PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 1570 p4p, 1371 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 232 p4p, 200 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Voronov
vs
Peterson

188 cm
27
180
12 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
180
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Voronov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronov manages to avoid it.
Peterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voronov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson jabs Voronov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Voronov instigates a clinch.
A short right from Voronov on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Voronov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Voronov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson gets through Voronov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Peterson wants the takedown. Voronov is fighting it off but Peterson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Voronov's guard against the cage.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson prevents Voronov from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voronov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voronov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Voronov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peterson.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson stops Voronov from standing up.
Peterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voronov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Voronov keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson looking to sit in guard and control but Voronov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Voronov stands up from Peterson's guard - Voronov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yuri Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Voronov circles away easily
and Voronov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voronov doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Peterson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voronov on his heels. He'll look to pass Voronov's guard now, I'm sure.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Voronov has wrist control.
Peterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Voronov blocks nicely.
Voronov keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Voronov wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson trying to control but Voronov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson postures up in Voronov's guard and throws a big left but Voronov blocks it.
Peterson prevents Voronov from getting back to his feet.
Voronov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Voronov's ribs.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson shoots in for a double leg but Voronov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Voronov closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Peterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson trying to advance position but Voronov counters by regaining guard.
Voronov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Voronov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Voronov wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Peterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Peterson throws a strike aimed at the side of Voronov's head but Voronov avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Peterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Peterson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Peterson tries to score with some ground and pound. Voronov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peterson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Voronov is avoiding damage well.
Voronov regains half guard, as Peterson was trying to land strikes.
Peterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voronov's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voronov kicks off Peterson and gets to his feet.
Voronov takes one to the chin there.
Peterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peterson shoots and misses
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Voronov drives through and clinches with Peterson against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Voronov.
Voronov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson is looking for a takedown.
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!
Peterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Voronov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Voronov stops a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Voronov has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Voronov has the dominant position.
Voronov tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Voronov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voronov digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Voronov.
Voronov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson is trying to force a seperation but Voronov has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronov scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Voronov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Voronov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Voronov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Voronov rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Voronov.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Voronov clinches.
Voronov scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson is trying to push Voronov away but Voronov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Voronov.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Voronov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peterson.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Voronov pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peterson's defenses.
Voronov lands a left hand.
Voronov lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Voronov.
Voronov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronov.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Voronov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson jumps guard but Voronov stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peterson wants a takedown.
Voronov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Voronov tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson jumps guard but Voronov stands there with Peterson around his waist. Peterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voronov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Peterson is rocked!
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronov finish him?
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronov backwards.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Voronov - that landed with a thud.
Yuri Voronov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Voronov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Voronov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Voronov's head but Voronov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Voronov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt - Voronov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peterson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voronov lands a slapping body shot.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
and Voronov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peterson fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voronov lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
Voronov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Voronov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuri Voronov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Peterson.
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Voronov misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Voronov.

It looks like Dylan Peterson has been cut.
Peterson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Voronov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peterson can turn it around.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peterson takes a swing at Voronov's ribcage but misses.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Voronov takes the fight into the clinch.
Voronov misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Voronov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Voronov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voronov lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Voronov lands a shot to the body.
Voronov can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Voronov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronov walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Voronov rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voronov tries to clinch up.

Voronov sends Peterson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Voronov is motioning to the referee to let Peterson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Voronov clinches.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson is trying to break free.
Peterson tries a body shot but Voronov blocks it.
Voronov is leaning against Peterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronov walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Voronov lands a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! Voronov stays standing though and waves Peterson back to his feet!
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronov tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Voronov. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Voronov misses its intended target.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Voronov is out of range.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but Voronov moved away.
Voronov lands a glancing blow to the side of Peterson's head.

Voronov pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronov on the side of the head.
Voronov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peterson dives in for a single leg takedown but Voronov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voronov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch but Voronov keeps him there for the moment.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Voronov.
Voronov pushes Peterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Voronov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voronov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.