PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Elazei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Elazei
vs
Axe

190 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Elazei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Talon Axe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elazei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Axe lands the left hand.
Axe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elazei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axe.
Axe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elazei.
A big right from Elazei misses.

Elazei takes the fight into the clinch.
Axe is trying to break free.
Axe is looking to break free of the clinch but Elazei has double underhooks.
Axe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Elazei has him pressed against the cage.
Axe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe is trying to force a seperation but Elazei has the dominant position.
Axe working hard to break the clinch.
Axe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Axe is trying to break the clinch but Elazei is controlling him.
Axe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elazei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elazei lands a shoulder strike.
Axe is trying to break the clinch but Elazei has him pressed against the cage.
Axe working hard to break the clinch.
Axe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elazei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axes head.
Axe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axe tries to break free but Elazei pushes him back against the cage.
Elazei taking a breather.
Elazei has Axe pressed against the cage, preventing Axe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elazei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elazei presses Axe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Elazei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elazei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axe's efforts to push away.
Axe tries to break the clinch but Elazei is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Axe.
Elazei lands a nice shot to the body.
Elazei pushes Axe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Axe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Axe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axe looks to land a right hand but Elazei moved out of range.
Elazei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axe slips a jab and a cross from Elazei.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elazei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elazei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Elazei moves out of range as Axe strikes.
Elazei cracks a nice hook into Axe's ribs.
Axe looks gassed!
Elazei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talon Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Axe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elazei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axe connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elazei moves away.
Elazei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axe back to the cage. Elazei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Elazei catches Axe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Elazei.
Elazei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talon Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elazei staying out of range there.
Axe swings widly with a right hand
and Elazei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elazei slips a jab from Axe.
Elazei thows a body shot but no joy.

Axe tries to sprawl but Elazei drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Elazei performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Elazei seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Axe for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elazei is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Elazei wants to control the pace but Axe is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elazei controlling from mount.
Elazei prevents Axe from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe tries to hold on but Elazei postures up.
Axe is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Elazei dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Elazei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samuel Elazei is winning the standup battle so far.
Elazei tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Elazei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
Axe staying out of range there.
Axe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elazei slips a straight right by Axe.
Elazei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Axe cracks Elazei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Elazei closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Axe tries to roll over but Elazei keeps him under control.
Elazei trying to control from Axe's half guard. Axe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Axe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elazei is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elazei trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Samuel Elazei just wasn't active enough.
Elazei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Axe.
Axe lands a slapping body shot.
Axe throws a hook but Elazei blocks it.
Axe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elazei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elazei.
Axe is breathing heavily.
Axe misses with a looping left.
Axe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elazei.
Elazei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axe circles away quickly and effectively.
Elazei throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Elazei misses.
Elazei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Axe.
Elazei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Axe lands a nice shot to the body.
Elazei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Axe connects with a right hand. Elazei shakes it off.
Samuel Elazei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe throws a hook but Elazei avoids it easily.
Axe misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Elazei lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elazei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axe looks to land a left hand but Elazei moved out of range nicely.
Axe lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Elazei misses the target.
Elazei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Axe.
Axe throws a jab when Elazei was well out of range.
A big left from Axe misses.
Elazei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe tries to bum rush Elazei with a series of wild strikes but Elazei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elazei tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
A jab from Axe misses.
Elazei lands a body shot.
Elazei fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a right and a left that Elazei avoids nicely.
Elazei fails to land the takedown.
Axe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Elazei with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Elazei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Axe there.
Sloppy strikes from Axe. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Axe misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Elazei here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Elazei moves away from the strike by Axe.
Elazei scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elazei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elazei scrambles back to his feet.
Elazei is looking to clinch but Axe is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elazei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Elazei takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Talon Axe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Axe lands a head shot.
Axe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elazei swings for the body but Axe moves out of range.
Axe connects with a crisp jab.
Elazei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elazei misses with an uppercut.
Axe connects with a body shot that sends Elazei's belly button to the back.
Elazei throws a nice looking combination but Axe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Elazei looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Axe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Axe.
Elazei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elazei trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axe trying to control the position.
Axe wants to improve his position but instead Elazei has moved into half guard.
Axe is trying to maintain the position but Elazei is very close to passing his half guard.
Axe taking some punishment here, with Elazei in his half guard.
Axe is not content to let Elazei control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Axe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elazei wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Axe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Elazei wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from Axe misses its intended target.
Axe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elazei tries to clinch but Axe moves out of range.
Axe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elazei.
Elazei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe connects with a body shot.
Axe connects with a right hand. Elazei shakes it off.
A combination from Axe does no damage.
Axe thuds a left hand into Elazei's body.
Axe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elazei.
Axe throws a looping overhand right but Elazei ducks down to avoid it.
Elazei lands with a nice combination. Axe backs away looking to recover.
Axe throws out a loose jab but Elazei uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Axe.
Elazei avoids the body shot from Axe.
Axe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elazei.
Axe cracks a nice hook into Elazei's ribs.
Elazei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Axe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Elazei counters with a three punch combo that has Axe backing up. Axe nods at Elazei to acknowledge the strikes.
Elazei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elazei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elazei pushes Axe up against the cage in a clinch.
Axe is trying to break the clinch but Elazei is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Elazei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Axe is trying to force a seperation but Elazei has the dominant position.
Elazei has Axe pressed against the cage, preventing Axe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Axe is trying to push Elazei away but Elazei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Elazei is leaning against Axe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elazei controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe is trying to force a seperation but Elazei has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Talon Axe.
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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

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