PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Albrecht (ranked 1642 p4p, 201 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 2562 p4p, 292 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Albrecht
vs
Voronov

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Albrecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Voronov misses with a body punch
and Albrecht counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronov moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Voronov lands a really nice looking cross but Albrecht seems unphased.
Voronov throws a big shot that misses.
Albrecht with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronov to score with a decent uppercut.
Voronov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Voronov misses
and Albrecht counters with a nice body shot.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch but Albrecht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albrecht moves out of range as Voronov strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Albrecht on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Voronov coming out on top.
Albrecht looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albrecht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albrecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronov moves away.
A slow jab from Voronov misses its intended target.
We've been informed that Voronov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Voronov lands the left hand.
Voronov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Albrecht.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov throws a right hand that misses
and Albrecht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Voronov looks to score with a jab to the body but Albrecht is just out of range.
Voronov misses the shot to the body.
Voronov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Albrecht misses its target.
Voronov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Voronov's corner calls for a 1-2. Voronov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Voronov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albrecht throws a hook but Voronov avoids it easily.
Voronov lands with a straight right. Albrecht didn't see that one coming.
Voronov throws a looping overhand right but Albrecht ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Albrecht wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Voronov.
Albrecht cracks Voronov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Albrecht misses with a hook. Voronov ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Voronov as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Albrecht 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albrecht manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Albrecht misses the target.
Voronov throws the left hand but Albrecht avoids the punch easily.
Albrecht takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Albrecht throws a series of punches but Voronov avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Voronov misses.
Voronov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albrecht.
Voronov staying out of range there.

Voronov has closed the distance and engaged Albrecht in a clinch.
Albrecht blocks an uppercut.
Voronov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Albrecht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albrecht throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voronov closes the distance and clinches.
Voronov misses with the head strike.
Voronov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Voronov fails to land.
Albrecht misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov throws a head punch that misses.
Albrecht slowing the pace effectively.
Voronov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albrecht's elbow.
Voronov struggles to land a body shot inside as Albrecht controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronov.
A head punch on the inside from Albrecht fails to land.
Albrecht has a couple of punches blocked by Voronov.
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albrecht blocking some punches.
Albrecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Voronov fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Albrecht.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Albrecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Albrecht.
Voronov misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albrecht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronovs head.
Voronov misses with some punches.
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronov misses with a body punch.
Voronov lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronov misses with the head strike.
Voronov throws a punch but it's blocked by Albrecht.
A short right from Albrecht.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronov is leaning against Albrecht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronov misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Voronov dominated that round.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuri Voronov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albrecht on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Voronov cracks Albrecht with a good jab.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Albrecht swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Voronov misses.
Voronov throws a hook but Albrecht avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Voronov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Voronov with a nice cross.

Voronov instigates a clinch.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Albrecht.
Voronov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albrecht lands a shoulder strike.
Yuri Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albrecht lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Albrecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albrecht pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albrecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov throws a head punch that misses.
Albrecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albrecht's elbow.
Voronov gets through Albrecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Albrecht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Voronov closes the distance and pushes Albrecht back into the cage.
Albrecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Albrecht.
Albrecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronov gets through Albrecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Voronov.
Albrecht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albrecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albrecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronov.
Voronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov blocking some punches.
Voronov misses with a body punch.
Voronov throws a head punch that misses.
Voronov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Voronov blocking some punches.
Voronov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronov.
Voronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov tries to work over Albrecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voronov misses with the head strike.
Voronov misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albrecht lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albrecht lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albrecht working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Voronov fails to land.
Voronov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronov.
Albrecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albrecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Albrecht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voronov tries to clinch but Albrecht moves away
and Albrecht counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Voronov finds it's target.
Voronov lands the left hand.
Voronov looks to score with a jab to the body but Albrecht is just out of range.
Voronov scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Albrecht throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Albrecht.
Voronov cracks Albrecht with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronov cracks Albrecht with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Voronov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Voronov - that landed with a thud.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Albrecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albrecht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Voronov is rocked!
Albrecht lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Voronov to his knees! Albrecht keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Albrecht!