PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Benavidez (ranked 4605 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Volkov (ranked 6426 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Benavidez
vs
Volkov

163 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaly Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benavidez clinches up against the cage.
Benavidez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benavidez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
Benavidez scores with a shot to the side of Volkov's head.
Benavidez lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Benavidez.
Benavidez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Vitaly Volkov has been cut.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benavidez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Volkov is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benavidez.

Volkov is rocked!
Benavidez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov wants to break free but Benavidez has control.
Benavidez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head.
Benavidez lands a right hand.
Volkov looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Benavidez.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Benavidez finish him?
A shot in the inside from Benavidez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Benavidez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Benavidez is controlling him.
Benavidez lands with a right to the head.
Volkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benavidez.
Benavidez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Benavidez creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Volkov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Volkov drops to his knees and Benavidez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Benavidez!