PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus comes to the cage accompanied by Nick Diaz Rap Song. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trooper by Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Anus
vs
Volkov

190 cm
28
178 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Anus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Anus saw that one coming.
Volkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anus's head.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Anus's ribs.
Anus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkov.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Anus moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
Anus tries for a takedown but Volkov circles away easily
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Anus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Anus slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anus finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkov's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anus.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Anus.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Anus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body

and Anus counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volkov defending well though.
Anus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volkov's head.
Volkov is controlling Anus's trapped leg to prevent Anus from advancing to side control.
Anus 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.
Anus throwing shots but Volkov is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus trying to control from half guard but Volkov is working away.
Volkov has a hand on Anus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anus lands with some strikes.
Volkov can't escape the position.
Anus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Volkov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Volkov is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anus goes for an armbar but Volkov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Volkov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Anus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anus is keeping the position for now.
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 Mike Anus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anus takes a step back to recover.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Anus counters with a right hand to the body.
Anus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volkov, as that shot connected.
Anus throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Anus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov throws the left hand but Anus avoids the punch easily.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anus.
Anus throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Anus's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anus's head.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anus.
Vincent Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anus just misses with a punch to the body.
Anus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Anus counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Anus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volkov sprawls well. Volkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anus gets slowly back to his feet.
Anus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Anus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Anus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Anus misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov shoots in and drives through. Anus sprawls well.
Anus moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anus was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Anus misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Anus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Anus ducks down to avoid it.

Anus tries to sprawl but Volkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Volkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Anus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkov trying to control from Anus's half guard. Anus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control but Anus is working from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Anus blocks nicely.
Volkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Anus.
Volkov postures up.
Anus is really struggling to control Volkov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Volkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Anus blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Anus is retaining full guard.
Volkov pushes down on Anus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anus gets back to full guard.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.
Anus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Volkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Anus trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volkov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anus's best efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volkov!
An out of breath Vincent Volkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.