PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Condor Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Patrick (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.

Axe
vs
Patrick

177 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Condor Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Axe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Patrick!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Axe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
Axe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patrick is trying to stand up.
Axe dominating with strikes here.
Axe controlling from the full mount.
Patrick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Axe controlling the position easily from mount.
Axe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Patrick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patrick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Axe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patrick wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Axe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrick slips a jab and a cross from Axe.

Axe gets a takedown into half guard.
Patrick has hold of Axe's hands but Axe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Axe tries to pass to full mount but Patrick defends it.
Axe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Axe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Axe trying to mount his opponent but Patrick defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Axe is figuring out what he wants to do next.

We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Axe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Claude Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Axe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Axe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.

Axe takes the fight into the clinch.
Patrick trying to land knees to the body.
Patrick is looking to control Axe's arms but Axe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patrick has his back to the cage.
Axe misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axe.

Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick misses with an uppercut.

Patrick gets caught napping as Axe dives in and scores a takedown. Patrick manages to retain guard.
Patrick looks gassed!
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Axe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Axe distracts Patrick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Axe landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
Axe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Condor Axe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Axe drives through with a takedown into Patrick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Axe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Axe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patrick is keeping the position for now.
Axe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Axe stops Patrick from standing up.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axe content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Condor Axe just wasn't active enough.
Patrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Axe finds it's way round the side to connect with Patrick's head.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Patrick misses with an uppercut. Axe saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Axe circles away.
Patrick wants to clinch.

Axe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Patrick to the ground. Axe is now in Patrick's guard.
Axe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Axe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Condor Axe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axe tries to free his leg and advance position but Patrick is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Condor Axe.
Axe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Condor Axe just wasn't active enough.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick and Axe moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
Some wild striking there from Axe.
Patrick misses with a low kick.
Axe scores with the left hand. Patrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Patrick misses with a head kick.

Axe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patrick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Axe is controlling him.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Patrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Patrick wants to stand up but Axe is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Axe is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Condor Axe.
Patrick takes one to the side of the head.
Patrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Axe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patrick's half guard.
Axe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick taking some punishment here, with Axe in his half guard.
Axe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Axe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Axe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Axe stops Patrick from getting back to his feet.
Axe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Axe there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe trying to control the pace.
Axe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Axe dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Condor Axe dominated that second round.
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!

Patrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Patrick throws a combination that misses
and Axe counters with a left and a right that stings Patrick.

Axe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patrick on his heels. He'll look to pass Patrick's guard now, I'm sure.
Axe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Axe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patrick is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Axe dives into side control.
Patrick being controlled for a moment.
Axe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Axe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Patrick is trying to buck Axe off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patrick will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Patrick is trying to get back to his feet.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axe controlling from side mount.

We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Axe - just one landing.

Axe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to advance position but Patrick won't allow it.
Axe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Axe drives through with a takedown into Patrick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Axe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Axe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Axe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Condor Axe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Axe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Axe controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Patrick trying to remain calm as Axe controls from the top position.
Axe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Patrick is trying to buck Axe off.
Axe in side control, throwing shots but Patrick defends.
Axe controls the position.
Patrick is pushing Axe's head away, looking to escape. Axe manages to hold on to the position though.
Axe taking a breather here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Axe lands some shots froms side control.
Claude Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe prevents Patrick from escaping the position.
Axe happy to just control the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

We're going to have a standup here because Condor Axe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Axe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patrick.
Patrick is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patrick is trying to break the clinch but Axe is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Condor Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

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