QFC Tournament 475 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Buffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clair Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buffer
vs
Patterson

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Buffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clair Patterson !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buffer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patterson .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patterson .
Buffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson throws a counter combo.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buffer counters with a series of strikes. Patterson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buffer throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Buffer looks for the body kick but Patterson saw that one coming.
Buffer tries to clinch up.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruce Buffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clair Patterson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffer throws a lazy body kick
and Patterson counters with a left and a right that stings Buffer.
Buffer throws out a leg kick but Patterson moves out of range and Buffer only half commits.
Buffer is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Buffer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A good leg kick by Patterson .
Patterson misses the body punch
and Buffer counters with a series of strikes. Patterson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buffer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buffer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away.
Patterson connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buffer misses with a takedown attempt - Patterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buffer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patterson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buffer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patterson is fending him off so far but Buffer persists. Nope, Patterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Buffer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patterson as he jumps to the side.

Patterson drives through and clinches with Buffer against the cage.
Patterson avoiding damage.

Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Buffer throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson throws a push kick but Buffer slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patterson has Buffer up against the cage in a clinch.
Buffer jumps guard but Patterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Patterson breaks the clinch.
Buffer tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buffer shoots in for a double leg but Patterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buffer tries a head kick but it misses.
Buffer avoids the head kick by Patterson .
Patterson fails with the takedown.
Patterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buffer counters with a two punch combo.
Buffer throws a low kick but Patterson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Patterson instigates a clinch.

Patterson pulls Buffer into guard.
Buffer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Buffer from controlling successfully.
Buffer tries to stand but Patterson is controlling from the bottom.
Patterson wants to improve his position but instead Buffer has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Buffer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buffer circles away.
As Patterson looks to move away, Buffer throws a big counter combo bu Patterson just gets out of the way.
Patterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buffer avoids it really well and circles away.
Buffer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patterson but Patterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patterson tries to clinch up

and Buffer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buffer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Buffer isn't so interested in that idea.
Buffer won't allow Patterson to sweep him here.
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.
Buffer content to stall in guard here.
Patterson controls Buffer momentarily but Buffer frees himself.
Buffer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
Buffer trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Buffer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruce Buffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clair Patterson .
Buffer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch.

Patterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Buffer uses from the top position.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Buffer from controlling successfully.
Patterson has control of Buffer's left arm, preventing Buffer from doing any damage.

Patterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Buffer defends well.

Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Buffer defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Patterson , not yet.

Buffer stands up and waves to Patterson to follow him.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buffer as he avoids it easily.
Buffer tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
Buffer tries for a takedown but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horrible takedown attempt by Buffer or perhaps it was just good defense by Patterson , which made it look bad.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buffer manages to avoid it.
Buffer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buffer throws a head kick that misses.
Buffer fails with the takedown
and Patterson counters with a big head kick but Buffer shrugs it off.
Buffer tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Buffer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Buffer tries to counter with a takedown but Patterson is quick to defend against it.
Patterson tries to clinch but Buffer is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buffer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Buffer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Buffer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patterson as he jumps to the side.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Buffer, which made it look bad.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Buffer sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buffer tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
Buffer stuffs the takedown attempt from Patterson . Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce Buffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clair Patterson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buffer feints and as Patterson raises his hands in defense, Buffer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Buffer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patterson dives on top into guard.

Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Buffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson won't allow Buffer to sweep him here.
Buffer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bruce Buffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buffer controls Patterson momentarily but Patterson frees himself.
Patterson is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Patterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buffer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Buffer is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Buffer.
Patterson controlling the position for now.

Buffer 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to roll over but Buffer keeps him under control.
Buffer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Patterson keeping hold of Buffer's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buffer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson 's head.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Buffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buffer working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Patterson 's thigh. Patterson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson pulls Buffer in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Buffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buffer, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Bruce Buffer!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Bruce Buffer!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Bruce Buffer!

Bruce Buffer wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen Darude-Sandstorm as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Volkov
vs
Storm

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Storm!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Volkov pinned against the cage. Volkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Volkov swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm shoots in looking for a takedown but Volkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Viktor Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Storm darts in looking for a takedown but Volkov gets double underhooks and turns Storm into the cage.
Viktor Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Storm.
Volkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Storm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm moves forwards but Volkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Storm under the eye.
Volkov cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Viktor Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
It looked like Volkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Storm.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm closes this distance looking for a takedown but Volkov circles away.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm with the counter takedown but Volkov avoids it easily.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm slips under a jab from Volkov.
Storm defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Storm misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Storm with the counter takedown but Volkov avoids it easily.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Volkov's waist but Volkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm misses the jab.
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Nice body punch from Volkov.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Storm misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm goes for a double leg but Volkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Volkov continues to drive forward.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Volkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Storm shoots for a double leg takedown but Volkov sprawls well. He's pushed Storm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Storm staying out of range there.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Storm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Volkov but Volkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Volkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Volkov lands with an overhand left.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Storm misses.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volkov as he jumps to the side.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm blocks a jab.
Volkov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
A jab from Storm misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Storm slips a jab from Volkov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Storm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Volkov has got the better of the exchanges.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Viktor Volkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Storm.
Storm swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Storm takes one on the button.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkov throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volkov sprawls well. Volkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Storm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Volkov lands with a good body shot.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov jabs at Storm's body.
Storm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Volkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Viktor Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Storm avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov jabs at Storm's body.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
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!
Volkov lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Volkov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkov swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Volkov misses the jab.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Storm is trying desperately to land a takedown but Volkov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Storm.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Storm tries to counter it with a takedown but Volkov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Volkov misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Volkov throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
Volkov slips a straight right by Storm.
Volkov takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Volkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Storm blocks a jab.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
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!
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Volkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Storm slips a straight right by Volkov.
Storm slips under a jab from Volkov.

