PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius has chosen Marcia Carolus Rex as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Volkov
vs
Aurelius

176 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

156 cm
26
130 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a nice leg kick.

Aurelius moves into range and clinches up with Volkov.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nik Volkov has been cut.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aurelius.
Aurelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aurelius.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Aurelius.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aurelius obliges.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkov or not.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
Aurelius lands a knee to the body.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aurelius.
A short right from Aurelius on the inside.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius lands an elbow that stopped Volkov in his tracks for a moment.
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Aurelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Volkov is rocked!
Volkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Aurelius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius working Volkov over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Aurelius landing knees to the body.
Aurelius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nik Volkov's cut is getting worse.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aurelius.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aurelius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkov avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aurelius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Aurelius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aurelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aurelius lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.

Nik Volkov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aurelius lands a left hand.
Aurelius digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nik Volkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aurelius counters by moving into the clinch.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Aurelius lands a damaging elbow.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Volkov is trying to drag Aurelius to the mat but Aurelius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Nik Volkov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aurelius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aurelius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Volkov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Volkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aurelius prevents it.
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Aurelius manages to get underhooks.
Aurelius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nik Volkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sigvard Aurelius! Sigvard Aurelius retains his bantamweight title!