OFC Heavy Hitters PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wall has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wall
vs
Gold

185 cm
18
249 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

179 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold shoots in and bounces Wall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gold gets to his feet - Wall follows without any prompting.
Wall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gold moves into the clinch.
Wall fails to pull guard.

Gold tightens his grip and picks Wall up, before dumping him to the ground. Wall manages to land in guard.
Wall is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.

Gold gets to his feet. Wall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Gold clinches.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Wall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Wall is breathing heavily.

Gold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wall on his heels. He'll look to pass Wall's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wall is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold is working Wall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.

Gold stands up from Wall's guard - Gold perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gold working over Wall with some ground and pound. Wall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gold working over Wall with some ground and pound. Wall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wall is trying to stand up here but Gold is controlling him well.
Wall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Gold drops an elbow to the side of Wall's head.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wall taking some punishment here, with Gold in his half guard.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Gold thows a huge punch but Wall dodges it nicely.
Gold working Wall over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Gold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wall's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wall is trying to stand up here but Gold is controlling him well.
Wall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Wall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gold prevents Wall from standing back up.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold prevents Wall from standing back up.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wall looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gold connects with a nice short shot to Wall's temple.
Gold working over Wall with some ground and pound. Wall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wall defending well though.
Wall tries to kick Gold off but Gold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Platinum Gold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gold gets a double leg takedown into Wall's guard.

Gold stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wall with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wall's guard now.
Gold lands a couple of elbows.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gold decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wall, up you get!

Gold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold won't let Wall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gold unloading with bombs!
Gold landing shots from mount.
Gold unloading with bombs!
Gold dominating with strikes here.
Wall trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wall's face.
Wall taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold dominating with strikes here.
Gold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wall hang on?
Gold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Wall really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold lands a heavy elbow.
Gold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.
Wall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gold with a couple of short strikes.
Gold looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!
Wall is in a horrible position here. Gold smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wall?
Platinum Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold won't let Wall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wall tries to get out of the position.
Gold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wall?
Gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gold punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wall taking shots to the head.
Gold lands a heavy elbow.
Gold landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wall squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gold lands a big elbow.
Wall trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gold looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wall hang on?
Wall is trying to stand up.
Gold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.
Wall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wall hang on?
Gold lands a big elbow.
Gold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wall looks a forlorn figure.
Gold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wall is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.
Gold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gold throws some wild stikes that Wall manages to avoid easily.
Gold breaks from Wall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gold misses with a head shot.
Wall is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gold raining down shots from the mount!
Gold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wall's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall is trying to stand up.
Gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gold with shots to the head and body - Wall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wall really wants to buck Gold off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Platinum Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wall doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Gold is having none of it.
Wall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold landing some decent shots from guard.
Gold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.
Wall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold won't allow Wall to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold stands up over Wall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Wall has wrist control.
Wall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a couple of elbows.
Gold stops Wall from standing up.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Wall has wrist control.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Gold is having none of it.
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Wall has wrist control.
Wall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold postures up and lands a big shot to Wall's brow.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold prevents Wall from getting back to his feet.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Gold is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Gold gets to his feet. Wall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Platinum Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Gold clinches.

Gold has hold of one of Wall's legs. Wall is fighting the takedown attempt but Gold gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Wall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wall has his takedown stuffed
and Gold counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wall misses with a takedown attempt
and Gold counters with a big head kick but Wall shrugs it off.
Wall tries for a takedown but Gold circles away easily
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to clinch but Gold moves away

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wall is trying to stand back up but Gold is controlling him
Wall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wall's head.

Wall makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wall throws an off balance right hand

and Gold counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wall!
Wall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gold.
Wall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold won't let Wall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gold is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Gold connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gold cracks Wall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gold with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall taking shots to the head.
Wall really wants to buck Gold off and get back to his feet.
Gold lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnny Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Platinum Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Platinum Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Platinum Gold!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Nosal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim Nosal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Light's chin.

