PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heinz Volker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heinz Volker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Volker
vs
Hansen

180 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

185 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Heinz Volker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Volker moves out of range easily.
Volker connects with a nice looking jab.
Volker throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Volker lands a body shot.
Volker misses with a looping right.
Volker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volker can pounce on him.
Volker throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.
Volker tries to work over Hansen's front leg with a kick but Hansen checks it.
Hansen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volker. Volker obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volker throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Volker throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansen.
Hansen throws a head kick but Volker moves out of range.
Volker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volker with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volker throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hansen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hansen checks a low kick from Volker.
Volker tried to score with a low kick but Hansen checks it.
Hansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volker wants to land a leg kick but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen slips a jab and a cross from Volker.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volker avoids the head kick by Hansen.
Volker thumps Hansen with a low kick.
Volker misses the shot to the body.
Volker throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volker jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heinz Volker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Volker moves out of range easily.
Hansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hansen throws a solid leg kick but Volker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hansen.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Volker is just out of range.
Hansen tries to land a body kick
and Volker counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Volker.
Volker pushes Hansen away with a front kick.
Volker misses with a wild combination.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Volker.
Nice body punch from Volker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looks to land a body kick but Volker moved away.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
Volker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Volker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volker digs a good body shot into Hansen's ribs.
Hansen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Volker scores with the left hand. Hansen knows he should have avoided that one.
Volker is looking to wear down Hansen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Volker scores with a jab to the head.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Volker avoids nicely.
Hansen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Volker moves out of range of the body kick from Hansen.
Hansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Volker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Hansen as he checks the leg kick.
Volker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hansen.
Volker digs a good hook to Hansen's body.
Hansen tries to bum rush Volker with a series of wild strikes but Volker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volker feints and then cracks Hansen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hansen down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volker connects with a body shot that sends Hansen's belly button to the back.
Volker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hansen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Volker.
Hansen looks to land a body kick but Volker moved away.
Volker dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Volker pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Volker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volker, right into the meat.
Hansen throws a leg kick
and Volker counters with a good low kick that Hansen was not able to check.
Volker lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Volker both land. Nice combination.
Volker lands a right hook to the body.
Volker throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.
Volker swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volker.
Volker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volker misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen blocks a leg kick.
Hansen dodges the punch combination from Volker.
Volker misses with a body kick.
Hansen swings for the body but Volker moves out of range.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Volker avoids it well.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
Hansen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Volker counters with a nice uppercut.
Heinz Volker is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen throws a poor cross that misses
and Volker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volker circles away quickly and effectively.
Volker lands with an overhand left.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volker was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen throws a hook but Volker blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Hansen.
Volker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Volker scoring well with a low kick there.
Volker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volker lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Volker.
Volker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Volker scores with a kick to the body.
Volker thuds a left hand into Hansen's body.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hansen misses
and Volker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hansen throws a push kick but Volker slaps the foot to one side.
Hansen checks a leg kick.
Hansen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hansen misses the body punch
and Volker counters with a solid body kick.
Volker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volker jabs Hansen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volker scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Volker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Hansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krabbe Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Volker.
Hansen takes a swing at Volker's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volker thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Hansen misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Volker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hansen checks a leg kick.
Volker swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Volker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hansen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Volker counters with a stiff right hand.
Volker tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Volker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hansen takes a swing at Volker's ribcage but misses.
Hansen looks to throw the jab but Volker is out of range.
Hansen wants to slow Volker down by chopping away at his legs.
Volker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volker dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Hansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volker.
Volker ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Volker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volker, right into the meat.
Volker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a kick to the body.
Volker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick and Volker moves out of range easily.
Volker lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansen looks to land a combination but Volker avoids it well.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hansen avoids a kick to the body.
Hansen misses with the combination.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Volker slips the punch.
Hansen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Volker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volker connects with an inside leg kick.
Hansen throws a jab when Volker was well out of range.
Hansen misses the body punch
and Volker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Volker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Nice body kick there by Volker.
Volker dips to his left and cracks Hansen with an uppercut!
Volker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Volker. Hansen shrugs it off though.
Hansen throws a sloppy body shot
and Volker counters with an inside leg kick.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volker scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volker, right into the meat.
Hansen fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Volker.
Nice body punch from Volker.
Hansen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Volker.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hansen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volker finds it's way round the side to connect with Hansen's head.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Volker.
Heinz Volker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen throws a right hand that Volker ducks under and follows up with a left that Volker also avoids with ease.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volker as he jumps to the side.
Krabbe Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hansen.
Hansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Volker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansen's calf.
Volker avoids the head kick by Hansen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to move into range but Volker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Volker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hansen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Volker has got the better of the exchanges.
Volker scoring well with a low kick there.
Hansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Volker.
Hansen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volker is out of range and Hansen settles back down.
That kick from Volker tenderised Hansen's leg. Hansen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volker works Hansen's body with a nice hook.
Hansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volker connects with a right hand. Hansen shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansen's calf.
Hansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volker scores with a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Volker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volker 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 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Volker!
In his post fight interview, Heinz Volker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.