Storm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Volkov sprawls well initially but Storm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Storm is looking to advance position but Volkov won't allow it.
Storm trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.

Storm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Volkov is just riding it out for now. Storm eventually gives up the hold.
Volkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storm on the ground.
Storm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Volkov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Storm.

Storm wants to finish this one by submission but Volkov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Storm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov is looking to get to half guard.

Storm working for a submission but Volkov is keeping him at bay.

Storm wants to finish this one by submission but Volkov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Storm.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Volkov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Volkov, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Viktor Volkov!

Viktor Volkov wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caiman Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassio Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hendrix
vs
Bruno

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caiman Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cassio Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bruno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendrix.
Hendrix is trying to pull guard but Bruno turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bruno scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix's head.

It looks like Caiman Hendrix has been cut.
Bruno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caiman Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendrix has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno lands a body shot.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch but Hendrix keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hendrix drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruno pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bruno gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno lands with a left to the head.
Bruno digs a right hand into Hendrix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendrix's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendrix has double underhooks.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bruno.
Bruno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bruno's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hendrix has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bruno clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hendrix softening up his opponent with strikes here.
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!

Hendrix looking to break Bruno's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bruno remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hendrix will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hendrix trying to control.
Hendrix 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hendrix 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. Hendrix gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hendrix apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendrix appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruno tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hendrix counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hendrix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Hendrix from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hendrix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendrix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendrix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hendrix looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bruno!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendrix cracks Bruno with a big elbow.
Hendrix controlling from side mount.
Hendrix landing a few strikes.
Bruno is trying to get back to his feet.
Hendrix advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiman Hendrix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiman Hendrix's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bruno moves to clinch but Hendrix breaks away

and Hendrix counters with a takedown into side control.
Hendrix working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hendrix tries to score with some ground and pound. Bruno controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bruno taking a bit of punishment here - Hendrix scoring with strikes.
Bruno is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hendrix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bruno avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hendrix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix trying to control the position but Bruno is working away.
Bruno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendrix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hendrix controlling from side mount.
The ground and pound from Hendrix seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Hendrix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendrix lands a nice forearm strike.
Hendrix working the ground and pound but Bruno is defending the strikes.
Hendrix scoring with punches from side control.
Hendrix controlling from side mount.
Hendrix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruno keeps working.
Bruno is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendrix is working to tighten his grip on Bruno's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bruno has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hendrix is really squeezing tight and eventually Bruno passes out! Hendrix breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Caiman Hendrix!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polibotes Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Rossdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Titan
vs
Rossdale

172 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Polibotes Titan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Rossdale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Titan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rossdale's guard.

Rossdale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Titan scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rossdale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Titan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Titan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titan scoring with punches to the head and body.

Titan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rossdale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Titan has managed to get both his arms back between Rossdale's legs - danger averted.
Rossdale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Titan throwing strikes from guard but Rossdale blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titan landing some decent shots from guard.
Titan stands up over Rossdale, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titan 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.

Rossdale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Titan defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossdale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Titan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Titan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Titan gets to his feet and stands over Rossdale, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rossdale felt that one! Titan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rossdale from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polibotes Titan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barker
vs
Sand

183 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Sand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sand rushes Barker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barker is trying to push Sand away but Sand has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Sand lands a nice uppercut.
Barker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Sand.
Barker throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sand.
Sand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Good body shot from Sand.
Sand lands a right hand.
Sand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barker is looking to control Sand's arms but Sand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barker has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Sand.
Sand lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sand digs a right hand underneath Barker's ribcage. Barker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barker is breathing heavily.
A short right from Sand.
Nice body punch from Sand - that landed with a thud.
Sand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sand lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sand.

Barker is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand pushes Barker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Barker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sand swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sand digs a right hand into Barker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barker's gas tank.
Barker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sand throws a punch but it's blocked by Barker.
Sand misses with the head strike.
Sand misses with a punch on the inside.
Sand misses with some punches.
Sand swings wildly with an uppercut but Barker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sand throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barker.
Sand misses with some punches.
Sand cracks Barker with a nice body shot.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sand working aggressively here.
Barker seems to have got his legs back now.
Sand scores with a hook to the body.
Sand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sand.
Sand scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barker takes a shot to the head.
Sand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkers head.
Sand unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sand is unloading with more strikes now! Barker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Sand!