PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 1577 p4p, 426 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 226 p4p, 64 weight class). Voronov has chosen Noize Mc - Make Destroy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curtis
vs
Voronov

183 cm
26
182
16 - 10 - 0

188 cm
25
185
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Curtis works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voronov misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov tries to work over Curtis's front leg with a kick but Curtis checks it.
Voronov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Topher Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Voronov.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronov's elbow.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Voronov avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voronov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Voronov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov needs to keep his hands up - Curtis had a free shot at his head there.
Voronov tries to clinch up.
Voronov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov keeps the fight on the outside.

Curtis instigates a clinch.
Curtis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis connects with a leg kick.
Curtis with a nice cross.
Voronov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curtis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voronov on the side of the head.
Curtis closes the distance but Voronov moves to the side
and Voronov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov connects with a crisp jab.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronov! But no joy.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curtis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voronov blocks a low kick nicely.
Voronov misses with a shot to the body
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Voronov.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronov.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voronov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Curtis tenderised Voronov's leg. Voronov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voronov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Voronov swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis avoids a kick to the body.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Voronov manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a kick to the body.
Curtis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Voronov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Curtis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Curtis rushes Voronov and presses him up against the cage.
Voronov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curtis is trying to push Voronov away but Voronov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Curtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Voronov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronov. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronov motions for Curtis to come forward. Voronov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Voronov throws a fast counter high kick but Curtis manages to duck under it in time.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curtis lands a head kick. Voronov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voronov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curtis in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov checks a low kick from Curtis.
Curtis with the inside leg kick.
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Voronov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Voronov blocks the leg kick.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
Voronov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Voronov counters with a body kick.
Voronov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Donk. Curtis catches Voronov right on the button with a cross.
Voronov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Voronov moved out of range.
Voronov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Topher Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Curtis thuds his right hand into Voronov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronov can pounce on him.
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Voronov misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronov throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick from Voronov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curtis.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Voronov stalling in the clinch.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voronov can do to turn this around?
Voronov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Curtis breaks the clinch.
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Curtis misses with a low kick as Voronov jumps back.
Curtis lands a jab.
Curtis tests Voronov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voronov will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
Curtis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voronov. That did some damage!
Curtis slips a jab from Voronov.
Curtis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Voronov closes the distance and clinches.
Voronov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
Voronov prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Voronov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curtis is keeping busy.
Voronov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Voronov throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curtis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a nice knee to the body.
Curtis lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis cracks a nice hook into Voronov's ribs.
Curtis connects with a body shot that sends Voronov's belly button to the back.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Voronov counters with a nice body kick.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis lands a front kick.
Curtis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voronov counters with a good, hard body kick but Curtis shrugs it off.
Voronov misses with a leg kick
and Curtis counters with a good low kick that Voronov was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Curtis, as that shot connected.

Voronov darts in and clinches Curtis up against the cage.
Curtis pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis managing to block the knees to the body from Voronov.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Voronov avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.
Voronov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronov's elbow.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Voronov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curtis.
Curtis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curtis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Curtis is leaning against Voronov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Topher Curtis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronov walks into a jab.
A lazy left from Curtis finds it's target.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronov moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Voronov misses with a right hand
and Curtis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curtis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Curtis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voronov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Voronov moves out of range of the leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voronov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Voronov moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Voronov. Curtis shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov ducks right into an uppercut from Curtis.
Voronov throws a head kick that misses.
Curtis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voronov momentarily.
Curtis dips to his left and cracks Voronov with an uppercut!
Voronov staying out of range there.
Voronov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Curtis, as that shot connected.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronov can pounce on him.
Voronov throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis scores with a sloppy right hand. Voronov should have avoided that one.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Curtis counters with an inside leg kick.
Voronov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Curtis checks it well.
Curtis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voronov's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Curtis.
Voronov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronov throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis throws a leg kick
and Voronov counters with a nice leg kick.
Voronov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curtis is out of range and Voronov settles back down.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronov throws a body kick that misses.
Curtis takes a swing at Voronov's ribcage but misses.
Curtis slips under a jab from Voronov.
Voronov lands a jab to Curtis's midsection.
Voronov tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voronov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curtis.
Voronov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voronov missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronov.
Voronov moves away from the strike by Curtis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Curtis catches Voronov right on the button with a cross.
Curtis feints and then cracks Voronov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronov down.
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and Voronov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Voronov
and Curtis counters with an inside leg kick.
Voronov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Voronov misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Voronov.
Curtis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curtis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Voronov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Curtis connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronov staying out of range there.

Voronov takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Voronov looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis cracks Voronov with a nice body shot.
Curtis gets through Voronov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andrei Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronov throws a head punch that misses.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Curtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Curtis.

Voronov is rocked!
Curtis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov is still on wobbly legs! Can Curtis finish him?
Voronov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Topher Curtis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis drops Voronov with a huge uppercut! Voronov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Curtis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Topher Curtis!
Our winner, Topher Curtis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.