PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Volkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Россия. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Williams
vs
Mstislav Volkov

178 cm
37
181 lbs
30 - 18 - 1

183 cm
31
181 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists
Voodoo Nutrition

Phantom Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov misses the jab.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Volkov throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Williams tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Volkov checks it.
Volkov checks a leg kick.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Volkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Williams .
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Williams misses.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkov.
Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Volkov checks a low kick from Williams .
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Volkov counters with a nice body kick.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Williams .
Williams throws out a leg kick but Volkov moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams sets himself, and Volkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Williams avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volkov takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Williams .
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkov will feel that in the morning.
Volkov slips a straight right by Williams .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkov checks a leg kick.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams .
Volkov misses with a right hand

and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams .
Williams trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Volkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams works over Volkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams .
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Volkov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Volkov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanly Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
A countering left hand to the body from Volkov misses.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams 's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Williams takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov cracks the inside of Williams 's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Volkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkov under the eye.
Volkov cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Volkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams , as that shot connected.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Williams .
Volkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov flicks out a counter leg kick but Williams steps away.
Donk. Volkov catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Volkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stanly Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams slips a jab from Volkov.
Williams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov connects with a body shot.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Volkov scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Volkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tried to counter with a leg kick but Volkov avoided it.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams .
A big left from Volkov misses.
Williams throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Williams looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Williams tries to move into range but Volkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
A jab from Williams misses.
Volkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
It seemed like Volkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Volkov lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov checks a leg kick.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Williams 's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov feints a counter leg kick.
Williams throws a low kick but Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams .
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Volkov avoids it well and moves away.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Williams 's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Volkov is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Volkov unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanly Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stanly Williams waved his t-shirt featuring King of Fists's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Ilya Mstislav Volkov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stepping up to fight a LHW was great challenge for me, i want to say thanks to my opponent, and good job!'.