PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Volkov
vs
Mackenzie King

190 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

186 cm
31
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rhys Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov walks into a stiff left hand from King.

It looks like Alexander Volkov has been cut.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from King misses.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Volkov misses.
King misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Volkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Volkov with a body shot.
Volkov moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
King takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Volkov tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.
A lazy body kick from King

and Volkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

King pushes a forearm under Volkov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Volkov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rhys Mackenzie King!
After winning the bout, Rhys Mackenzie King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.