Axel is a very very troubled boy. He lost his dad in the cage, and he lives with his grandma. His farther, Raymond "The king" Fernandes was one of the best Cage fighters of his time. And Axel seems' to hate the attention it brings. Axel has been in and out of Juvi since he was 10, so he turned his attentions to the cage. This is when he decided that he would dedicate all his anger and aggression toward cage fighting, and this is when he met Aj, and his life got sent spinning.