PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Voll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing Fields by Metallica. Voll has chosen Monster Magnet - Powertrip as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Voll enters the ring!

Couture
vs
Voll

186 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Voll!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voll misses the jab.
Voll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coutures jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Voll lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voll looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Voll lands a glancing blow to the side of Couture's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture dodges the punch combination from Voll.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.

Couture has closed the distance and engaged Voll in a clinch.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Voll.
Voll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture cracks Voll with a nice body shot.
Couture throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volls head.
Couture lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voll backwards.
Voll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coutures head.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voll tries to stall but Couture uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Couture working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Couture.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Voll blocks an uppercut.
Voll working aggressively here.
Couture working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Voll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voll has had enough of the clinch but Couture keeps him there for the moment.
Couture throws a punch but it's blocked by Voll.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Voll.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture misses with a body punch.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voll blocks an uppercut.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Voll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture misses with a punch to the body.
Voll wants to break free but Couture has control.
Couture gets through Voll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couture lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voll misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voll's efforts to push away.
Couture working aggressively here.
Voll blocking some punches.
Couture working aggressively here.
Voll blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Voll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Couture.
Voll misses with a straight right.
Voll misses with a wild body shot.
Couture ducks right into an uppercut from Voll.
Couture checks the leg kick nicely there.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Voll has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Couture blocks a jab.
Voll throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Couture wants to clinch but Voll slips to the side
and Voll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voll throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voll throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a nice body shot.
Voll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Voll loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Voll keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Voll misses its intended target.
Voll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Voll misses.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Randy Couture's cut is getting worse.
Voll missing with a left hand there. Couture was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Couture moves into the clinch.
Voll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Couture as the two fighters clinch.
Voll blocking some punches.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Couture misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Voll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Couture moves into range and clinches up with Voll.
A right handed body shot lands from Voll.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture lands a left hand.
Voll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Voll is trying to push Couture away but Couture has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Voll wants to break the clinch but can't.
Couture misses with the head strike.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Voll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voll prevents a body shot from Couture.
Couture misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voll is pushing Couture up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Voll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Voll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Voll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voll. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voll fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Voll dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Couture wants to clinch.
Voll throws a poor cross that misses
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Couture clinches.
Couture keeps control of Voll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couture.

Voll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voll swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voll throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Voll 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voll.
Couture throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Randy Couture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Frank Voll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voll slips under a jab from Couture.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voll throws out the jab.

Voll waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Couture. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Couture to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Couture is rocked!
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Voll gets to his feet and stands over Couture, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Couture felt that one! Voll unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Couture from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Voll!
After winning the bout, Frank Voll thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.