PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lloyd (ranked 8005 p4p, 717 weight class) and Alexanderovski Volkan (ranked 7362 p4p, 673 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lloyd
vs
Volkan

183 cm
19
211 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexanderovski Volkan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Darren Lloyd has been cut.
Volkan thuds a left hand into Lloyd's body.

Lloyd rushes Volkan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Volkan smiles and moves away.
Lloyd throws a right hand that Volkan ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkan also avoids with ease.

Volkan moves into range and clinches up with Lloyd.

Volkan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkan lands with a shot to the body.
Volkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lloyd manages to avoid it.
Lloyd is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Volkan.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Volkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lloyd manages to avoid it.
Lloyd seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Volkan connects with a right hand. Lloyd shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkan lands with a nice body punch.
Volkan thuds a left hand into Lloyd's body.
Volkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkan misses with a body shot.

Volkan moves into the clinch successfully.

Volkan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkan sizes up Lloyd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Volkan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lloyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkan just misses with a punch to the body.

Volkan forces Lloyd back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkan lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Volkan breaks from the clinch.
Volkan connects with a body shot.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Volkan digs a good hook to Lloyd's body.
Volkan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lloyd is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alexanderovski Volkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Volkan drops Lloyd with a nice combination! Volkan dives into Lloyd's guard, looking to finish!

Lloyd is rocked!
Volkan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lloyd's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexanderovski Volkan!