PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Volkov (ranked 1857 p4p, 2878 weight class) and Trey Wittman (ranked 277 p4p, 401 weight class). Trey Wittman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Volkov
vs
Wittman

170 cm
27
175
7 - 0 - 0

189 cm
28
175
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Brooklyn Apothecary
Conquer

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trey Wittman !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Volkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov slips nicely into half guard.
Volkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wittman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wittman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Volkov is nestled in close to Wittman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wittman 's head.
Wittman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
Volkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Wittman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov trying to mount his opponent but Wittman defends it.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Volkov working over Wittman with some ground and pound. Wittman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Volkov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Volkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wittman taking some punishment here, with Volkov in his half guard.
Volkov working over Wittman with some ground and pound. Wittman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Volkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wittman 's head.

Wittman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Volkov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wittman .
This has been an exciting period of action!

Volkov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wittman regains guard.

Wittman uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Wittman has closed the distance and engaged Volkov in a clinch.
Wittman lands a right hand.
Wittman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkov or not.
Volkov looking for a takedown.
Volkov is looking for a takedown.
Volkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Wittman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wittman scores with a hook to the body.
Wittman stops a takedown attempt from Volkov.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Wittman gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wittman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wittman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wittman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wittman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wittman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Volkov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wittman is trying to keep an underhook but Volkov manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wittman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Volkov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wittman to regain full guard.
Volkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Wittman has wrist control.
Volkov passes Wittman 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Volkov trying to advance position but Wittman counters by regaining guard.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov forces his way into half guard.
Volkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Volkov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wittman 's thigh. Wittman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wittman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wittman is keeping the position for now.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Wittman blocks nicely.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Volkov dominated that round.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Volkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wittman 's guard.
Volkov postures up in Wittman 's guard and throws a big left but Wittman blocks it.
Volkov stands up over Wittman , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Volkov 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.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Wittman is retaining full guard.
Volkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volkov throws an elbow that misses. Wittman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Volkov's guard. Nice move by Wittman !

Wittman stopping the sweep attempt from Volkov.
Volkov is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Volkov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov tries to strike from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wittman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman stopping the sweep attempt from Volkov.
Volkov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wittman is looking to stand up but Volkov won't let him.
Wittman preventing the sweep.
Volkov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wittman tries to clinch up but Volkov circles away and keeps his distance.

Volkov looking to score a takedown here. Wittman is defending well but Volkov drives through and ends up in Wittman 's guard.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wittman is keeping the position for now.
Volkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volkov distracts Wittman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov passes Wittman 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Volkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wittman 's head.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Sergei Volkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wittman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Volkov.
Volkov passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wittman taking some punishment here, with Volkov in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov drops an elbow to the side of Wittman 's head.
Wittman taking some punishment here, with Volkov in his half guard.
Wittman is breathing heavily.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wittman defending well though.
Volkov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wittman 's thigh. Wittman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wittman can do to turn this around?
Volkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Wittman has wrist control.
Volkov is working Wittman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Volkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Volkov postures up in Wittman 's guard and throws a big left but Wittman blocks it.
Wittman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a strike but Wittman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wittman preventing the sweep.
Volkov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Volkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Volkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wittman 's guard.

Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
Volkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov pushing down on Wittman 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Wittman has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Volkov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Wittman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Volkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Volkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Wittman has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wittman defending well though.
Wittman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
Wittman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Volkov winds up and cracks Wittman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Wittman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wittman defending well though.
Wittman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Volkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volkov is nestled in close to Wittman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Wittman is rocked!
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkov thows a huge punch but Wittman dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Volkov.
Wittman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wittman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trey Wittman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Wittman is still in real trouble! Can Volkov finish him?
Wittman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkov working the head and body with strikes.
Volkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Wittman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to pass to full mount but Wittman defends it.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Volkov throwing shots but Wittman is blocking nicely.
Volkov trying to advance position but Wittman counters by regaining guard.
Wittman seems to have recovered his senses.
Volkov is working Wittman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Volkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov postures up in Wittman 's guard and throws a big left but Wittman blocks it.
Volkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wittman 's head.
Volkov postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Wittman 's head off the mat! Wittman is out! He's out! Volkov jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergei Volkov!
A very excited looking Sergei Volkov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.