Nosal
vs
Light

160 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Nosal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Light!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nosal misses the shot to the body.
Light has his takedown stuffed

and Nosal counters with a nice right hand that sends Light toppling to the canvas! Light scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nosal finish him?!

Light is rocked!

It looks like Keith Light has been cut.

Nosal clinches with his opponent.
Light is still on wobbly legs! Can Nosal finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nosal manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Nosal misses its intended target.
Nosal misses with a looping right.
Nosal missing with a left hand there. Light was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nosal goes for a small jab and connects. Now Nosal goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Light stumbles back but Nosal runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Light to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Light will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxim Nosal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Krushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Cordova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krushev comes into the arena with Forever Lost blaring out of the sound system. Freddy Cordova is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Krushev
vs
Cordova

210 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Krushev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Cordova!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krushev misses with a series of wild punches.
Cordova misses with an uppercut
and Krushev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cordova cracks Krushev with a good jab.
Cordova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krushev has time to react.
Krushev thows a body shot but no joy.
Krushev throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Cordova catches Krushev right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Cordova.
Krushev blocks a head kick by Cordova.
Cordova misses with a hook. Krushev ducked under it nicely.
Cordova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krushev.
Cordova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Krushev to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cordova throws a push kick but Krushev slaps the foot to one side.
Cordova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krushev.
Krushev connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Cordova covering up! Krushev comes in with a big uppercut and Cordova goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikita Krushev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Coogan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coogan
vs
Timmy

185 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilson Timmy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coogan moves forwards but Timmy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coogan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Timmy to score with a decent uppercut.
Timmy jabs Coogan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Timmy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coogan slips under a jab from Timmy.
Timmy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timmy lands a nice looking body shot.
Coogan is breathing heavily.
Timmy cracks Coogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Rob Coogan has been cut.
Timmy lands with a shot to the body.
Timmy misses with a straight left.
Timmy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coogan walks into a jab.
Coogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmy throws out the jab.
Timmy connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmy lands a glancing blow to the side of Coogan's head.
Timmy stuns Coogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Timmy lands a nice hook to Coogan's body. Coogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Timmy drops Coogan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Coogan looks back up at him and smiles so Timmy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!

Timmy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Coogan sprawling to the canvas! Coogan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Timmy finish him?!

Coogan is rocked!

Rob Coogan's cut is getting worse.
Timmy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Coogan takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Timmy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Coogan bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilson Timmy!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse The Governing Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Mouse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse The Governing Body's chin.

Mouse
vs
The Governing Body

190 cm
20
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
285 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse The Governing Body!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Governing Body counters with a low kick, right behind Mouse 's knee.

The Governing Body lands a big head kick that sends Mouse tumbling to the mat! The Governing Body takes a step backwards and waves Mouse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Governing Body clinches with his opponent.

The Governing Body drops Mouse with a big knee straight up the middle! Mouse is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mouse is rocked!

It looks like Jerry Mouse has been cut.
The Governing Body cracks the inside of Mouse's front leg.
Mouse is breathing heavily.

The Governing Body moves into the clinch.
The Governing Body landing knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a good knee to the midsection. Mouse won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Governing Body obliges.
The Governing Body working Mouse over with knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Governing Body landing knees to the body.
The Governing Body utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Governing Body lands a vicious elbow to the side of Mouse's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! The Governing Body tries to finish him with strikes but Mouse still seems able to defend himself so The Governing Body steps back and lets Mouse get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Oh Mouse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesse The Governing Body is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Governing Body feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mouse collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesse The Governing Body!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobichus has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face as his entrance music. Jeff Douglas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sponge Bobichus's chin.

