PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Votava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Votava comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone. Zadov has chosen Hu Ha as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Votava
vs
Zadov

185 cm
31
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Votava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zadov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Votava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zadov was well out of range. Poor timing from Votava.
Votava dodges the punch combination from Zadov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zadov.
Stanislav Votava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Votava tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zadov is able to avoid easily.
Votava takes a swing at Zadov's ribcage but misses.
Votava cracks Zadov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zadov just misses with a punch to the body.

Votava gets a clinch.
Zadov has Votava pressed against the cage, preventing Votava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Votava dodges an elbow strike from Zadov.
Votava lands a hook that snaps the head of Zadov backwards.
Zadov tries to land a knee to the head but Votava blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadov missing with knees to the body.
Votava is trying to push Zadov away but Zadov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zadov connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Stanislav Votava has been cut.
Zadov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Votava in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zadov misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Votava has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Votava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zadov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Votava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zadov.
Vasiliy Zadov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zadov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Votava shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zadov as he avoids it easily.
Votava shoots in but Zadov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zadov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Votava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Zadov misses its intended target.
Votava throws a quick inside leg kick.
Votava throws a lazy uppercut
letting Zadov counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Votava shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zadov pinned against the cage. Zadov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Votava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Votava.
Zadov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Votava.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zadov checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Votava moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zadov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Votava misses with a takedown attempt
and Zadov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Votava lands a body shot.
Zadov keeps the fight on the outside.
Votava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zadov.
No joy there for Votava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Votava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zadov lands a nice shot that snaps Votava's head back.
Zadov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Votava wants to clinch up but Zadov keeps it at a distance.
Zadov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Votava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zadov.
Votava throws a lazy uppercut
and Zadov counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Zadov.
Zadov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zadov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Votava.
Zadov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Votava.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zadov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Votava manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stanislav Votava will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Votava's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zadov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Votava or perhaps it was just good defense by Zadov, which made it look bad.
Zadov ducks under a wild hook from Votava.
Votava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zadov. Zadov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zadov takes a swing at Votava's ribcage but misses.
Votava blocks a leg kick.
Zadov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Votava.
Zadov throws a series of punches but Votava moves out of range.
Votava throws a lazy body kick
and Zadov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Votava shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zadov defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zadov scoring well with a low kick there.
Votava takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zadov throws a sloppy head kick and Votava moves out of range easily.
Votava avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zadov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Votava tries to clinch but Zadov is having none of it.
Votava misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zadov. That's going to slow Votava down.

Zadov moves into range and clinches up with Votava.
Zadov missing with knees to the body.
Votava has had enough of the clinch but Zadov keeps him there for the moment.
Votava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Votava blocking some punches.
Zadov keeps control of Votava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zadov has Votava pressed against the cage, preventing Votava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zadov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Votava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zadov controlling the action here for a moment.
Zadov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zadov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Votava is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zadov is trying to stall.

Zadov manages to break the clinch.
Votava misses the jab.
Votava moves in looking to clinch but Zadov pushes him off.
Zadov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Votava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zadov avoids the head kick by Votava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Votava scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zadov is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Votava is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zadov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Votava fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vasiliy Zadov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Votava's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Votava just misses with a punch to the body.
Zadov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zadov fakes the leg kick and cracks Votava in the body.
A jab from Votava misses.
Votava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zadov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Votava rather than just go for the knockout.
Zadov scores with a head kick. Votava tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zadov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Votava takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Votava throws a looping overhand right but Zadov ducks down to avoid it.
Votava darts in looking for a takedown but Zadov gets double underhooks and turns Votava into the cage.
Zadov just leaning against Votava, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Votava wants to get back to striking at distance but Zadov won't allow it.
Zadov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Votava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zadov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zadov fails to land with a series of punches.
Votava wants to clinch up but Zadov keeps it at a distance.
Votava lands a slapping body shot.
Votava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zadov has time to react.
Zadov throws out a loose jab but Votava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Votava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Votava.
Votava swings for the body but Zadov moves out of range.
Votava cracks the inside of Zadov's front leg.
Zadov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Votava.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Votava fails with the takedown.
Votava throws a hook but Zadov avoids it easily.
Votava misses with a few strikes there.
Votava tries to clinch but Zadov moves away
and Zadov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Votava's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zadov. Votava does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Votava or perhaps it was just good defense by Zadov, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Votava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Votava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Votava fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Votava clinches.
Zadov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Votava up against the cage.
Votava wants to get back to striking at distance but Zadov won't allow it.
Zadov looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadov throws an elbow but it misses.

Votava breaks from the clinch.
Votava tries to clinch but Zadov is having none of it.
Votava rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zadov counters with a left and a right that stings Votava.
Votava misses with a body shot.
Votava catches Zadov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zadov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Zadov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Votava scores with a jab to the body.
Zadov is still on wobbly legs! Can Votava finish him?
Zadov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Votava cracks a nice hook into Zadov's ribs.
Votava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zadov at a distance.
Zadov backs away from a small jab... but Votava lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Zadov crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Votava with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Stanislav Votava!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stanislav Votava made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.