PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Volya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renan Barao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barao
vs
Volya

168 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Volya!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Volya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya misses with an elbow strike.
Volya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barao's efforts to push away.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Volya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barao's brow.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Volya won't allow it.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Volya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.

Barao is rocked!
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Barao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Volya throws an elbow but it misses.
Barao seems to have got his legs back now.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao tries to circle away but Volya has him pinned against the cage.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volya throws an elbow but it misses.
Volya lands a damaging elbow.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Volya won't allow it.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volya has Barao pressed against the cage, preventing Barao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Volya is controlling the position.
Volya lands an elbow just above Barao 's eye.
Volya misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow just above Barao 's eye.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Volya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volya lands a damaging elbow.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Volya has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Volya won't allow it.
Barao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volya lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
Volya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
Barao tries to circle away but Volya has him pinned against the cage.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.
Volya lands an elbow just above Barao 's eye.
Volya lands a damaging elbow.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volya lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
Barao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Volya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Volya moves into the clinch.
Volya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Volya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barao blocks an elbow strike from Volya.
Volya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volya pushes off an throws an elbow but Barao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barao dodges an elbow strike from Volya.
Volya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Volya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Volya misses with an elbow strike.
Barao blocks the elbow strike.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Volya keeps him there for the moment.
Barao blocks the elbow strike.
Volya throws an elbow but it misses.
Barao avoids a wild elbow strike from Volya.
Volya pushes off an throws an elbow but Barao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
Barao blocks the elbow strike.
Volya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volya throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Volya has the dominant position.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barao's efforts to push away.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Volya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barao can't break the clinch.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volya lands a damaging elbow.
Barao avoids a wild elbow strike from Volya.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Volya won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Volya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Volya.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
Volya lands an elbow just above Barao 's eye.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Volya has Barao pressed against the cage, preventing Barao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barao's brow.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Volya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao tries to circle away but Volya has him pinned against the cage.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Volya misses with an elbow over the top.
Pavel Volya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barao is trying to break free.
Volya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volya throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
Volya pushes off an throws an elbow but Barao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barao avoids a wild elbow strike from Volya.
Barao blocks the elbow strike.
Barao blocks an elbow strike from Volya.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.
Barao tries to circle away but Volya has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Volya.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Volya has the dominant position.
Volya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Volya, against the cage.
Volya misses with an elbow strike.
Volya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volya misses with an elbow over the top.
Barao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Volya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Volya forces Barao back against the cage and clinches.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Volya prevents Barao from breaking the clinch.
Volya misses with an elbow over the top.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Volya keeps him there for the moment.
Volya lands a nice elbow.
Barao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volya lands a damaging elbow.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Volya lands an elbow inside.
Volya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volya lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Volya creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Barao! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Volya.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Volya!