PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov's entrance music is Love the way you hate me. . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Volkov
vs
Pedan

165 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor 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, Alexander Pedan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov moves forwards but Pedan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Pedan throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Volkov stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Pedan follows into mount!

It looks like Viktor Volkov has been cut.
Volkov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov is trying to stand up.
Pedan content just to control the position here.
Volkov wants to hold on but Pedan pushes him away.
Pedan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pedan is continuing to stall.
Volkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volkov tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Volkov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pedan controlling his opponent.
Pedan looking to finish with strikes here!
Pedan controlling from mount.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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.
Pedan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Volkov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pedan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pedan misses with a head shot.
Pedan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The adventures of Pedan the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pedan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Pedan tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedan feints a jab promting Volkov to slip. Pedan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Volkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pedan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov wants to clinch.

Volkov tries to keep at a distance but Pedan has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pedan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedan cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Pedan lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
Pedan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pedan dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pedan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedan.
Pedan gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Volkov is rocked!

Pedan breaks the clinch.
Volkov wants to clinch up but Pedan keeps it at a distance.
Pedan scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pedan.
It looked like Volkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedan misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pedan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Volkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Volkov is looking to clinch.
Viktor Volkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedan.
Pedan throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Pedan keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Pedan ducks down to avoid it.
Pedan tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pedan cracks Volkov with a left hook right on the temple and Volkov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pedan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Volkov is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Pedan! Alexander Pedan retains his featherweight title!