PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 3360 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 464 p4p, 262 weight class). Yuri Voronov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Handicks
vs
Voronov

175 cm
27
181
6 - 9 - 0

188 cm
26
180
11 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Johny Handicks has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Voronov.
Voronov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voronov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Handicks misses the target.
Voronov tries to clinch but Handicks moves away
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronov.
Voronov throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Handicks.
A jab lands there for Handicks.
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!
Voronov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks throws a right hand that misses
and Voronov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Voronov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks misses with a looping left.

Voronov gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov has Handicks pressed against the cage, preventing Handicks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Voronov.
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handicks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Handicks has Voronov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Voronov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Handicks just leaning against Voronov, taking a breather.
Voronov throws an elbow but it misses.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Handicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handicks working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Handicks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Handicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Handicks.
Voronov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Voronov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Voronov.
Voronov cracks Handicks with a nice body shot.
Handicks is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Voronov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handicks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronov lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronov.
A left hand lands to the body for Voronov.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Handicks shrugs off.
Handicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Voronov.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Handicks controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Voronov tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Voronov presses Handicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voronov pushes Handicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voronov works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronov tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Voronov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Voronov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov lands with a right to the head.
Voronov lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Voronov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Voronov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.

Handicks is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Voronov - that landed with a thud.
Oh Handicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handicks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov tries to work over Handicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov lands a body shot.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handicks wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Voronov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Handicks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Voronov clinches up with Handicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Handicks seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Voronov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handickss head.
Handicks prevents a body shot from Voronov.
Handicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuri Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Handicks shrugs off.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Handicks.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.

Handicks lands a takedown into guard.
Voronov wants to stand and escape but Handicks is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Voronov kicks Handicks off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Handicks misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Handicks misses the target.
Voronov slips under a jab from Handicks.
Voronov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Handicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handicks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Voronov.
Handicks taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Handicks is looking to control Voronov's arms but Voronov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Handicks has his back to the cage.
Handicks tries to work over Voronov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronov is working Handicks over against the cage.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov has Handicks pressed against the cage. He pushes Handicks back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Voronov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Handicks crashing to the floor! Voronov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Handicks is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.