?
Swain blocks a head kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe stops a takedown attempt from Swain.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louden Swain.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Swain backwards.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.
Bloodaxe crunches a lovely knee into Swain's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Swain looking for a takedown.

Swain breaks the clinch.
Swain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bloodaxe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bloodaxe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bloodaxe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swain, pushing him back against the cage.
Swain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swain tries to circle away but Bloodaxe has him pinned against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bloodaxe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodaxe's brow.
Bloodaxe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Swain as the two fighters clinch.
Swain tries to score a body lock takedown but Bloodaxe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Swain is breathing heavily.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Swain is trying to trip Bloodaxe. He has hold of a leg but Bloodaxe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Swain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bloodaxe pulls Swain in to control the position.

Bloodaxe has his feet on Swain's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bloodaxe cracks Swain with an open hand slap.

Swain is rocked!

Swain gets tackled into the cage by Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe maintains the clinch.
Swain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloodaxe has him pressed against the cage.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Come on Bloodaxe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Swain's arms but Swain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.

Swain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korgan Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Swain moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch.
Swain feints the counter takedown.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Swain moves out of range.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Bloodaxe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Swain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
A combination from Bloodaxe does no damage.
Swain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Swain is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodaxe finish him?

Bloodaxe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bloodaxe dips a shoulder and cracks Swain with a mighty uppercut! Swain falls back against the cage and Bloodaxe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Swain is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bloodaxe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Korgan Bloodaxe!