PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 993 p4p, 1055 weight class) and Ivan Volkov (ranked 126 p4p, 130 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ruenroeng
vs
Volkov

170 cm
34
146
30 - 17 - 1

175 cm
30
154
12 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Altitude Clothing

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Ruenroeng lands but Volkov takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from Volkov.
Ruenroeng stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruenroeng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Volkov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruenroeng.
Volkov shoots in for a double leg but Ruenroeng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruenroeng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Volkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Volkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Volkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ruenroeng kicks Volkov off and gets to his feet.
That kick from Ruenroeng tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkov's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruenroeng.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov goes for a double leg but Ruenroeng avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruenroeng continues to drive forward.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Volkov.
Volkov goes for a double leg but Ruenroeng avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruenroeng continues to drive forward.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Volkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruenroeng will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a looping left.
Ruenroeng is looking to chop away at Volkov's legs.
Ruenroeng has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng swings widly with a right hand

and Volkov counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruenroeng controls the position for a moment.
The strikes coming from Volkov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruenroeng dodges the ground and pound from Volkov.
Ruenroeng tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov working away.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Volkov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Ruenroeng controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ruenroeng is looking for a sweep.
Volkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Volkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Volkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Volkov trying to control the action but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Volkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Ruenroeng controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Volkov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ruenroeng is avoiding damage well.
Volkov is looking to take a break and control but Ruenroeng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Volkov throws an elbow but Ruenroeng slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov moves into full mount!
Volkov punching from mount but Ruenroeng doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ruenroeng tries to hold on but Volkov pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruenroeng slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ruenroeng wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov is just content to waste time from the top position. Ruenroeng takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Volkov chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ruenroeng fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ruenroeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruenroeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruenroeng swinging wildly here.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruenroeng circles away.
Volkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruenroeng swivels and escapes.
As Volkov looks to move away, Ruenroeng throws a big counter combo but Volkov just gets out of the way.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Volkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruenroengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruenroeng keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruenroeng throws out a leg kick but Volkov moves out of range and Ruenroeng only half commits.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a double jab.

Volkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruenroeng sprawls well initially but Volkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ruenroeng is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ruenroeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruenroeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Volkov prevents Ruenroeng from improving his position.
Volkov content to control rather than advance.
Ruenroeng wants to get back to full guard but Volkov has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Volkov landing strikes from the mount.
Volkov lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruenroeng looks a forlorn figure.
Volkov lands a big shot there that rocks Ruenroeng but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ruenroeng wants to hold on but Volkov pushes him away.
Volkov controlling from mount.
Volkov lands with some strikes.
Volkov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov unloading with bombs!
Volkov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ruenroeng tries to hold on but Volkov postures up.
Volkov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruenroeng looks a forlorn figure.
Volkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Volkov avoids the attempt from Ruenroeng to control.
BOOM! Volkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Volkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Volkov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng can't escape the position.
Volkov landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ruenroeng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Volkov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ruenroeng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ruenroeng is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Volkov with the ground and pound from mount.
Volkov throws some wild stikes that Ruenroeng manages to avoid easily.
Ruenroeng tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ruenroeng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ruenroeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild combination.

Volkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruenroeng is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Volkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Volkov's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ruenroeng not allowing Volkov to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Volkov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is controlling the position but Volkov somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Ivan Volkov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Volkov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ruenroeng. Oh but Volkov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ruenroeng goes limp - he's gone! Volkov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Volkov!
Our winner, Ivan Volkov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.