PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen Parkway Drive - Dark Days as his entrance music. 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.

Daddy
vs
Volkov

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mac Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov staying out of range there.
Volkov clobbers Daddy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Mac Daddy has been cut.
Daddy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daddy wants it to stay on the feet.
Daddy misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daddy.
Daddy misses the jab.
Volkov throws out a counter right but Daddy avoids it with no problem.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Volkov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daddy misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daddy.
Daddy throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov misses with a body punch
and Daddy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Daddy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov connects with a jab.

Mac Daddy's cut is getting worse.
Daddy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Volkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daddy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Volkov instigates a clinch.
Daddy misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov prevents a body shot from Daddy.
Daddy lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Volkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.

Daddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daddy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Mac Daddy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daddy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Volkov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Daddy with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to slow Volkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Daddy swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.

Jeez, Mac Daddy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Daddy tries to score with a low kick but Volkov moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov wants to counter with a clinch but Daddy pushes him away.
Mac Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
It looked like Daddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daddy circles away.
Daddy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volkov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daddy with a body shot.
Volkov cracks Daddy with a right hand to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mac Daddy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Volkov!
William Volkov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.