PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Naginata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Volodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naginata
vs
Volodin

197 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Naginata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Volodin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naginata throws a shot to the body.
Volodin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Volodin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Naginata.
Volodin throws a leg kick but Naginata sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volodin tries to bum rush Naginata with a series of wild strikes but Naginata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volodin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Volodin.
Naginata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naginata thuds a left hand into Volodin's body.
Volodin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naginata throws a head kick but Volodin moves out of range.
Volodin tries a head kick but it misses.
Naginata tries to bum rush Volodin with a series of wild strikes but Volodin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volodin cracks the inside of Naginata's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volodin. That's going to slow Naginata down.
Volodin misses with a looping right.
Naginata throws a head kick that misses
and Volodin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naginata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naginata. Naginata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Volodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volodin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naginata.
Volodin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naginata 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.
Volodin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volodin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Volodin does no damage.
Naginata swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naginata.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Volodin blocks the leg kick.
Volodin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naginata misses with a double jab.
Naginata staying out of range there.
Naginata misses with a low kick.
Naginata moves out of range of the strikes.
Naginata throws a front kick aimed at Volodin's knee but Volodin avoids it well.
Naginata throws a jab but it's blocked by Volodin.
Volodin checks a leg kick nicely.
Naginata throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naginata moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Volodin as he checks the leg kick.
Naginata fakes the leg kick and cracks Volodin in the body.
Volodin throws a head kick that misses.
Naginata throws a low kick but Volodin moves out of range easily.
Volodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naginata moves away.
A jab from Volodin does it's job there.
Naginata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volodin was well out of range. Poor timing from Naginata.
Volodin throws a jab but it's blocked by Naginata.
Naginata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin moves out of range of the leg kick from Naginata.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naginata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Naginata misses.
A good leg kick by Volodin.
Decent striking displayed by Volodin there.
Volodin lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volodin scores with a shot to the body.
Volodin misses with a body kick.
Naginata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naginata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naginata throws a series of punches but Volodin moves out of range.
Naginata is breathing heavily.
Volodin scores with a jab to the head.
Naginata throws a head kick but Volodin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Volodin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Volodin throws a big shot that misses.
Naginata looks to throw a body kick
and Volodin counters with a big head kick but Naginata shrugs it off.
Naginata throws a wild hook but Volodin just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Naginata gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Volodin raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Volodin!