PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimirs Voranovskis (ranked 25100 p4p, 7168 weight class) and Relyk Stone (ranked 655 p4p, 593 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimirs Voranovskis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimirs Voranovskis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Voranovskis
vs
Stone

183 cm
26
165
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
158
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimirs Voranovskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Relyk Stone!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone tries to circle away but Voranovskis has him pinned against the cage.

Stone pulls guard successfully.
Voranovskis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Voranovskis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Voranovskis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stone did well to prevent Voranovskis getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is trying to stand up here but Voranovskis is controlling him well.
It looks like Voranovskis is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voranovskis blocks the strikes from Stone.
Voranovskis winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voranovskis stalling.

Voranovskis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Voranovskis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Voranovskis controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voranovskis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stone wants to hold on but Voranovskis pushes him away.
Voranovskis is landing with some decent strikes but Stone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Voranovskis prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Stone wants to control but Voranovskis is having none of it.
Stone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Voranovskis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Voranovskis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voranovskis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.

Voranovskis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Voranovskis passes into half guard.
Voranovskis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to hold on to Voranovskis's head to control him but Voranovskis postures up.
Voranovskis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Voranovskis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Voranovskis eventually gives up the hold.
Stone trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Voranovskis in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimirs Voranovskis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stone gets caught napping as Voranovskis dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voranovskis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Voranovskis stands and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Voranovskis takes a little break here. Stone wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Voranovskis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control Voranovskis's posture but Voranovskis avoids it.
Stone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Voranovskis's best efforts.
Voranovskis trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Voranovskis prevents Stone from improving his position.
Stone won't allow Voranovskis to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Voranovskis slows the pace down in half guard.

Voranovskis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Voranovskis eventually gives up the hold.
Stone looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Voranovskis circles away.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stone scores with a push kick.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Voranovskis pinned against the cage. Voranovskis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voranovskis. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Voranovskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Voranovskis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voranovskis not doing much here.
Voranovskis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stone for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voranovskis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimirs Voranovskis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Voranovskis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Voranovskis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is trying to buck Voranovskis off.
Voranovskis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Stone wants to control but Voranovskis postures up.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voranovskis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stone's legs.
Stone is looking for a sweep.

Voranovskis decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Voranovskis pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Voranovskis controls his hands.
Good body shot from Stone.
Voranovskis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voranovskis is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voranovskis jumps guard but Stone stands there with Voranovskis around his waist. Voranovskis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Voranovskis smiles and moves away.

Voranovskis instigates a clinch.
Stone tries for a takedown but Voranovskis manages to get underhooks.
Vladimirs Voranovskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Relyk Stone.
Voranovskis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Voranovskis after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to Voranovskis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Voranovskis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Voranovskis controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone is trying to drag Voranovskis to the mat but Voranovskis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Voranovskis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voranovskis keeps the fight on the outside.

Voranovskis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Voranovskis is in Stone's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone looking for subs off his back but Voranovskis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Voranovskis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Voranovskis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Voranovskis is looking for a kimura but Stone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voranovskis to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimirs Voranovskis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Voranovskis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimirs Voranovskis!