Douglas
vs
Bobichus

190 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Bobichus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobichus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobichus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobichus misses with a double jab.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bobichus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Bobichus tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bobichus under the eye.
Bobichus tries for a takedown but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobichus.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bobichus.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas is looking to wear down Bobichus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bobichus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Douglas throws a body punch but Bobichus moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobichus avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Bobichus looks for a takedown but Douglas sprawls well.
Jeff Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bobichus.
Bobichus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobichus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bobichus walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Bobichus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobichus dives in and grabs Douglas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes down on Bobichus's head and hops out.
Bobichus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobichus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bobichus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bobichus wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bobichus misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a lazy uppercut

and Bobichus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bobichus.
Bobichus looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobichus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douglas tries to get out of the position.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Bobichus from controlling successfully.
Bobichus tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglas is retaining full guard.
Bobichus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bobichus wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Bobichus pushing down on Douglas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus stands up and beckons Douglas to join him on the feet.
Douglas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bobichus tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobichus ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Jeff Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand

and Bobichus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bobichus thows a huge punch but Douglas dodges it nicely.

Bobichus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bobichus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bobichus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobichus punching from mount but Douglas doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Bobichus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobichus looking to control but Douglas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sponge Bobichus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobichus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas tests Bobichus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sponge Bobichus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobichus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Douglas. No joy for Bobichus on that attempt.
Bobichus with a poor takedown
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas misses the jab.
Bobichus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douglas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bobichus somewhat.
Jeff Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bobichus.
Bobichus wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobichus wants to clinch.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobichus misses with a takedown attempt - Douglas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeff Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobichus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas scores with a jab. Bobichus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bobichus swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Bobichus scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Bobichus or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas which made him look bad.
Bobichus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with Bobichus's head.
Douglas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bobichus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobichus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Bobichus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobichus is breathing heavily.
Bobichus throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas scores with a jab. Bobichus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bobichus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. Bobichus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bobichus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobichus fails with the takedown
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeff Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.

Bobichus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bobichus showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobichus wants to take a breather but Douglas is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Bobichus seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Douglas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bobichus has cracked it and Douglas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bobichus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sponge Bobichus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is shut em down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kalas
vs
Wayne

174 cm
30
159 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

215 cm
27
304 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kalas or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne which made him look bad.
Kalas with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Kalas slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalas thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalas with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Kalas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalas scores with a push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Wayne as Kalas shoots in.
Kalas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Kalas.
Kalas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne throws a jab when Kalas was well out of range.
Kalas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wayne defends it nicely.
Kalas wants to clinch
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
Kalas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to avoid it but Kalas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wayne to the ground. Wayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalas is breathing heavily.
Wayne leaves Kalas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Kalas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalas is just out of range.
Kalas darts in trying to clinch
and Kalas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalas tries to clinch up
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stuffs the takedown.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Kalas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Kalas misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wayne wants it to stay on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kalas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kalas throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalas moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalas dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Kalas's head and hops out.
Wayne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Wayne. No joy for Kalas on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws a one two combo.
Kalas avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Kalas closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Kalas does no damage.
Wayne sizes up Kalas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Kalas's body. Kalas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalas tries to clinch but Wayne moves away
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Kalas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Kalas's defenses.
Kalas with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalas thinking.
Wayne cracks Kalas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalas misses with a hook
and Kalas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalas tries to clinch up
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kalas's head.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalas at a distance.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Kalas.
Kalas misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalas thinking.
Kalas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wayne counters with a left and a right that stings Kalas.
A cross from Wayne lands.
Kalas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalas was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne scores with the left hand. Kalas knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Kalas seems unphased.

Kalas is rocked!
Kalas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kalas misses with a series of wild punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kalas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kalas tries for a takedown but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kalas gets a clinch.
Kalas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Kalas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wayne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wayne gets underhooks to prevent Kalas's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wayne lands a left hand.
Kalas throws an elbow that misses.
Wayne fails to pull guard.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
Wayne cracks Kalas with a nice body shot.
Wayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kalas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalas.
Kalas wants a takedown but no success here.
Kalas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalas goes for a takedown attempt but Wayne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harry Kalas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalas moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne cracks Kalas with a good jab.
Wayne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne cracks Kalas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne cracks Kalas with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalas on the side of the head.
Oh Kalas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne jabs at Kalas's body.
Kalas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kalas seems to have got his legs back now.
Harry Kalas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Kalas's body. Kalas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalas with a poor takedown
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Kalas's body.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kalas with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Kalas wants to clinch
and Kalas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kalas colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Wayne as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kalas is left battered and dazed whilst Wayne and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Volchenkov

195 cm
19
264 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
296 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!
Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Volchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volchenkov.

