PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Love the way you hate me. . Viktor Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penn
vs
Volkov

175 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Volkov.
Volkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Volkov off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
Volkov tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Viktor Volkov has been cut.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Volkov is rocked!
Volkov throws a lazy head kick
and Penn scores with a counter punch that sends Volkov to the canvas! Penn smells blood - he's punishing Volkov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Volkov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Penn!
After the fight, Jake Penn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.