PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 244 p4p, 506 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 33 p4p, 67 weight class). Alderidge has chosen Portland, Oregon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Bloodaxe
vs
Alderidge

179 cm
34
162
27 - 15 - 1

175 cm
34
160
31 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe blocks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge misses with a right hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alderidge lands with a hook. Bloodaxe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Alderidge counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Alderidge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderidge lands with a right hand.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Alderidge is predictable there
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick which misses Alderidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Alderidge tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloodaxe looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge scores with a body shot.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
Good work by Bloodaxe as he checks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe scores with a hook.
Good work by Alderidge as he checks the leg kick.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Bloodaxe misses.
Alderidge misses the body punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Alderidge connects with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alderidge's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe throws a front kick aimed at Alderidge's knee but Alderidge avoids it well.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Bloodaxe avoids it.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Alderidge with a nice calf kick.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bloodaxe misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Alderidge slams his shin into Bloodaxe's torso.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe with a jab.
Alderidge cracks Bloodaxe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge lands with an overhand left.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alderidge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick that knocks Alderidge off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge blocks a leg kick.
Alderidge throws a chopping leg kick but Bloodaxe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alderidge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alderidge walks into a jab.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for a 1-2. Bloodaxe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe lands with a hook. Alderidge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alderidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bloodaxe's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
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.

Bloodaxe checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe lands with a shot to the body.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge works over Bloodaxe's head and body with a nice combination.
Alderidge connects with an inside leg kick.
Alderidge throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Alderidge thuds his shin into the meat of Bloodaxe's side.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
Bloodaxe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bloodaxe lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Bloodaxe's legs.
Bloodaxe lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Bloodaxe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alderidge. Alderidge obviously looking to wear him down.
Bloodaxe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bloodaxe tried to counter with a leg kick but Alderidge avoided it.
Alderidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alderidge looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Alderidge connects with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Alderidge is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodaxe clobbers Alderidge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy right hand. Bloodaxe should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Alderidge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodaxe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bloodaxe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe drops his hands momentarily and Alderidge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alderidge wants to land a leg kick but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Alderidge misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a low kick, right behind Alderidge 's knee.
Alderidge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a jab to the nose.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Bloodaxe lands.
Bloodaxe walks into a jab.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bloodaxe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alderidge at a distance.
Bloodaxe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bloodaxe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloodaxe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Alderidge tries to land a body kick
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alderidge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bloodaxe if he has to take too many more of those.
Bloodaxe misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bloodaxe is able to avoid easily.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Alderidge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Alderidge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloodaxe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alderidge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe walks into a stiff left hand from Alderidge.
Good exchange - Bloodaxe coming out on top.
Alderidge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloodaxe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
A nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Alderidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alderidge on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe moves out of range as Alderidge throws a body kick.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.
Alderidge takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Bloodaxe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alderidge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alderidge. Bloodaxe shrugs it off though.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge wants to slow Bloodaxe down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alderidge works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Alderidge connects with a nice looking jab.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab to the body
and Alderidge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge misses the body punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alderidge. That one must have hurt.
Bloodaxe checks the leg kick.
Alderidge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alderidge fakes the leg kick and cracks Bloodaxe in the body.
Good exchange - Alderidge coming out on top.
Alderidge throws a solid leg kick but Bloodaxe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderidge.
Bloodaxe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
Bloodaxe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bloodaxe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alderidge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Alderidge takes one to the chin there.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Bloodaxe's legs.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Alderidge backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Bloodaxe.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
An out of breath Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.