PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Call to prayer. Stephan Axe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jargo Leek's chin.

Leek
vs
Axe

185 cm
22
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Axe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leek lands a leg kick that knocks Axe off balance momentarily.
Leek misses with an uppercut. Axe saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Axe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leek checks it well.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leek misses with a body kick.
Leek moves out of range as Axe strikes.
Leek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Leek drives through and clinches with Axe against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leek moves away from the strike by Axe.
Axe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leek.
Leek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leek scores with the left hand. Axe knows he should have avoided that one.
Axe throws out a loose jab but Leek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe swats away the attempt to clinch by Leek.
Leek lands a lovely overhand right.
Leek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek jabs at Axe's body.
Axe lands with a slapping head kick.
Axe misses with a low kick as Leek jumps back.
Leek needs to keep his hands up - Axe had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Leek misses.
Leek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Axe at a distance.
A punch combination from Leek misses.
Axe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leek throws a chopping leg kick but Axe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leek - the referee stops the clock and Axe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leek. Axe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Axe!
Leek checks the leg kick.
Axe takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Stephan Axe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leek scores with a push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Leek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leek.
Axe checks a low kick from Leek.
Axe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leek. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a head kick.
Axe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leek throws out the jab.
Leek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axe was well out of range. Poor timing from Leek.
Axe throws a leg kick but Leek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Axe. Axe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.

Leek gets a clinch.
Leek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Leek.
Leek lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Axe manages to break the clinch.

Leek instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Leek.
Leek lands with a short shot to the head.

Axe manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Leek misses.
Leek misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Axes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leek blocks a head kick by Axe.
Axe misses with a wild combination.
Leek moves out of range of the body kick.
Axe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leek throws a leg kick but Axe checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Leek. Those never looked like landing.
Leek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Axe lands but Leek takes it in his stride.
Leek thuds a left hand into Axe's body.
Axe lands a leg kick that knocks Leek off balance momentarily.
Leek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Axe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe throws a leg kick but Leek sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Leek moves into the clinch.

Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Axe.
Axe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Axe misses with a hook.
Axe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leek.
Axe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leek counters with a leg kick.
Axe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leek misses with a body shot.
Leek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leek throws a head kick but Axe moves out of range.
Leek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe slips a jab and a cross from Leek.
Axe lands a jab to the head.
Leek lands a body shot.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Leek lands a nice shot that snaps Axe's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jargo Leek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leek loads up on a big right hand but Axe slips the punch.
Leek misses with a low kick.
Leek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axe is looking to slow Leek down with leg kicks.
Leek tests Axe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leek tries a low kick but Axe avoids it.
Axe connects with a leg kick. Leek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Leek misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leek.
A telegraphed right hand from Axe misses the target.
Axe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leek.
Leek throws a body punch but Axe moves out of range.
Leek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Leek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axe.
Axe throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leek just misses with a punch to the body.
Axe is looking to slow Leek down with leg kicks.
Axe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axe in his tracks.
Leek works the jab nicely.
Axe moves into range and connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Axe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axe was well out of range. Poor timing from Leek.
Axe lands a leg kick that knocks Leek off balance momentarily.
Axe throws a low kick, looking for Leek's leg but Leek calmly moves out of range.
Axe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Axe cracks Leek with an open hand slap.
Axe scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leek connects with a crisp jab.
Leek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axe moves away.
Nice defenses there by Leek.
A clash of legs there as Axe blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Leek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axe. That's going to slow Leek down.
Leek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leek throws out a leg kick but Axe moves out of range and Leek only half commits.
Axe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leek. That did some damage!
Leek moves out of range as Axe strikes.
Leek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jargo Leek is winning the standup battle so far.
Axe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Axe thumps Leek with a low kick.
Leek throws a right hand that Axe ducks under and follows up with a left that Axe also avoids with ease.
Axe drops his hands momentarily and Leek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Axe scores with a jab.
Leek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axe is out of range and Leek settles back down.
Leek scores with a body shot.
Axe throws a head kick but Leek moves out of range.
Axe connects with a leg kick. Leek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leek misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek blocks the body kick.
Leek needs to keep his hands up - Axe had a free shot at his head there.
Axe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leek.
Leek wants to clinch.
Leek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Leek blocks the low kick.
Leek is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Axe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Axe misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Axe - just one landing.
Leek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axe throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Axe blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Axe checks it well.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Leek misses with a shot to the body
and Axe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Axe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Axe's head backwards.
Axe is looking to chop away at Leek's legs.
Leek connects with a right hand. Axe shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Leek.
Axe throws a leg kick but Leek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Leek has closed the distance and engaged Axe in a clinch.
Axe tries a body shot but Leek blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leek blocks an uppercut.
Leek lands a nice uppercut.
Leek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe misses with a body punch.
Axe blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stephan Axe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stephan Axe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Axe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leek misses with a low kick.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Axe jabs Leek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leek throws a combination. Axe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Axe misses.
Leek throws a shot from downtown. Axe moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axe.
Leek lands with a shot to the body.
Axe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Leek tried to score with a low kick but Axe checks it.
A leg kick checked by Leek.
Leek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leek is looking to chop away at Axe's legs.
Leek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leek looks to land a body kick but Axe moved away.
Axe thumps Leek with a low kick.
Leek scoring well with a low kick there.
Axe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Axe scrambles back to his feet.
Axe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axe is out of range and Leek settles back down.
Leek thows a body shot but no joy.
Leek is looking to clinch but Axe is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Axe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leek. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leek.
Nice shot lands for Axe.
Axe throws a low kick, looking for Leek's leg but Leek calmly moves out of range.
Axe throws a leg kick but Leek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leek takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Axe misses with a straight left.
Axe tried to score with a low kick but Leek checks it.
A head kick from Leek lands but Axe takes it in his stride.
Leek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Axe.
Leek checks a leg kick.
Leek blocks a low kick nicely.
Leek misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek scoring well with a low kick there.
Axe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leek.
Axe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe misses with a low kick as Leek jumps back.
Leek looks for the body kick but Axe saw that one coming.
Leek tries to work over Axe's front leg with a kick but Axe checks it.
Axe moves out of range as Leek strikes.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch but Axe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leek moves out of range of the body kick from Axe.
Leek just misses with a punch to the body.
Leek avoids a kick to the body.
Leek avoids the head kick by Axe.
Axe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axe avoids a kick to the body.
Axe checks a leg kick.
Leek is looking to slow Axe down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek fakes the leg kick and cracks Axe in the body.
Axe misses with a straight right.
Leek throws a leg kick but Axe checks it.
Axe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leek.
Leek takes one on the button.
Axe scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek tries to land a leg kick but Axe saw it coming and moves away.
Axe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leek is out of range and Axe settles back down.
Leek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leek throws a lazy right hand but Axe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leek throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leek. That's going to slow Axe down.
Axe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Axe misses the target.
Leek ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Leek misses with a kick to the body.
Leek throws a sloppy head kick
and Axe counters with a good low kick that Leek was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jargo Leek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leek 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jargo Leek!
In his post fight interview, Jargo Leek started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.