PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Volkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ladies And Getlemen By Saliva. Vasili Volkar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunts
vs
Volkar

194 cm
22
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Intelligent

BioPharm Nutrition
King Clothing

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 Los Angeles, Andrew Hunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Volkar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Volkar or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunts which made him look bad.
Hunts throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Volkar stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hunts follows into mount!

Volkar is rocked!

It looks like Vasili Volkar has been cut.
Hunts controlling the pace for now.
Volkar is still in real trouble! Can Hunts finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkar is looking to get to half guard.

Hunts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Volkar seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunts looking to finish with strikes here!
Volkar is working to get back to half guard.
Volkar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hunts avoids the attempt from Volkar to control.
Volkar can't escape the position.
Hunts is breathing heavily.
Volkar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkar trying to hold on to Hunts's head to control him but Hunts postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Volkar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Volkar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Volkar shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunts stuffs the takedown.
Andrew Hunts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasili Volkar.
Volkar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hunts gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkar gets back to full guard.
Volkar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Volkar pulls Hunts in to control the position.

Volkar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volkar trying to strike off his back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Volkar being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volkar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volkar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunts's guard.
Volkar postures up.
Volkar trying to control but Hunts is working from the bottom.
Volkar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Volkar wants to control from the top but Hunts keeps moving.
Volkar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunts's head.
Volkar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunts's head.
Hunts keeping moving, preventing Volkar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hunts feints and as Volkar raises his hands in defense, Hunts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Volkar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hunts passes Volkar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunts stalling.
Hunts wants to control but Volkar is keeping him busy.
Volkar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Volkar wants to sweep here but Hunts controlling him for the moment.
Volkar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Volkar looking for a sweep. Not yet Volkar, not yet.
Hunts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Volkar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hunts is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Volkar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hunts's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Hunts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Volkar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Volkar tries to clinch up but Hunts circles away and keeps his distance.

Volkar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Volkar landing strikes.
Volkar is looking to take a break and control but Hunts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Volkar cracks Hunts with a big elbow.
Volkar controlling the position from side mount.
Volkar trying to control the position but Hunts is working away.
Hunts is trying to control Volkar's posture but Volkar avoids it.
Hunts stops Volkar from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkar is putting a hurting on Hunts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunts defending against the ground and pound.
Hunts is looking to regain half guard here but Volkar keeps moving and retains side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Hunts scores a takedown into full mount!
Volkar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunts tries to control but Volkar wriggling away.
Volkar tries to control Hunts's body but Hunts pushes him off. Volkar squirms to his side and now Hunts has his back!
Volkar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Volkar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Volkar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volkar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Volkar regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Volkar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Volkar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Hunts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Volkar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Volkar working Hunts over with strikes here.
Volkar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Volkar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hunts is looking to get to half guard.
Volkar landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Volkar is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hunts is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasili Volkar!