AXFC 1 - And We Are Live PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tama Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoSXk_Avqw&feature=related. Tama Chiba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake The Snake's chin.

The Snake
vs
Chiba

185 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tama Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Snake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Snake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiba's hands.
Chiba takes one on the button.
The Snake lands a nice hook to Chiba's body. Chiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Snake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Snake throws a pinpoint strike between Chiba's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Chiba crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and The Snake scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake The Snake!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ruoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruoff has chosen Virtual Insanity as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Johnson
vs
Ruoff

190 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
269 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Ruoff!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ruoff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ruoff is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruoff might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ruoff prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Ruoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ruoff is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to control Ruoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Ruoff sits in half guard.

Ruoff is working for a submission of some sort.

Ruoff is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruoff seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Ruoff!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colten Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Griffin

183 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!

Rastafarii Clothing
Rastafarii Clothing

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, Colten Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stewie Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
Gunn cracks Griffin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gunn did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
Gunn trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin is looking to advance position but Gunn won't allow it.
Griffin is taking a breather. Gunn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn trying to hold on to Griffin's head to control him but Griffin postures up.
Griffin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gunn is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gunn avoid being mounted?
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
A nice combination there by Gunn.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Gunn, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Gunn against the cage but Gunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunn throws a one two combo.
Colten Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gunn scores with a jab.

Griffin is rocked!
Gunn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Griffin! Gunn dives in looking to finish! Griffin is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colten Gunn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Murphy
vs
Mason

200 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Sydney, Nobu Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Mason!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Murphy 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.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murphy is defended easily by Mason.

Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch up

and Mason counters by clinching up.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mason counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobu Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mason slowing the pace effectively.

Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shoots and misses

and Mason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mason.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Mason landing with the ground and pound.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Mason thows a big elbow that misses.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murphy tries to clinch up

and Mason counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murphy's guard now.
Murphy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control the position.

Mason drops back looking for a leg! Murphy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murphy manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Murphy's guard.

Mason drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murphy dives on top into guard.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Mason.
Murphy wants to stand but Mason has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has gone for a leg lock! Mason slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murphy's guard.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murphy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mason won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mason thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mason is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murphy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murphy has escaped and now he's on top!

Murphy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mason is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mason has escaped and now he's on top!

Mason drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mason jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mason dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Murphy wants to clinch but Mason slips to the side

and Mason counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Mason prevents Murphy from getting the reversal.
Murphy tries to hold on but Mason postures up.
Murphy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy has given up his back here.

Murphy fending off the submission attempt from Mason.
Mason has Murphy flattened out and is raining down punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy tries to escape but Mason has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Mason working for a choke but Murphy is defending well.

Mason looking for the choke from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murphy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Murphy wants to control his opponent's hands but Mason gets his hands free.
Murphy holding both Mason 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jack Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy trying to hold on to Mason's head to control him but Mason postures up.

Mason is looking for a kimura here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mason clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murphy looking for a takedown.
Mason controlling the action here for a moment.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Mason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobu Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nobu Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Mason stalls.

Mason manages to break the clinch.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy tries to clinch but Mason moves away

and Mason holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mason pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Murphy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mason to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Mason drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mason jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murphy has his foot on Mason's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mason works his way back into a safe position though.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murphy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy controls Mason momentarily but Mason frees himself.
Mason working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Mason tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.

Murphy has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.

Mason manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Mason counters with a left to the body.

Mason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.

Mason has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Mason is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mason working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Mason wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Murphy, who protects the arm well.

Mason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mason tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy wants to control but Mason postures up.
Murphy is trying to buck Mason off.

Mason thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mason works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murphy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mason's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to take a breather but Murphy is having none of it.

Mason is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Mason performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mason prevents Murphy from standing back up.
Murphy is looking to control Mason's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Mason moves nicely into side control.

Mason looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mason has hold of Murphy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Murphy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mason cranks the arm and Murphy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Murphy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Mason!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Noke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stronger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Micheals
vs
Noke

178 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Noke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals tries to bum rush Noke with a series of wild strikes but Noke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noke defends it nicely.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noke looks for the body kick but Micheals saw that one coming.
Micheals throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noke counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Noke. No joy for Micheals on that attempt.
Noke wants to land a leg kick but Micheals is out of range.
Noke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Noke scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kyle Noke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Micheals with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Micheals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noke connects with a body shot.
Noke tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Noke counters with a nice uppercut.
Noke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Micheals is trying hard to land a takedown here. Noke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Micheals slips a jab and a cross from Noke.
Micheals misses with a combination
enabling Noke to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Noke.
Noke throws a series of strikes that have Micheals backpedaling.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Noke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Micheals is able to avoid easily.
Micheals shoots in for a takedown but Noke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Noke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Micheals's hands.
Noke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micheals takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noke looks to land a combination. Micheals sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Micheals tries for a takedown but Noke circles away easily
and Noke counters with a three punch combo that has Micheals backing up. Micheals nods at Noke to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Jay Micheals has been cut.
Noke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noke throws a one two combo.

Micheals is rocked!
Noke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Noke throws a head kick that misses.
Noke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheals in his tracks.
Micheals gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noke misses with a few strikes there.
Micheals checks a leg kick.
Micheals is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noke.
A left and a right from Noke both land. Nice combination.
Oh Micheals is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noke lunges at Micheals with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Micheals's hand.
Micheals seems to have got his legs back now.
Noke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Micheals had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noke stalks Micheals and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Micheals's face. Micheals staggers backwards, shaken.
Noke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Noke scores with a four punch combination!
Micheals gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Noke counters with a crisp right that sends Micheals to the canvas! Noke follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Noke!