PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sierra
vs
Volkov

183 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erick Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sierra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erick Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a series of strikes. Sierra will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sierra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sierra leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Sierra - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alexander Volkov has been cut.
Volkov looks winded!
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sierra stalls.
Sierra lands an elbow inside that Volkov shrugs off.
Sierra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sierra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Sierra keeps him there for the moment.
Sierra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra working Volkov over with knees to the body.
Sierra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sierra scores with a knee to the head.
Sierra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sierra lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sierra has Volkov pressed against the ropes. He pushes Volkov back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Sierra throws a beautiful elbow that sends Volkov crashing to the floor! Sierra piles on the pressure with more strikes! Volkov is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Sierra!
Erick Sierra decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.