PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain's entrance music is Decisive Battle. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pain
vs
Volkov

195 cm
27
277 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

176 cm
25
200 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Starship Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov throws a lazy head kick
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Pain is out of range.
Pain moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Pain throws a low kick but Volkov avoids it.

Pain moves into the clinch.

Pain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is keen to just control but Volkov is a slippery customer.
Pain thows a huge punch but Volkov dodges it nicely.

Pain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Volkov is refusing to be controlled, as Pain sits in half guard.
Volkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Volkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Volkov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Volkov has escaped and now he's on top!
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.

Pain has an active guard here but Volkov has managed to pass into half guard.
Volkov trying to mount his opponent but Pain defends it.
Volkov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pain is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Volkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Volkov landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Volkov trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.

Volkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.

Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volkov prevents Pain from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov looking to sit in guard and control but Pain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starship Pain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
Pain tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Pain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pain counter with a right hand.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Pain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Pain counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Pain.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Pain lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pain moves away.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pain was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Volkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pain - the referee stops the clock and Volkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pain. Volkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Pain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pain with a jab.

It looks like Nikolai Volkov has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pain, right into the meat.
Pain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nikolai Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Pain lands a jab to the nose.
Pain connects with a solid leg kick.
Starship Pain is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Pain.
Volkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pain.

Pain rushes Volkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Volkov tries to tie him up.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pain lands a nice uppercut.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Pain.
Pain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Pain lands a big right hand that sends Volkov to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Volkov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starship Pain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Volkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pain pushes Volkov up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pain.
Pain digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Pain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pain works on Volkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Pain - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
Pain digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Volkov's head.

Volkov is rocked!
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pain scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pain finish him?
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain has Volkov pressed against the cage. Volkov drops his hands and Pain takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Volkov tumbling to the canvas! Pain rains down with more punches but Volkov was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Pain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starship Pain!
Starship Pain is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Starship Pain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.