PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of.... Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lodbrok
vs
Mstislav Volkov

180 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

171 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Volkov is predictable there
and Lodbrok counters with an outside leg kick.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lodbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lodbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Lodbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a nice leg kick.
Lodbrok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Lodbrok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lodbrok thuds a left hand into Volkov's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov misses with a body punch

and Lodbrok counters with a head kick that drops Volkov to the mat! Volkov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Volkov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Lodbrok counter with a right hand.
Volkov is looking to slow Lodbrok down with leg kicks.
Lodbrok scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Lodbrok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Lodbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Bjorn Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Lodbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lodbrok circles away.
Lodbrok feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Lodbrok clinches up against the cage.
Lodbrok lands with a left to the head.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lodbrok manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Volkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick but Lodbrok moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lodbrok.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lodbrok connects with a right hand. Volkov shakes it off.
Volkov slips a jab from Lodbrok.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Lodbrok misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Volkov stuns Lodbrok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Lodbrok drives through and clinches with Volkov against the cage.

Lodbrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov tries to clinch there but Lodbrok circles away.
Lodbrok half committed to a counter leg kick.
Volkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lodbrok rather than just go for the knockout.
Volkov lands a right hook to the body.
Volkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Volkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lodbrok fires out a quick counter leg kick but Volkov just manages to avoid it.
Volkov lands a nice hook to Lodbrok's body. Lodbrok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Volkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkov throws a head kick but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodbrok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Lodbrok moves away and avoids it.
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Lodbrok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lodbrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lodbrok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lodbrok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Lodbrok takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Lodbrok misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lodbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkov cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lodbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lodbrok is keeping busy.
Volkov trying to stall but Lodbrok improves his position.
Lodbrok lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Volkov.
Volkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lodbroks head.
Volkov is leaning against Lodbrok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Lodbrok avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
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 Bjorn Lodbrok will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lodbrok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lodbrok moves away.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok walks into a jab.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Lodbrok's head but Lodbrok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lodbrok moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Lodbrok thinks about countering with a head kick.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Lodbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lodbrok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodbrok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov thuds his shin into the meat of Lodbrok's side.
Volkov thumps Lodbrok with a low kick.
Volkov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lodbrok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Volkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lodbrok throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Lodbrok's belly button to the back.
Volkov motions for Lodbrok to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Lodbrok is rocked!
Volkov knocks out Lodbrok with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Volkov before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Volkov picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!