PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau has chosen 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Bloodaxe
vs
Cousteau

184 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

173 cm
27
169 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 11 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau looks for a takedown but Bloodaxe sprawls well.
Cousteau keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Cousteau.
Cousteau dives in and grabs Bloodaxe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodaxe pushes down on Cousteau's head and hops out.

Bloodaxe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cousteau, pushing him back against the cage.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cousteau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Cousteau won't want to take too many of those.
Cousteau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cousteau.
A nice left hand lands by Bloodaxe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousteau tries to break the clinch but Bloodaxe is controlling the position.
Bloodaxe gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cousteau working aggressively here.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cousteau is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands a knee to the body.
Cousteau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bloodaxe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cousteau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cousteau goes for a takedown attempt but Bloodaxe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cousteau keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Cousteau misses.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cousteau's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Cousteau 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.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a head kick.

Bloodaxe darts in and clinches Cousteau up against the cage.
Cousteau can't get the takedown.
Cousteau misses with the head strike.
Cousteau is trying to break free.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bloodaxe scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cousteau avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Cousteau swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe connects with a knee to the head.
Cousteau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee strike.

Cousteau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloodaxe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cousteau counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Cousteau is avoiding it.
Bloodaxe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cousteau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Cousteau moves out of range.
Cousteau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Cousteau dives in and grabs Bloodaxe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloodaxe pushes down on Cousteau's head and hops out.
Korgan Bloodaxe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cousteau tries to work over Bloodaxe's front leg with a kick but Bloodaxe checks it.
Bloodaxe wants to clinch up but Cousteau keeps it at a distance.

Bloodaxe has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cousteau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bloodaxe rushes Cousteau and presses him up against the cage.
Cousteau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cousteau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Cousteau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Cousteau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cousteau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cousteau throws a sloppy head kick and Bloodaxe moves out of range easily.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch there but Cousteau circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Bloodaxe there.
Cousteau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bloodaxe tries to avoid it but Cousteau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bloodaxe to the ground. Bloodaxe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bloodaxe moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau shoots for a takedown but Bloodaxe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
Cousteau throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe scores with a head kick. Cousteau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bloodaxe scores with a kick to the body.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cousteau.
Cousteau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cousteau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodaxe walks into a left hand.
Korgan Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Cousteau circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Cousteau pushes him off.
Cousteau tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Cousteau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodaxe lands with a right hand.
Cousteau misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Cousteau misses.
Cousteau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cousteau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bloodaxe throws a push kick but Cousteau slaps the foot to one side.
Cousteau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cousteau misses with a takedown attempt - Bloodaxe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cousteau.

Bloodaxe clinches.

Cousteau breaks the clinch.
Cousteau throws a hook but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau throws a head kick that misses
and Cousteau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cousteau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cousteau thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Cousteau tries to get set, Bloodaxe tries to push him back and clinch up but Cousteau manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up.
Cousteau is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Cousteau circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Cousteau.
Korgan Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
Cousteau missing with a left hand there. Bloodaxe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cousteau can do to turn this around?
Cousteau looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Cousteau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cousteau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Cousteau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cousteau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodaxe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Cousteau circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodaxe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cousteau misses the jab.
Bloodaxe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Cousteau.
Cousteau misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cousteau is defending well for now.
Bloodaxe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cousteau tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloodaxe misses with the head strike.
Cousteau avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Cousteau throws an elbow that misses.

Cousteau breaks from the clinch.
Cousteau looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Cousteau circles away and keeps his distance.

Cousteau tries to keep at a distance but Bloodaxe has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position but instead, Cousteau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloodaxe into the cage.
Cousteau misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe prevents the takedown attempt.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cousteau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Cousteau misses with a punch on the inside.
Cousteau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe stalling against the cage.
Cousteau can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
Bloodaxe stops a takedown attempt from Cousteau.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
Bloodaxe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cousteau.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cousteau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cousteau is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cousteau lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Bloodaxe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cousteau blocks it with crossed arms.

Cousteau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cousteau connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Korgan Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Cousteau moves out of range.
Bloodaxe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Cousteau.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cousteau.
Bloodaxe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cousteau's calf.
Cousteau closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodaxe, looking for a takedown. Cousteau pushes Bloodaxe against the cage but Bloodaxe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cousteau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cousteau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cousteau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cousteau connects with a body shot.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cousteau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cousteau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch but Cousteau is avoiding it.
Cousteau swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cousteau paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe cracks Cousteau with a good jab.
It looks like Bloodaxe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bloodaxe digs a good hook to Cousteau's body.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cousteau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cousteau wants to land a leg kick but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Cousteau swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodaxe.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Cousteau.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Cousteau.
Bloodaxe throws the left hand but Cousteau avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cousteau loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
Bloodaxe walks into a jab.
Cousteau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cousteau circles away quickly and effectively.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Cousteau.
Bloodaxe throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch up but Cousteau circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Bloodaxe has Cousteau up against the cage in a clinch.
Cousteau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Cousteau wants to break free but Bloodaxe has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bloodaxe.
A short right from Bloodaxe on the inside.
Cousteau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cousteau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cousteau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloodaxe.
Cousteau managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cousteau backwards.
Bloodaxe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cousteau fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cousteau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cousteau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cousteau looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cousteau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cousteau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Bloodaxe.
Cousteau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cousteaus head.
Bloodaxe gets underhooks to prevent Cousteau's takedown attempt.
Korgan Bloodaxe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cousteau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cousteau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cousteau throws a head punch that misses.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloodaxe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cousteau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bloodaxe stalling.
Jacques Cousteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Korgan Bloodaxe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloodaxe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korgan Bloodaxe!
A very excited looking Korgan Bloodaxe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.