PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Ormerod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Axe
vs
Ormerod

180 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timmy Ormerod!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Ormerod moves out of range easily.
Ormerod throws a lazy head kick
and Axe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axe scores with a hook to the body. Ormerod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ormerod is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Axe clinches up against the cage.
Ormerod tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Axe stops a takedown attempt from Ormerod.
Axe is stalling here.
Ormerod pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Ormerod's ribcage.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ormerod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ormerod.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Ormerod.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Axe obliges.
Ormerod looks gassed!
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Ormerod in his tracks for a moment.
Axe stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ormerod is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.
Axe tries to land knees in the clinch but Ormerod avoids the damage to the body.
Ormerod takes an elbow to the temple.
Ormerod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Axe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ormerod up against the cage.
Axe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Ormerod won't want to take too many of those.
Axe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axe lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Axe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Axe as the two fighters clinch.
Axe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Axe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Axe lands a nice knee to the body.
Ormerod avoiding damage as Axe throws knees to the body.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe digs a right hand into Ormerod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ormerod's gas tank.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Axe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Ormerod's ribcage.
Ormerod wants to get back to striking at distance but Axe won't allow it.
Axe stalling the fight.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ormerod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ormerod misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axe.
Ormerod trying to stall but Axe improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Axe.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ormerod.
Axe stalls.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Axe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ormerod is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Axe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ormerod tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Axe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Axe lands a good knee to the midsection. Ormerod won't want to take too many of those.
Axe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axe is working Ormerod over against the cage.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axe landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Axe lands a left hand.
Axe slowing the pace effectively.
Ormerod managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Axe lands a nice shot to the body.
Axe lands a right hand.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.
Ormerod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
Axe pushes Ormerod back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Axe trying to land knees to the body.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
Axe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Axe.
Axe has Ormerod pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ormerod fails to pull guard.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Axe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Axe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ormerod!
Axe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ormerod really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Axe controlling the position easily from mount.
Ormerod is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ormerod tries to hold on but Axe pushes him away.
Ormerod is breathing heavily.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ormerod tries to hold on but Axe pushes him away.
Axe breaks from Ormerod's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Axe lands a big elbow.
Axe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Axe content just to control the position here.
Axe landing shots from mount.
Axe controlling from the full mount.
Ormerod taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe trying to control but Ormerod is having none of it.
Axe controlling from mount.
Axe lands a nice shot to the head.
Ormerod wants to control but Axe is having none of it.

Axe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Axe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ormerod can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ormerod is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Axe avoids the attempt from Ormerod to control.
Axe controlling from mount.
Ormerod tries to lock up and control but Axe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Axe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ormerod hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Axe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ormerod avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ormerod closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Axe did well to prevent Ormerod getting side control.
Axe controlling the position well.
Axe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Axe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ormerod can do to turn this around?
Axe is looking to control Ormerod's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Axe avoid being mounted?

The referee stands the fighters back up. Blake Axe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Axe closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ormerod up against the cage.
Axe lands an elbow just above Ormerod 's eye.
Axe landing knees to the body.
Ormerod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ormerod is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axe is defending well for now.
Axe leaning against his opponent.
Ormerod tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ormerod swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Axe.
Axe with a knee to the head.
Ormerod fails to pull guard.
Ormerod wants to break free but Axe has control.
Ormerod can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a knee strike.
Ormerod jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Axe walks away with a smile on his face. Ormerod gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blake Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Ormerod.
Ormerod doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Axe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ormerod's guard.
Ormerod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ormerod works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ormerod is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Axe is controlling him.
Axe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ormerod's guard.
Axe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ormerod is trying to stand back up but Axe is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ormerod taking some punishment here, with Axe in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe passes to side control.
Axe looks up at the clock and then as Ormerod takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Axe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Axe is putting a hurting on Ormerod here, landing some big shots from side control.

Axe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ormerod is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe cracks Ormerod with a big right hand but Ormerod just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ormerod is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Axe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ormerod will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Axe advances to mount.
Axe controlling from mount.
Blake Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

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