PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Volkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Volkham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Volkham
vs
Sutter

178 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Volkham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkham.
Volkham lands a head kick!

It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.
Donk. Sutter catches Volkham right on the button with a cross.
Sutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkham was well out of range. Poor timing from Sutter.
We've been told by Volkham's head coaches at Cozad MMA Hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Volkham drops his hands momentarily and Sutter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sutter misses with a hook.
Volkham throws a quick counter head kick but Sutter was just out of range.
Volkham throws a sloppy head kick and Sutter moves out of range easily.
Volkham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sutter.
Volkham throws a counter high kick but Sutter was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sutter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volkham in his tracks.
Sutter misses with a hook. Volkham ducked under it nicely.
Sutter dips to his left and cracks Volkham with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Sutter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkham lands with a kick to the temple. Sutter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sutter.
Sutter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Volkham blocks a jab.

Volkham darts in and clinches Sutter up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Volkham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkham moves out of range as Sutter strikes.
Sutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkham.
Sutter misses with a left hand
and Volkham counters with a low kick, right behind Sutter 's knee.
Volkham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mark Sutter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sutter connects with a right hand. Volkham shakes it off.
Volkham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sutter throws a one two combo.
Volkham tries to clinch but Sutter moves out of range.
Volkham ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
Volkham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Sutter misses.
Volkham tries to counter with a takedown but Sutter is quick to defend against it.
Sutter throws a hook but Volkham avoids it easily.

Volkham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkham tries to work over Sutter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sutter breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sutter.
Volkham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mark Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkham moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sutter sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutter. Volkham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sutter.
Sutter feints a jab promting Volkham to slip. Sutter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Volkham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sutter throws a hook but Volkham avoids it easily.
Sutter misses with an uppercut. Volkham saw that one coming.
Volkham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkham.
Sutter misses with a looping left.
Volkham is looking to clinch but Sutter is avoiding it.

Volkham rushes Sutter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sutter dodges an elbow strike from Volkham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sutter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sutter misses with a looping left.

Volkham moves into the clinch.
Volkham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Volkham manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkham tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Volkham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Volkham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sutter is controlling him.
Sutter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sutter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Volkham is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sutter controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sutter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sutter lands with an overhand left.
Sutter scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Sutter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sutter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Volkham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutter throws out the jab.
Volkham feinted with a counter takedown.
Sutter throws the left hand but Volkham avoids the punch easily.
Volkham is looking to counter the offense by Sutter and move into the clinch.
Volkham blocks a jab.
Mark Sutter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sutter.
Sutter lands a head shot.
No joy there for Sutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sutter throws a lazy right hand but Volkham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sutter throws a series of punches but Volkham avoids them all with ease.
Volkham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sutter stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkham. Volkham gets slowly back to his feet.
Sutter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Volkham is defended easily by Sutter.
Volkham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sutter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter looks to land a left hand but Volkham moved out of range nicely.
Sutter throws a right hand that misses
and Volkham counters with a nice body shot.
Sutter misses with a straight left.
Sutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkham is just out of range.
Volkham tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sutter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Volkham - the referee stops the clock and Sutter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Volkham. Sutter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sutter misses the shot to the body.
Volkham throwing a counter right hand but Sutter manages to avoid it.
A big right from Sutter misses.
Volkham ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
Volkham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Volkham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sutter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sutter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sutter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Volkham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Volkham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkham slips a jab and a cross from Sutter.
Sutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Sutter misses.
Sutter throws an overhand right that lands on Volkham's shoulder, as Volkham tries to avoid the shot.
Sutter is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkham blocks a jab.
Volkham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Sutter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Volkham wants to clinch.
Sutter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkham sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Volkham pushes Sutter up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkham is trying to stall.
Volkham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Volkham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Volkham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Volkham jumps guard.
Sutter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Volkham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sutter stands and steps away. Volkham gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sutter misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkham slips under a jab from Sutter.
Volkham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sutter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sutter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sutter connects with a body shot that sends Volkham's belly button to the back.
Sutter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Volkham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sutter avoids it really well and circles away.
Sutter throws a combination. Volkham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Volkham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sutter misses with an uppercut. Volkham saw that one coming.
Sutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sutter throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sutter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Sutter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Sutter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sutter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sutter wants it to stay on the feet.
Volkham misses with a takedown
and Sutter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Volkham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sutter swats away the attempt to clinch by Volkham.
Sutter misses with a body shot.
Volkham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sutter scores with a jab to the body.
Volkham slips a jab from Sutter.
A big left from Sutter misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sutter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sutter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkham staying out of range there.
Sutter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVolkham.
Volkham ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkham tries to clinch but Sutter moves out of range.
Volkham shoots in and drives through. Sutter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Volkham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkham fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Volkham with that takedown attempt.
Rex Volkham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutter takes a swing at Volkham's ribcage but misses.
Sutter misses with a straight right.
Sutter thuds a left hand into Volkham's body.
Sutter looks to land a left hand but Volkham moved out of range nicely.
Sutter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sutter throws out a loose jab but Volkham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Volkham moves away from the strike by Sutter.

Volkham closes the distance and pushes Sutter back into the cage.

Sutter breaks from the clinch.
Volkham slips under a jab from Sutter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throws out a powerful jab.
Sutter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sutter throws a lazy right hand but Volkham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sutter misses with an uppercut.
Volkham slips under a jab.
Volkham blocks a jab.
Volkham appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from Sutter does no damage.
Sutter throws out a loose jab but Volkham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sutter throws a looping overhand right but Volkham ducks down to avoid it.
Sutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sutter looks to land a left hand but Volkham moved out of range nicely.
Sutter looks to land a right hand but Volkham moved out of range.
A big left from Sutter misses.
Volkham closes the distance and clinches up with Sutter, looking for a takedown. Volkham pushes Sutter against the cage but Sutter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Sutter lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkham ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
Sutter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutter throws a jab when Volkham was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Volkham.
Volkham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Volkham backs off Sutter throws a huge counter combo but Volkham manages to avoid it all.
Sutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkham moves away.
Volkham fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sutter misses.
It looked like Volkham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sutter.
Volkham slips a jab from Sutter.
Sutter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sutter.
Sutter cracks Volkham with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter looks to land a left hand but Volkham moved out of range nicely.
Volkham moves away from the strike by Sutter.
Sutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkham.
Sutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkham.
Sutter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sutter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkham avoids the body shot from Sutter.
Sutter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sutter takes a step back to recover.
Volkham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter throws a jab when Volkham was well out of range.
Volkham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Volkham moves away from the strike by Sutter.
As Sutter tries to get set, Volkham tries to push him back and clinch up but Sutter manages to avoid the attempt.
Mark Sutter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Volkham shoots in looking for a takedown. Sutter tries to sprawl out of it but Volkham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sutter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rex Volkham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Sutter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sutter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sutter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sutter!