PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System of a Down-Aerials kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrey Voronkoff was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rivera
vs
Voronkoff

197 cm
37
274 lbs
21 - 61 - 0

186 cm
35
260 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 61 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera tries to clinch

and Voronkoff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Voronkoff.
Rivera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voronkoff distracts Rivera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voronkoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera wants to sweep here but Voronkoff controlling him for the moment.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voronkoff looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looking to control.
Voronkoff advances position into side control!
Voronkoff trying to control the position but Rivera is working away.
Rivera parries the strikes from Voronkoff easily there. Voronkoff is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rivera to escape.

Voronkoff decides to stand back up.
Rivera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Voronkoff swivels and escapes.
Voronkoff lands with a nice body punch.
Voronkoff shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Rivera shoots in and gets a takedown into Voronkoff's guard.
Voronkoff wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Rivera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rivera sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivera trying to control but Voronkoff is working from the bottom.
Voronkoff is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Voronkoff wants to sweep but no luck.

Voronkoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Voronkoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Voronkoff keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voronkoff.
Voronkoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Rivera gets a double leg takedown into Voronkoff's guard.

Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Voronkoff looking to control.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've been informed that Voronkoff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rivera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Voronkoff keeps moving.
Rivera won't allow Voronkoff to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Voronkoff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Voronkoff lands a big head kick that sends Rivera tumbling to the mat! Voronkoff takes a step backwards and waves Rivera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Mountain Rivera has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Voronkoff moves into the clinch.
Rivera fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mountain Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voronkoff is defending well for now.

Voronkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Mountain Rivera'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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voronkoff.
Rivera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Voronkoff sprawls and moves away.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Voronkoff throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Rivera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Voronkoff tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rivera is in Voronkoff's guard.
Rivera postures up.
Voronkoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivera throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voronkoff wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivera works over Voronkoff with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Voronkoff keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rivera shoots in for a double leg but Voronkoff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mountain Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Voronkoff but Voronkoff pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Voronkoff closes the distance and clinches.
Voronkoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Voronkoff.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voronkoff working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voronkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera shoots in but no luck this time.
Voronkoff misses with a head kick.
Voronkoff goes for a double leg but Rivera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rivera continues to drive forward.
Rivera goes for a double leg but Voronkoff avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Voronkoff continues to drive forward.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rivera clinches up with Voronkoff and pushes him back against the cage.

Voronkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Voronkoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 lands a head kick. Rivera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Rivera is rocked!

Voronkoff shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivera is trying to defend but Voronkoff finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oh Rivera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronkoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mountain Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voronkoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivera seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.

Voronkoff is looking for a kimura here.
Rivera pushes Voronkoff off looking to stand but Voronkoff dives back in and keeps control.
Voronkoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Voronkoff is just content to waste time from the top position. Rivera takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.

Rivera looking for a guillotine here but Voronkoff defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voronkoff is looking to stand up but Rivera won't let him.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voronkoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Mountain Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Voronkoff clinches with his opponent.
Voronkoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rivera gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Voronkoff regains guard.
Voronkoff is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Voronkoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mountain Rivera'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. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voronkoff defends well and Rivera ends up having to push Voronkoff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Voronkoff lands a big head kick that sends Rivera tumbling to the mat! Voronkoff takes a step backwards and waves Rivera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rivera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voronkoff circles away.
Voronkoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera feinted with a counter takedown.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voronkoff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mountain Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronkoff lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voronkoff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronkoff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Voronkoff wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronkoff! But no joy.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Voronkoff moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rivera! Voronkoff continues to tee off on Rivera, landing with a left and a right! Voronkoff connects with a right hand that leaves Rivera sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Voronkoff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrey Voronkoff!
Andrey Voronkoff thanked the fans post fight for their support.