PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staltz Volkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkof has chosen Downfall by Trust Company as his entrance music. Staltz Volkof told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Blair
vs
Volkof

197 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

193 cm
23
194 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Staltz Volkof!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkof throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.

Volkof has closed the distance and engaged Blair in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Blair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkof.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blair is defending well for now.
Volkof lands a right hand.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Blair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Volkof lands a right hand.
A short left from Volkof.
Blair blocks an elbow strike.

Blair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Volkof clinches up with Blair and pushes him back against the cage.
Volkof pushes off an throws an elbow but Blair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Blair blocks the elbow strike.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkof is defending well for now.
Volkof keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Volkof.
Blair wants to break free but Volkof has control.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blair takes an elbow to the temple.
Blair tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volkof scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.

Blair breaks from the clinch.
Blair tries to clinch up
and Volkof counters with a three punch combo that has Blair backing up. Blair nods at Volkof to acknowledge the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Blair as he connects with a hook.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Volkof has managed to clinch.

Blair manages to break the clinch.
Blair darts in trying to clinch

and Volkof moves into the clinch.
Blair blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Volkof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blairs head.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blairs head.
Volkof gets through Blair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blair avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Blair is trying to maintain a safe position but Volkof gets an underhook and turns Blair into the cage.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkof is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair is trying to force a seperation but Volkof has the dominant position.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.

Blair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blair wants to clinch
and Volkof counters with a nice body kick.
Blair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Volkof counters with a thumping low kick.
Blair tries to clinch up

and Volkof holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Volkof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkof is defending well for now.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Volkof keeps him there for the moment.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkof.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Volkof lands a right hand.
Blair wants to stall.
Volkof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Blair in his tracks for a moment.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Volkof on the inside.
Blair avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
A right hook to the body lands for Volkof.
Blair is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jimmy Blair has been cut.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof lands a shoulder strike.
Volkof tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blair avoids it.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.
Volkof managing to block the knees to the body from Blair.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof managing to block the knees to the body from Blair.
Volkof lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blair avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkof.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Blair tries to stall but Volkof uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Volkof managing to block the knees to the body from Blair.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Volkof.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volkof missing with knees to the body.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkof pushes Blair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blair breaks from the clinch.
Blair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staltz Volkof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair wants to clinch
and Volkof counters with a nice body kick.
Volkof is looking to land body kicks.

Blair closes the distance and clinches.
Volkof lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof managing to block the knees to the body from Blair.
A right hand to the body from Volkof.
Blair managing to block the knees to the body from Volkof.
Volkof lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Blair managing to block the knees to the body from Volkof.
Blair tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkof avoids the damage to the body.
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkof has him pressed against the cage.
Blair missing with knees to the body.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blair working hard to break the clinch.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Volkof putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkof keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blair's efforts to push away.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Staltz Volkof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Blair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Volkof looks to land a body kick but Blair moved away.
Blair moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkof lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Volkof.
Blair throws a sloppy head kick
and Volkof finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Volkof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkof avoids the head kick by Blair.
Volkof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blair throws a sloppy head kick and Volkof moves out of range easily.
Blair tries to clinch
and Volkof finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volkof.

Blair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volkof, pushing him back against the cage.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkof putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkof is leaning against Blair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Staltz Volkof seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Volkof lands a damaging elbow.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling the position.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkof creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blair blocks an elbow strike.
Volkof lands a hook that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
A short right from Volkof.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Volkof in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
Blair avoids the elbow strike from Volkof, against the cage.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof works on Blair's body with a couple of short punches.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Blair blocks an elbow strike.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
Volkof lands a nice elbow.
Blair looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Blair wants to break free but Volkof has control.
A shot in the inside from Volkof.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkof.
Blair wants to break free but Volkof has control.
Volkof scores with a shot to the side of Blair's head.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkof lands a damaging elbow.
Blair blocks an elbow strike.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkof prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Blair wants to break free but Volkof has control.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Volkof keeps him there for the moment.
Volkof looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Blair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkof avoids it.
Nice elbow from Volkof.

