PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Von Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Richtofen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Volka
vs
Von Richtofen

165 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Volka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richtofen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Richtofen.
Volka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Richtofen.
Volka scores with a hook to the body. Von Richtofen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Richtofen at a distance.
Volka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Volka throws a hook but Von Richtofen blocks it.
Von Richtofen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volka's sensitive parts.
Volka misses with a double jab.
Von Richtofen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volka.
Volka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Richtofen throws out a loose jab but Volka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Richtofen scores with the left hand. Volka knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Richtofen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volka is looking to clinch.
A cross from Volka lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volka throws a shot to the body.

Volka moves into the clinch.
Von Richtofen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Richtofen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volka backwards.
Volka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Richtofen or not.
Volka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volka tries a body shot but Von Richtofen blocks it.
Volka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volka.
Von Richtofen blocks an uppercut.
Volka scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Richtofen has a couple of punches blocked by Volka.
Von Richtofen takes a shot to the head.
Volka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volka scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Richtofen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volka.
Von Richtofen struggles to land a body shot inside as Volka controls his hands.
Volka has a couple of punches blocked by Von Richtofen.
Volka misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Volka.
A right hand to the body from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richtofen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volka pressing his opponent against the cage.

Von Richtofen breaks the clinch.
Von Richtofen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Richtofen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Richtofen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Volka misses its intended target.
Volka misses with a straight right.
Volka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Von Richtofen scores with a nice right hand.
Von Richtofen thumps Volka with a low kick.
Von Richtofen clobbers Volka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Volka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Von Richtofen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Volka just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Richtofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volka manages to avoid it.
Von Richtofen scores with a decent looking hook.
Von Richtofen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Volka moves into the clinch successfully.
Volka throws a head punch that misses.
Von Richtofen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Volka avoids it by throwing Von Richtofen back against the cage.
Von Richtofen works on Volka's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Richtofen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Richtofen working aggressively here.
Von Richtofen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volka swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen prevents a body shot from Volka.
Volka scores with a shoulder strike.
Volka lands with a left to the head.
Volka swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Richtofen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Richtofen working aggressively here.
Volka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Richtofen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volka tries a body shot but Von Richtofen blocks it.
Volka slowing the pace effectively.
Von Richtofen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Richtofen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richtofen scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Richtofen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Von Richtofen prevents a body shot from Volka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yuri Volka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Richtofen throws a combination. Volka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Von Richtofen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Richtofen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volka misses with the combination.
Volka misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Volka.
Volka wants to clinch up but Von Richtofen keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Volka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volka. Von Richtofen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Volka.
Volka throws a right hand that Von Richtofen ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Richtofen also avoids with ease.
Volka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Volka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Volka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Richtofen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volka throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richtofen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volka blocks an uppercut.
Volka lands with a left to the head.
Volka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Richtofen backwards.
Von Richtofen blocks a body shot from Volka.
Von Richtofen lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Richtofen tries to land a knee to the head but Volka blocks with his arms.
Volka prevents a body shot from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Volka fails to land.
Von Richtofen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yuri Volka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Volka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richtofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volka's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Richtofen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Von Richtofen misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volka lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volka.
Von Richtofen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Volka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Richtofen tries a body shot but Volka blocks it.
Volka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volka has Von Richtofen pressed against the cage.
Volka tries to stall but Von Richtofen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volka backwards.
Volka stalling in the clinch but Von Richtofen improves position.
Von Richtofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Richtofen lands a hook that snaps the head of Volka backwards.
Volka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Von Richtofen.
Volka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Richtofen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volka throws a head punch that misses.
Von Richtofen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volka works on Von Richtofen's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Volka.
Von Richtofen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Von Richtofen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Von Richtofen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Volka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volka throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen lands with a nice combination. Volka backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Richtofen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Von Richtofen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volka doesn't seem phased though.
Volka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Richtofen to score with a decent uppercut.
Volka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Richtofen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Richtofen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volka tries to move into range but Von Richtofen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen misses with the combination.
Von Richtofen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Richtofen lands with an uppercut that bounces Volka off the cage and back into range.
Volka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Richtofen scores with a sloppy right hand. Volka should have avoided that one.
Von Richtofen slips under a jab.
Volka takes one on the button.
Volka missing with a left hand there. Von Richtofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Richtofen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Von Richtofen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volka at a distance.
Volka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volka just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Von Richtofen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Volka misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Richtofen lands a head shot.
Von Richtofen lands a head kick. Volka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Richtofen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Von Richtofen lands a lovely overhand right.
Volka throws a lazy right hand but Von Richtofen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volka misses with an uppercut.
Von Richtofen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Richtofen slips a jab from Volka.
Volka doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Richtofen circles away.
Von Richtofen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Volka wants to clinch.
Von Richtofen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Richtofen misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volka swings for the body but Von Richtofen moves out of range.
Volka scores with a jab to the head.
Volka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen lands an overhand right.
Volka throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Richtofen.
Good leg kick by Von Richtofen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Volka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Von Richtofen to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Richtofen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Volka clinches with his opponent.
Volka lands with a light punch inside.
Von Richtofen can't find room to land a body shot as Volka controls the action.
Volka blocks a body shot from Von Richtofen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volka.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Von Richtofen misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Volka avoids it by throwing Von Richtofen back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Volka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Volka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen scores with a shoulder strike.
Volka working aggressively here.
Volka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Von Richtofen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Volka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Volka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Richtofen prevents a body shot from Volka.
The referee is keeping an eye on Volka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Von Richtofen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volka's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen gets through Volka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Volka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Volka throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richtofen.
Volka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Richtofen can't find room to land a body shot as Volka controls the action.
A short right from Von Richtofen on the inside.
Volka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volka blocks a body shot from Von Richtofen.

Von Richtofen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Richtofen slips a jab from Volka.
Volka misses with an uppercut. Von Richtofen saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Volka.
Volka throws a hook but Von Richtofen avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Volka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Richtofen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volka.
Von Richtofen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Richtofen throws a nice looking combination but Volka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volka misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volka momentarily.
Volka misses the shot to the body.
Volka tries to clinch up.
Von Richtofen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Richtofen scores with a leg kick.
Von Richtofen swats away the attempt to clinch by Volka.
Volka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Von Richtofen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Richtofen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
A relieved looking Wolfgang Von Richtofen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.