PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman . 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
Fitzpatrick

182 cm
21
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
28
173 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Axe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Axe avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the ropes.
Axe lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Axe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Axe lands with a right to the head.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Axe.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Axe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Axe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Axe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Axe.
Axe misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Axe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Axe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axe misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Axe's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axes head.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Jon Axe has been cut.
A short right from Axe on the inside.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick is pressed up against the ropes. Axe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fitzpatrick down to the mat. Fitzpatrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Axe moves into the clinch successfully.
Axe working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch.
Fitzpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Axe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe lands with a left to the head.

Axe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fitzpatrick regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axe trying to control but Fitzpatrick is working from the bottom.
Axe throwing strikes from guard but Fitzpatrick blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fitzpatrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Axe preventing the sweep.
Axe throwing strikes from guard but Fitzpatrick blocks nicely.
Axe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitzpatrick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Axe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Axe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Axe's cut.
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.

Fitzpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darryl Fitzpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Axe has managed to clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch.
Axe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axe lands a right hand.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Axe lands with a light punch inside.
Jon Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Axe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Axe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
A short body shot lands from Axe as the two fighters clinch.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Axe.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe is leaning against Fitzpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Axe.
Axe pushes Fitzpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick gets through Axe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axe is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fitzpatrick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Axe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe's elbow.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axe lands with a left to the head.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Axe prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Axe working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axe.
Axe lands a right hand.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Axe controls his hands.
Axe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axe blocking some punches.
A short left from Axe.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axe is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Axe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Axe lands a right hand.
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!
Fitzpatrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fitzpatrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe lands a shot to the body.
Axe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick blocking some punches.
Axe can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Axe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Axe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Axe tries to clinch there but Fitzpatrick circles away.

Axe closes the distance and clinches.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.

Axe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fitzpatrick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fitzpatrick is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fitzpatrick covering up well and avoiding damage.
Fitzpatrick covers up after that shot from Axe.
Fitzpatrick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fitzpatrick avoids the strikes from Axe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Even with his hooks in, Axe manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Fitzpatrick is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Axe is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Axe gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Axe gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Axe apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Fitzpatrick gets tackled into the ropes by Axe. Axe maintains the clinch.
Axe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Axe lands a left hand.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axe working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick gets underhooks to prevent Axe's takedown attempt.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axe lands a shoulder strike.
Axe blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
Axe working aggressively here.
Axe struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzpatrick controls his hands.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Axe back against the ropes.
Axe misses with a punch to the body.
Axe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Axe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fitzpatrick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzpatrick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axe blocking some punches.
Fitzpatrick is leaning against Axe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Axe.
Axe lands an uppercut.
Axe misses with the head strike.

Axe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fitzpatrick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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 punches the canvas rather than the man.
Axe misses with an elbow to the head.
Axe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Axe is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fitzpatrick. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Axe wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping busy.
Jon Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Axe is punishing Fitzpatrick with strikes - can he finish him?!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Axe!
Darryl Fitzpatrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.