PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Volkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wai Kickamoocow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Volkan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Volkan
vs
Kickamoocow

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Volkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wai Kickamoocow!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kickamoocow is just out of range.
Kickamoocow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Volkan misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Volkan.
Volkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kickamoocow off the cage and back into rage.
Kickamoocow misses with a double jab
and Volkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kickamoocow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Volkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkan looks to throw the jab but Kickamoocow is out of range.
Kickamoocow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkan throws out a powerful jab.
Volkan misses with a hook.
Volkan cracks Kickamoocow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kickamoocow misses with a right hand
and Volkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkan lands with a shot to the body.
Kickamoocow walks into a straight right hand from Volkan.
Volkan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kickamoocow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Kickamoocow's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickamoocow moves away from the strike by Volkan.
Volkan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Volkan there.
Volkan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkan lands a slapping body shot.
Volkan's corner calls for a 1-2. Volkan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wai Kickamoocow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Volkan coming out on top.
Volkan cracks Kickamoocow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volkan cracks Kickamoocow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kickamoocow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Kickamoocow.
Kickamoocow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kickamoocow throws a hook but Volkan avoids it easily.
Kickamoocow looks to land a right hand but Volkan moved out of range.
Kickamoocow misses with a hook
and Volkan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kickamoocow walks into a stiff left hand from Volkan.
Kickamoocow throws an overhand right that lands on Volkan's shoulder, as Volkan tries to avoid the shot.
Kickamoocow moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickamoocow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kickamoocow misses with a takedown attempt - Volkan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Volkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickamoocow.
Volkan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kickamoocow misses with a body punch
and Volkan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kickamoocow dips to his left and cracks Volkan with an uppercut!
Volkan throws a jab when Kickamoocow was well out of range.

Kickamoocow clinches.
Volkan can't break the clinch.
Volkan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickamoocow has double underhooks.
Kickamoocow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Volkan is trying to force a seperation but Kickamoocow has the dominant position.
Kickamoocow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Volkan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kickamoocow smiles and moves away.
A combination from Kickamoocow does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Kickamoocow has closed the distance and engaged Volkan in a clinch.
Kickamoocow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kickamoocow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kickamoocow landing knees to the body.
Come on Kickamoocow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Volkan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Kickamoocow.
Volkan fails to pull guard.
Volkan wants to break free but Kickamoocow has control.
Volkan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Volkan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkan tries to break the clinch but Kickamoocow is controlling the position.

Kickamoocow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kickamoocow throws a right hand that misses
and Volkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kickamoocow was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkan.
Kickamoocow misses with a low kick as Volkan jumps back.
Volkan lands a really nice looking cross but Kickamoocow seems unphased.
Kickamoocow slips a straight right by Volkan.
Kickamoocow is looking to clinch.
Aaron Volkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kickamoocow lands a leg kick that knocks Volkan off balance momentarily.

Kickamoocow gets a clinch.
Volkan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kickamoocow walks away with a smile on his face. Volkan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kickamoocow tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkan throws an off balance right hand
and Kickamoocow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Volkan.
Kickamoocow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kickamoocow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkan misses the jab.
Volkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kickamoocow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Volkan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Volkan connects with a crisp jab.
Volkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kickamoocow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkan missing with a left hand there. Kickamoocow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kickamoocow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kickamoocow misses with a right hand
and Volkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkan lands a jab to the head.
Volkan misses with an uppercut. Kickamoocow saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kickamoocow misses its intended target.
Kickamoocow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Volkan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volkan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkan scores with a body shot.
Kickamoocow throws a hook but Volkan blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kickamoocow tries to clinch but Volkan moves out of range.
Volkan misses with a straight right.
Kickamoocow misses with an uppercut. Volkan saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kickamoocow misses.
Kickamoocow throws a hook to the side of Volkan's head but Volkan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kickamoocow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kickamoocow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kickamoocow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Volkan catches Kickamoocow right on the button with a cross.
Kickamoocow throws a lazy right hand but Volkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kickamoocow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volkan is out of range and Kickamoocow settles back down.
Kickamoocow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkan connects with a right hand. Kickamoocow shakes it off.
Kickamoocow misses with a double jab
and Volkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kickamoocow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkan throws a hook but Kickamoocow avoids it easily.
Kickamoocow misses with a series of wild punches.
Kickamoocow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkan.
Volkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kickamoocow misses with a body kick.
Kickamoocow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kickamoocow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kickamoocow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkan.
Volkan moves away from the strike by Kickamoocow.

