PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 531 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Beanin Jiet (ranked 68 p4p, 143 weight class). Axelsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slipknot - The Virus of Life. 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.

Axelsen
vs
Jiet

181 cm
25
178
14 - 5 - 2

175 cm
25
175
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

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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 14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsen scores with a jab. Jiet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axelsen on the side of the head.
Axelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jiet ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jiet.
Jiet's corner calls for a 1-2. Jiet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jiet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
Jiet missing with a left hand there. Axelsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jiet throws a leg kick but Axelsen checks it.
Jiet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiet misses with a low kick.
Jiet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Axelsen has time to react.
Axelsen tests Jiet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jiet throws a looping overhand right but Axelsen ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Axelsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Jiet.
Axelsen throws a low kick, looking for Jiet's leg but Jiet calmly moves out of range.
Axelsen lands a nice shot that snaps Jiet's head back.
Jiet thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Axelsen misses with a jab to the body
and Jiet counters with a good low kick that Axelsen was not able to check.
Jiet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jiet throws a hook but Axelsen blocks it.
Jiet throws the left hand but Axelsen avoids the punch easily.
Axelsen throws the left hand but Jiet avoids the punch easily.
Axelsen throws a shot from downtown. Jiet moves away and avoids it.
Axelsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Axelsen swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Jiet.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiet throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Axelsen throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Axelsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Axelsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiet appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Axelsen misses with an uppercut.
Axelsen misses with a looping left.
Jiet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jiet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Jiet misses
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Jiet.
Jiet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jiet takes a swing at Axelsen's ribcage but misses.
Axelsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiet scores with a hook.
Jiet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsen.
Jiet lands a really nice looking cross but Axelsen seems unphased.
Axelsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsen scores with a leg kick.
Axelsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axelsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Jiet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Jiet misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Jiet finds it's target.
Jiet moves away from the strike by Axelsen.
Jiet lands a slapping body shot.
Jiet throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a low kick, right behind Jiet 's knee.
Nice body punch from Axelsen.
Axelsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jiet thuds his right hand into Axelsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Jiet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiet cracks Axelsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws out a loose jab but Jiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen takes one on the button.
Axelsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiet circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a head kick but Jiet moves out of range.
Axelsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiet! But no joy.
Jiet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsen misses with a hook to the body
and Jiet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Axelsen.
Jiet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Axelsen under the eye.
Axelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiet.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Jiet manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiet looks to land a left hand but Axelsen moved out of range nicely.
Axelsen misses with a right hand
and Jiet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axelsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beanin Jiet 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.

Axelsen misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiet! But no joy.
Jiet throws the left hand but Axelsen avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Axelsen.
Jiet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Axelsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiet throws out the jab.
Axelsen throwing a counter right hand but Jiet manages to avoid it.
Axelsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Jiet.
A clash of legs there as Jiet blocks the low kick.
Jiet scores with a sloppy right hand. Axelsen should have avoided that one.
Jiet moves away from the strike by Axelsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiet ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiet.
Jiet looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsen is just out of range.
Jiet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiet.
Decent striking displayed by Axelsen there.
Axelsen misses with an uppercut. Jiet saw that one coming.
Jiet looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Jiet.
Axelsen throws a low kick but Jiet moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jiet. That's going to slow Axelsen down.
Jiet blocks a low kick nicely.
Jiet misses with a looping right.
Jiet connects with a leg kick.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Axelsen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jab by Jiet.
Axelsen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jiet to counter with a crisp jab.
Axelsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jiet misses the jab.
Jiet throws a big shot that misses.
Axelsen throws a right hand that Jiet ducks under and follows up with a left that Jiet also avoids with ease.
Jiet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Axelsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Axelsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a hook.
Axelsen swings for the body but Jiet moves out of range.
Jiet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Axelsen throws a body punch but Jiet moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiet! But no joy.
Axelsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jiet momentarily.
Axelsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Axelsen throws a good cross that connects.
Axelsen lands with a slapping head kick.
A lazy left from Jiet finds it's target.
Jiet misses the jab.
Beanin Jiet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Axelsen.
Jiet moves out of range of the leg kick from Axelsen.
Axelsen backing away here, and Jiet unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Axelsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiet cracks Axelsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jiet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Axelsen misses with a hook. Jiet ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jiet, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiet misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsen lands with an overhand left.
Jiet misses with a looping right.
Axelsen throws a shot to the body.
Axelsen 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.
Jiet misses with a hook.
Axelsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiet! But no joy.
Jiet takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Jiet.
Axelsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiet.
Axelsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Jiet misses with a jab to the body
and Jiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jiet throws a jab when Axelsen was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Axelsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Jiet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jiet.
Jiet misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Jiet misses with a looping left.
It appears Axelsen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jiet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsen.
Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiet.
Axelsen looks for the body kick but Jiet saw that one coming.
Jiet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jiet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsen.
Jiet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Axelsen misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Axelsen.
Jiet lands with a straight right. Axelsen didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Axelsen throws a body punch but Jiet moves out of range.
Axelsen cracks Jiet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Axelsen connects with a body shot that sends Jiet's belly button to the back.
Jiet lands a nice looking body shot.
Jiet walks into a straight right hand from Axelsen.
Jiet slips under a jab from Axelsen.
Decent striking displayed by Jiet there.
Axelsen blocks a jab.
Axelsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jiet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Axelsen with a hook.
Axelsen throws a solid leg kick but Jiet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Axelsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiet lands a slapping body shot.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiet throws a big shot that misses.
Jiet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axelsen.
Jiet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Axelsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jiet tries to move into range but Axelsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Axelsen misses with a right hand
and Jiet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axelsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Jiet should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Axelsen. That snapped Jiet's head back.
Jiet connects with the punch.
Jiet slips under a jab.
Jiet misses with a body shot.
Axelsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsen throws a hook but Jiet avoids it easily.
Jiet looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axelsen 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 Jiet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jiet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jiet lands a glancing blow to the side of Axelsen's head.
Axelsen slips a jab from Jiet.
Jiet misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsen is looking to counter punch.
Jiet lands a jab.
Jiet missing with a left hand there. Axelsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsen misses with a left hand
and Jiet counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jiet counter with a right hand.
Axelsen throws the kick towards the body but Jiet avoids it.
Jiet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Axelsen scores with a leg kick.
Axelsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsen lands a jab to the nose.
Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiet.
Axelsen slips under a jab from Jiet.
Axelsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jiet with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiet.
Axelsen ducks right into an uppercut from Jiet.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsen misses with a looping left.
A jab from Axelsen misses.
Axelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiet manages to avoid it.
Jiet connects with a solid leg kick.
Axelsen missing with a left hand there. Jiet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsen misses with a low kick.
Jiet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Axelsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Axelsen takes a swing at Jiet's ribcage but misses.
Jiet scores with a punch to the head.
Axelsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiet cracks a nice hook into Axelsen's ribs.
Jiet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Axelsen is looking for a counter combo.
Axelsen misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Jiet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Axelsen doesn't seem phased though.
Axelsen avoids the body shot from Jiet.
Axelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiet manages to avoid it.
Axelsen misses with a looping left.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiet throws out a counter right but Axelsen avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiet misses the target.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Jiet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsen misses with an uppercut
and Jiet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiet misses with a looping left.
Axelsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jiet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Axelsen throws a leg kick
and Jiet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beanin Jiet.
Well Jiet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Beanin Jiet!
After winning the bout, Beanin Jiet thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.