Blair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Blair darts in trying to clinch
letting Volkof counter with a right hand.
Blair wants to clinch
and Volkof counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volkof works over Blair's head and body with a nice combination.
Blair wants to clinch but Volkof slips to the side

and Volkof moves into the clinch.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof misses with an elbow strike.
Volkof tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkof won't allow it.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkof won't allow it.
Blair takes an elbow to the temple.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkof landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Blair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volkof gets through Blair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkof missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volkof throws an elbow but misses.
Volkof lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Volkof lands a shot to the body.
Volkof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Volkof avoiding damage as Blair throws knees to the body.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
Volkof lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blair backwards.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkof just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blair's brow.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkof throws an elbow that misses.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof has him pressed against the cage.
Blair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Volkof.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Blair tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Volkof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkof lands an elbow inside that Blair shrugs off.
Blair tries to break free but Volkof pushes him back against the cage.
Volkof stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkof is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Staltz Volkof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Blair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Volkof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blair tries to clinch up
and Volkof counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Volkof scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blair moves out of range of the body kick from Volkof.
Blair throws a head kick but Volkof moves out of range.
Blair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blair there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Volkof both land. Nice combination.
Blair misses with a kick to the body.
Blair wants to clinch
and Volkof counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair clinches but Volkof breaks the clinch
and Volkof counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blair checks a leg kick.
Blair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkof.

Blair darts in and clinches Volkof up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling the position.
Volkof lands a damaging elbow.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling the position.
Blair blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkof managing to block the knees to the body from Blair.
Volkof putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Volkof prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Volkof misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Volkof lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkof makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blair trying to land knees to the body.
Volkof lands a damaging elbow.
Volkof cracks Blair with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkof throws an elbow but it misses.
Blair takes an elbow to the temple.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Volkof gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Volkof missing with knees to the body.
Volkof misses with an elbow over the top.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkof.
Volkof gets through Blair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Volkof prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Blair in his tracks for a moment.
Blair wants to break free but Volkof has control.

Blair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkof fakes the leg kick and cracks Blair in the body.
Volkof misses with a body shot.
Blair misses with a head kick.
Volkof pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blair is looking to clinch but Volkof is avoiding it.
Volkof circles away from the clinch attempt
and Volkof counters with a nice kick to the body.
Volkof scoring well with a low kick there.
Blair tries to clinch but Volkof moves away
and Volkof counters with a solid body kick.
Blair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Volkof misses with an uppercut. Blair saw that one coming.
Volkof throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Blair tries to clinch up
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair tries to clinch
and Volkof makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Volkof closes the distance and clinches.
Volkof comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkof pushes Blair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volkof scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkof.
Blair avoids a wild elbow strike from Volkof.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Volkof is controlling him.
Blair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Volkof is keeping busy.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blair trying to land knees to the body.
Volkof prevents Blair from breaking the clinch.
Blair looking to stall.
Blair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Volkof lands an elbow just above Blair 's eye.
Blair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkof.
Blair blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkof pushes Blair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkof lands an elbow that stopped Blair in his tracks for a moment.
Volkof has Blair pressed against the cage, preventing Blair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blair takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkof trying to land knees to the body.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Blair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volkof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volkof lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkof scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkof creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blair's defenses.
Volkof lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkof lands an uppercut.
Blair takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blair missing with knees to the body.
Volkof lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Volkof.
Volkof scores with a shot to the side of Blair's head.

Blair manages to break the clinch.
Volkof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Volkof.
Blair clinches but Volkof breaks the clinch

and Volkof counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Volkof.
Blair blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Blair blocks an elbow strike from Volkof.
Volkof lands an elbow inside.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volkof lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blair or not.
Blair tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkof avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Staltz Volkof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkof 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Staltz Volkof!