Kickamoocow forces Volkan back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Volkan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kickamoocow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Kickamoocow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Volkan misses the shot to the body.
Wai Kickamoocow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kickamoocow misses with a looping left.

Kickamoocow pushes Volkan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickamoocow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kickamoocow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kickamoocow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kickamoocow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kickamoocow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Volkan throws out a loose jab but Kickamoocow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kickamoocow takes one to the chin there.
Volkan throws a big shot that misses.
Kickamoocow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kickamoocow.
Volkan looks to land a left hand but Kickamoocow moved out of range nicely.
Volkan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Kickamoocow or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkan which made him look bad.
Kickamoocow misses with a hook
and Volkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kickamoocow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkan throws a big shot that misses.
Kickamoocow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volkan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Volkan misses with a wild body shot.
Kickamoocow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kickamoocow.
Nice defenses there by Volkan.

Kickamoocow rushes Volkan and presses him up against the cage.
Kickamoocow stalling against the cage.
Volkan is trying to push Kickamoocow away but Kickamoocow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kickamoocow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kickamoocow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkan working hard to break the clinch.
Kickamoocow lands a knee to the body.
Kickamoocow lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkan won't want to take too many of those.
Kickamoocow crunches a lovely knee into Volkan's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wai Kickamoocow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kickamoocow closes the distance and clinches.
Volkan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kickamoocow walks away with a smile on his face. Volkan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Volkan keeps the fight on the outside.
Volkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Volkan.
Volkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Volkan feints a jab promting Kickamoocow to slip. Volkan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kickamoocow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kickamoocow doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkan circles away.
Kickamoocow tries to clinch but Volkan moves out of range.
Volkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickamoocow tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kickamoocow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kickamoocow throws a combination that misses
and Volkan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kickamoocow thinking.
Kickamoocow throws a low kick but Volkan avoids it.
No joy there for Kickamoocow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kickamoocow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kickamoocow moves out of range of the strikes.

Kickamoocow instigates a clinch.
Kickamoocow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Volkan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kickamoocow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkan misses the target.

Kickamoocow moves into the clinch.
Kickamoocow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Kickamoocow - that landed with a thud.
Kickamoocow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Volkan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Volkan prevents a body shot from Kickamoocow.
Kickamoocow lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickamoocow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kickamoocow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kickamoocow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kickamoocow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kickamoocow scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkan tries to break the clinch but Kickamoocow is controlling the position.
Volkan has Kickamoocow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kickamoocow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Kickamoocow to work.
Volkan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kickamoocow has double underhooks.
Kickamoocow is struggling to control the position.
Kickamoocow tries a body shot but Volkan blocks it.
Kickamoocow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

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

Kickamoocow moves into the clinch.
Kickamoocow stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kickamoocow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kickamoocow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Volkan postures up in Kickamoocow's guard and throws a big left but Kickamoocow blocks it.
Volkan throws a strike but Kickamoocow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kickamoocow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kickamoocow is standing up over Volkan. Volkan looks to escape but Kickamoocow dives into side control.
Volkan is looking to get back to his feet here but Kickamoocow is keeping cool and he's managed to take Volkan's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kickamoocow throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volkan trying to get back to his feet but Kickamoocow is in full control for now.
Volkan has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kickamoocow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wai Kickamoocow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kickamoocow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wai Kickamoocow!