PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havardr Vollan (ranked 250 p4p, 906 weight class) and Iulian Simionescu (ranked 41 p4p, 140 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Vollan
vs
Simionescu

187 cm
27
266
7 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
238
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Havardr Vollan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iulian Simionescu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simionescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vollan.
Simionescu scores with a sloppy right hand. Vollan should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Simionescu misses the target.
Vollan lands with a good body shot.
Simionescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Vollan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Vollan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vollan pushes Simionescu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Simionescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vollan throws a hook but Simionescu blocks it.
Vollan slips under a jab from Simionescu.
Vollan throws a shot from downtown. Simionescu moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vollan loads up on a big right hand but Simionescu slips the punch.
Vollan wants to clinch.
Simionescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vollan.
Simionescu moves away from the strike by Vollan.
Vollan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simionescu walks into a left hand.
Vollan misses the shot to the body.
Simionescu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simionescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Simionescu misses.
Simionescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vollan drives through and clinches with Simionescu against the cage.
Simionescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vollan blocking some punches.
Vollan tries to work over Simionescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vollan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simionescu connects with a single shot there.
Vollan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simionescu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Vollan throws a big shot that misses.
Simionescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Simionescu misses with a hook. Vollan ducked under it nicely.
Vollan misses with a straight right.
Simionescu throws out a counter right but Vollan avoids it with no problem.
Simionescu connects with a right hand. Vollan shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vollan misses the shot to the body.
Simionescu throws out a loose jab but Vollan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simionescu throws a lazy uppercut
and Vollan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simionescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vollan throws a hook to the side of Simionescu's head but Simionescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vollan slips a straight right by Simionescu.
Vollan avoids the body shot from Simionescu.
Vollan throwing a counter right hand but Simionescu manages to avoid it.
Simionescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vollan just misses with a punch to the body.
Simionescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vollan is looking to counter the offense by Simionescu and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vollan slips under a jab from Simionescu.
Simionescu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vollan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vollan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vollan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vollan moves away from the strike by Simionescu.
Vollan throws a big shot that misses.
Simionescu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vollan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simionescu with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iulian Simionescu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vollan throws the left hand but Simionescu avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Simionescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simionescu walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vollan lands a body punch.
Vollan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vollan misses with a punch to the body.
Vollan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vollan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Vollan - that landed with a thud.
Vollan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vollan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vollan lands an uppercut.
Vollan is working Simionescu over against the cage.
Simionescu is breathing heavily.
Vollan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vollan scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vollan presses Simionescu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vollan.
Vollan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vollan lands a nice shot to the body.
Vollan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simionescu backwards.
Vollan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vollan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vollan scores with a shoulder strike.

Simionescu is rocked!
A short uppercut from Vollan.
Simionescu is still on wobbly legs! Can Vollan finish him?
Vollan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Simionescu to his knees! Vollan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Havardr Vollan!
Havardr Vollan retains his heavyweight title!