Volchenkov has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Volchenkov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Volchenkov fails to land.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volchenkov darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Volchenkov taking a breather.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Volchenkov has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volchenkov misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Volchenkov has him pressed against the cage.
Volchenkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Volchenkov has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Boris Volchenkov has been cut.

Volchenkov tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Volchenkov from breaking the clinch.
Volchenkov keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Volchenkov fails to land.
Volchenkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Volchenkov throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Silva pushes Volchenkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Volchenkov letting Silva take a breather here.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Volchenkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volchenkov wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Volchenkov taking a breather.
Volchenkov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Volchenkov is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volchenkov has his back to the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Volchenkov looks gassed!
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!
Volchenkov lands with a nice body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volchenkov's head backwards.
Volchenkov misses with a left hand

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Volchenkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is working for takedown but Volchenkov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bigfoot Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volchenkov trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volchenkov into the cage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Volchenkov tries to tie him up.
Volchenkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Volchenkov tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Volchenkov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volchenkov 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Volchenkov wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Volchenkov backing up. Volchenkov nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva tries to bum rush Volchenkov with a series of wild strikes but Volchenkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volchenkov counters with an outside leg kick.
Volchenkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov tries to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Volchenkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Volchenkov into the cage.
Volchenkov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Volchenkov tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Volchenkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volchenkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volchenkov slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Volchenkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Volchenkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Volchenkov misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Volchenkov stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Volchenkov is controlling him.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Volchenkov won't allow it.
Volchenkov is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Volchenkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Volchenkov keeps him there for the moment.
Volchenkov tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Volchenkov.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volchenkov throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Volchenkov tries to land a body kick

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigfoot Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Volchenkov'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.

Volchenkov takes one to the side of the head.
Volchenkov closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Volchenkov avoids them all with ease.
Volchenkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boris Volchenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volchenkov tries to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Volchenkov has double underhooks.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volchenkov backwards.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Volchenkov.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Volchenkov tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Volchenkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volchenkov throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volchenkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Volchenkov throws an elbow that misses.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a right hand that Volchenkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volchenkov also avoids with ease.
Volchenkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volchenkov closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Boris Volchenkov's cut even more.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volchenkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva thows a huge punch but Volchenkov dodges it nicely.
Silva prevents Volchenkov from improving his position.
Volchenkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volchenkov's head.
Volchenkov is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volchenkov's head.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Volchenkov is blocking nicely.
Volchenkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Silva throws a right hand that Volchenkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volchenkov also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volchenkov's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with the combination.
Volchenkov scores with a three punch combo!
Volchenkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boris Volchenkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volchenkov tries to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Volchenkov is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volchenkov wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bigfoot Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Volchenkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Volchenkov throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Bigfoot Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a one two combo.

Silva rushes Volchenkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volchenkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Volchenkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Volchenkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Volchenkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva pushes Volchenkov off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volchenkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Volchenkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volchenkov wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volchenkov!
Volchenkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volchenkov can do to turn this around?
Volchenkov wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Volchenkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volchenkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Volchenkov.
Volchenkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Volchenkov backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Volchenkov misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Bigfoot Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Volchenkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Volchenkov backs up against the cage.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volchenkov is out of range.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Volchenkov prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Volchenkov misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov looks to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Volchenkov has him pressed against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volchenkov 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volchenkov tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Silva instigates a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bigfoot Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Volchenkov wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Volchenkov hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boris Volchenkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Volchenkov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bigfoot Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bigfoot Silva!