PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goguryeo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staltz Volkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics. Volkof has chosen Downfall by Trust Company as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Volkof

182 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
194 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goguryeo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Staltz Volkof!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim slips under a jab from Volkof.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim misses with a looping right.
Volkof misses with an uppercut.
Volkof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volkof. That one must have hurt.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Volkof thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkof manages to avoid it.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Volkof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Volkof.
Volkof scores with a kick to the body.
Volkof scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkof misses with a kick to the body.
Volkof lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkof.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkof's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkof.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkof throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Staltz Volkof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim lands a nice hook to Volkof's body. Volkof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkof connects with a nice looking jab.
Volkof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkof misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkof tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkof tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkof is looking to clinch.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volkof goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkof misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Volkof throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkof scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volkof avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kim as he connects with a hook.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Volkof looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim lands a head kick. Volkof smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a body punch but Volkof moves out of range.
Volkof tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkof throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Volkof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim throws a jab when Volkof was well out of range.
Volkof throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Volkof has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volkof takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkof throws a lazy body kick
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Volkof's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkof tries to avoid it.
Kim thuds a left hand into Volkof's body.
Volkof avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkof was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Kim lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkof throws a sloppy body shot
and Kim counters with a nice body kick.
Volkof falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Volkof looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkof misses with a head kick.
Kim lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Volkof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkof tries to clinch up
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Volkof was not able to check.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkof avoids the body shot from Kim.
Volkof looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volkof on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim slips a straight right by Volkof.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Kim throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goguryeo Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Volkof connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volkof tries to clinch up
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Volkof darts in trying to clinch
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Volkof throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Volkof lands with a kick to the ribs.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Kim moves away from the strike by Volkof.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkof takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim tests Volkof's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkof misses with the body kick
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim throws a series of punches but Volkof moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim blocks a jab.
Volkof wants to clinch but Kim slips to the side
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Staltz Volkof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Volkof misses with a head kick.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
Volkof is breathing heavily.
Volkof takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkof.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkof is able to avoid easily.
Kim tests Volkof's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Volkof misses.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Volkof misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Volkof was not able to check.
A slow jab from Volkof misses its intended target.
Kim takes a swing at Volkof's ribcage but misses.
Volkof clinches but Kim breaks the clinch
and Volkof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkof moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim throws a right hand that Volkof ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkof also avoids with ease.
Volkof misses with a low kick.
Volkof looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Volkof wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Goguryeo Kim is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Volkof connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Volkof 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Volkof's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick by Volkof misses
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim throws a right and a left that Volkof avoids nicely.
Volkof tries to land a body kick
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkof swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Volkof might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kim has got the better of the exchanges.
Volkof tries to clinch up.
Volkof avoids the body shot from Kim.
Volkof misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
Volkof will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Volkof throws a body kick the misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkof bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Volkof.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkof manages to avoid it.
Kim digs a good body shot into Volkof's ribs.
Kim is looking to wear down Volkof with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kim jabs at Volkof's body.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkof darts in trying to clinch
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Volkof misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkof avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goguryeo Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkof doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkof lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim connects with a body shot.
Volkof looks to throw a body kick
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Volkof takes a step back to recover.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Volkof's ribs.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Volkof's knee but Volkof avoids it well.
Volkof takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim cracks the inside of Volkof's front leg.
Volkof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkof doesn't seem phased though.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Volkof counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Kim finds it's way through Volkof's defenses.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkof can do to turn this around?
Kim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkof will feel that in the morning.
Kim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkof manages to avoid it.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkof is able to avoid easily.
Volkof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim connects with a single shot there.
Volkof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Volkof looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkof throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim swings for the body but Volkof moves out of range.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim takes a swing at Volkof's ribcage but misses.
Kim jabs Volkof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim scores with a punch to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkof checks a leg kick.
Volkof walks into a left hand.
Volkof tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kim.
Volkof moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Volkof tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Volkof falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Volkof lands a jab to the nose.
Volkof throws a sloppy head kick
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Volkof tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Staltz Volkof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkof has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkof throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Volkof looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Volkof does no damage.
Volkof needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkof throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkof swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkof throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim defending well as Volkof loads up on a big left hand.
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goguryeo Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goguryeo Kim!