PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, one bourbon one scotch one beer. Degrizz has chosen Battle in prison as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Axelsson
vs
Degrizz

188 cm
41
214 lbs
38 - 17 - 1

187 cm
34
217 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KnockOut

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 38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Degrizz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Degrizz throws a hook to the side of Axelsson's head but Axelsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Degrizz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Axelsson moves in looking to clinch but Degrizz pushes him off.
Degrizz tries a quick counter leg kick but Axelsson is wise to it.

Axelsson closes the distance and clinches.
Degrizz jumps guard but Axelsson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Axelsson pushes Degrizz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Axelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Degrizz.
Degrizz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Degrizz's defenses.

It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
Degrizz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Axelsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Axelsson scores with a knee to the head.
Axelsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Degrizz looks winded!
Axelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Degrizz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axelsson lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Axelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axelsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axelsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Degrizz takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Jim Degrizz's cut even more.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Axelsson crunches a lovely knee into Degrizz's ribcage.
Axelsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Axelsson lands with a left to the head.

The cut above Jim Degrizz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Axelsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Degrizz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ansgar Axelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Degrizz.
Degrizz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Axelsson tries a knee to the head but Degrizz blocks it.
Degrizz jumps guard but Axelsson stands there with Degrizz around his waist. Degrizz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Axelsson avoids the elbow strike from Degrizz, against the ropes.
Degrizz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Axelsson lands a damaging elbow.

Jim Degrizz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Degrizz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ansgar Axelsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ansgar Axelsson waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250's logo in front of the cameras.