PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Convict comes to the cage accompanied by Kill You. Axe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Call to prayer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Convict
vs
Axe

176 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Undead clothing

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephan Axe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convict gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Convict.
Convict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe lands the left hand.
Convict tried to score with a low kick but Axe checks it.
Convict thumps Axe with a low kick.
Convict attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axe looks to land a body kick but Convict moved away.

Convict moves into range and clinches up with Axe.
Nice elbow from Convict.
Axe blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Axe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Convict creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Convict keeps control of Axe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Convict misses with an elbow strike.
Axe takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Stephan Axe has been cut.
Convict lands an elbow that stopped Axe in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Convict lands a nice elbow.
Convict throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe avoids a wild elbow strike from Convict.
Convict lands an elbow that stopped Axe in his tracks for a moment.
Convict 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.
Convict lands a damaging elbow.
Axe blocks an elbow strike from Convict.
Convict gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Axe wants to break free but Convict has control.
Convict throws an elbow that misses.
Convict pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Axe managing to block the knees to the body from Convict.
Axe avoids a wild elbow strike from Convict.
Axe wants to break free but Convict has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Convict throws an elbow but misses.
Convict pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Convict looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axe avoids the elbow strike from Convict, against the cage.
Convict throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Convict has him pressed against the cage.
Axe dodges an elbow strike from Convict.
Convict missing with knees to the body.
Convict tries to land knees in the clinch but Axe avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Convict.
Convict lands an elbow inside that Axe shrugs off.

That has opened up Stephan Axe's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Convict creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Axe breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Axe.
Axe digs a good hook to Convict's body.
Axe is looking to score with low kicks.
Convict wants to slow Axe down by chopping away at his legs.
Axe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convict throws a leg kick but Axe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Axe.
Convict throws a leg kick but Axe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Convict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stephan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Convict moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Axe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Convict defending well as Axe loads up on a big left hand.
Axe throws a jab when Convict was well out of range.
A lazy left from Axe finds it's target.
Convict throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Axe throws a shot to the body.
Convict uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axe.
Good exchange - Axe coming out on top.

Convict closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convict gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Axe breaks from the clinch.
Axe tried to score with a low kick but Convict checks it.
Convict throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Convict connects with an inside leg kick.
Convict misses with a low kick.
Convict motions for Axe to come forward. Convict throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axe throws a body punch but Convict moves out of range.
Axe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Convict.
Axe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Axe thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe misses with a body kick.
Convict throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Axe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Convict dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Axe misses the target.
Convict keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Convict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Axe.
Axe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Convict doesn't seem bothered though.
Axe lands a glancing blow to the side of Convict's head.
Convict throws a sloppy head kick and Axe moves out of range easily.
Stephan Axe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axe thows a body shot but no joy.
Convict slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Convict.
Axe cracks Convict with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Convict misses with a leg kick
and Axe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axe throws a wild body kick that Convict sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Convict misses with a head kick.
Convict takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Axe looks to score with a jab to the body but Convict is just out of range.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Convict walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Convict lands a leg kick that knocks Axe off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Convict has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Convict and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Axe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Convict avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Convict takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Convict tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Convict.
Axe loads up on a big right hand but Convict slips the punch.
The Convict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe punishes Convict's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Axe. Those never looked like landing.
Axe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Convict makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Axe is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Convict finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Axe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Convict lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Convict scoring well with a low kick there.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Convict.
Convict throws out a leg kick but Axe moves out of range and Convict only half commits.
Axe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Convict.
Convict throws a nice outside leg kick.
Axe checks a leg kick.
Convict blocks a jab.
Convict blocks a head kick by Axe.
Axe blocks a head kick by Convict.
Axe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Axe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Axe misses with a looping right.
Axe throws a low kick but Convict moves out of range easily.
Axe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axe keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convict tries a head kick but it misses.
Convict uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axe.
Axe 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.
Convict lands a front kick.
Axe misses with a hook.
Convict throws a leg kick which misses Axe's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe tries to avoid it.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Convict checks a low kick from Axe.
Axe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Convict counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Convict closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Convict trying to land knees to the body.
Convict misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axe.
Convict tries to land knees in the clinch but Axe avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Axe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Convict tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Convict on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Axe throws a hook but Convict blocks it.
Convict takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Axe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Convict looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Convict slips under a jab.
Axe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Convict on the side of the head.
Convict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axe catches Convict with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Axe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Axe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Convict throws a low kick but it's checked well by Axe.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe scores with a nice right hand.
Axe throws a jab but it's blocked by Convict.
Axe moves out of range of the body kick.
Axe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axe throws a hook but Convict avoids it easily.
Axe tries to bum rush Convict with a series of wild strikes but Convict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Axe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Convict sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Axe.
Convict throws a low kick, looking for Axe's leg but Axe calmly moves out of range.
Axe throws a hook to the side of Convict's head but Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Convict's hands.
Convict keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Convict slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convict ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Axe is looking to slow Convict down with leg kicks.
Jab by Axe.
Convict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Axe throws out the jab.
Convict lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Convict checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Axe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Convict moves away.
Convict ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Axe misses the shot to the body.
Axe throws a jab when Convict was well out of range.
Axe connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Convict connects with a leg kick. Axe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axe.
A good leg kick by Convict.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Convict lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Axe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Axe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Convict slips a straight right by Axe.
Convict connects with a high kick.
Convict throws a head kick that misses.
Axe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Convict takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Convict tries to clinch up.
Axe checks a low kick from Convict.
A telegraphed right hand from Axe misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convict lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axe misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Convict moved out of range nicely.
Axe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Convict is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Convict connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Axe throws out a loose jab but Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Axe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Axe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

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