PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff comes to the cage accompanied by System of a Down-Aerials. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Voronkoff
vs
Hall

186 cm
28
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
247 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Voronkoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Some wild striking there from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.

Voronkoff shoots in and gets a takedown into Hall's guard.
Voronkoff looking to pass the guard.
Voronkoff pushes down on Hall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voronkoff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!

Voronkoff goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hall turns into him and now he's in Voronkoff's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voronkoff pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.
Voronkoff throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Voronkoff throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Jimmy Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronkoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Voronkoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Voronkoff drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall stalling the fight.

Voronkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voronkoff.
Jimmy Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voronkoff defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voronkoff.

It looks like Jimmy Hall has been cut.
Voronkoff throws a head kick that misses.
Voronkoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Voronkoff gets a takedown into half guard.
Voronkoff tries to stand and escape but Hall actually recovers to full guard.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff looking to pass the guard.
Voronkoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voronkoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Voronkoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Voronkoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voronkoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Voronkoff passes to full mount!

Voronkoff is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hall has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hall!
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronkoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Voronkoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hall'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.

Voronkoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Voronkoff lands a nice short elbow.

Voronkoff seems to be looking for submissions.
Voronkoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronkoff is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Voronkoff is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Voronkoff 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Voronkoff is very close to passing his half guard.
Voronkoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voronkoff tries to stand and escape but Hall is controlling the position.
Voronkoff trying to advance position but Hall counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voronkoff looking to pass the guard.
Voronkoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff throws an elbow but Hall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hall wants to control but Voronkoff postures up.
Voronkoff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Voronkoff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Voronkoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Voronkoff slows the pace down.
Andrey Voronkoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voronkoff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Voronkoff wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voronkoff.
Hall is not content to let Voronkoff control the position.
Voronkoff is chipping away with strikes.
Voronkoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Voronkoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voronkoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Voronkoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Voronkoff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Voronkoff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Voronkoff advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voronkoff looking to ground and pound but Hall is blocking nicely.
Voronkoff sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Voronkoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Voronkoff wants to clinch.
Andrey Voronkoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronkoff fails with the takedown.
Voronkoff wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Voronkoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voronkoff is defended easily by Hall.

Hall forces Voronkoff back against the cage and clinches.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Hall to work.
Voronkoff is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall pushes Voronkoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronkoff trying to land knees to the body.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronkoff's elbow.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.

Voronkoff works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Voronkoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily.

Voronkoff postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hall is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Voronkoff, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrey Voronkoff just wasn't active enough.

Voronkoff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hall's half guard.
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!
Voronkoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Voronkoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Voronkoff lands a nice short elbow.
Voronkoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Voronkoff is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Voronkoff drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.

Voronkoff seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Voronkoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.

Voronkoff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voronkoff.
Voronkoff is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Voronkoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voronkoff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Voronkoff!
A relieved looking Andrey Voronkoff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.