PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1746 p4p, 860 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 230 p4p, 115 weight class). Andriy Voronin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mikhasevich
vs
Voronin

180 cm
34
187
27 - 21 - 0

186 cm
34
195
26 - 15 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Voronin misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.

Voronin has managed to clinch.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
Mikhasevich throws an elbow that misses.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Mikhasevich on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin scores with a shot to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
Mikhasevich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mikhasevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voronin cracks Mikhasevich with a nice body shot.
Mikhasevich cracks Voronin with a nice body shot.
Mikhasevich taking a breather.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
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!
Mikhasevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mikhasevich tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhasevich wants to break free but Voronin has control.
Voronin cracks Mikhasevich with a nice body shot.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Mikhasevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin letting Mikhasevich take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Voronin as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Voronin.
Mikhasevich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Mikhasevich avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.

Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the body kick.
Mikhasevich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Voronin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mikhasevich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikhasevich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mikhasevich. Mikhasevich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voronin avoids the head kick by Mikhasevich.
Voronin misses the shot to the body.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voronin's knee momentarily.
Mikhasevich dips to his left and cracks Voronin with an uppercut!
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!
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Voronin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mikhasevich tries a low kick but Voronin avoids it.
Mikhasevich moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhasevich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voronin tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich cracks Voronin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voronin lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin'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.

Voronin misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Voronin. Those never looked like landing.
Mikhasevich half committed to a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Mikhasevich misses
and Voronin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the body kick from Voronin.
Voronin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mikhasevich under the eye.
Mikhasevich lands a really nice looking cross but Voronin seems unphased.
Voronin throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin scores with a jab. Mikhasevich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voronin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mikhasevich off the cage and back into range.
Mikhasevich throws a head kick that misses
and Voronin counters with a two punch combo.
Voronin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich blocks a head kick by Voronin.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
Jab by Voronin.
Voronin throws a leg kick
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Voronin wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhasevich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mikhasevich thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big left from Voronin misses.
Mikhasevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voronin.
Voronin misses the jab.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mikhasevich blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Mikhasevich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Mikhasevich moved away.
Mikhasevich checks a leg kick.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Voronin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mikhasevich. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Mikhasevich misses its intended target.
Voronin swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikhasevich manages to avoid it.
Voronin lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin throws a push kick but Mikhasevich slaps the foot to one side.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voronin throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voronin jabs Mikhasevich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Mikhasevich.
Voronin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voronin scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich cracks Voronin with a good jab.
Mikhasevich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronin throws a hook but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Mikhasevich is looking for a counter combo.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin throws a front kick aimed at Mikhasevich's knee but Mikhasevich avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Voronin tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mikhasevich backwards.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich blocking some punches.
Mikhasevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich lands an elbow just above Voronin 's eye.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mikhasevich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voronin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voronin misses with a kick to the body
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mikhasevich has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Voronin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikhasevich, pushing him back against the cage.
Voronin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Mikhasevich.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mikhasevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
A nice left hand lands by Mikhasevich.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikhasevich's efforts to push away.
Mikhasevich holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Voronin tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voronin.
Voronin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Mikhasevich has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Voronin.
A short uppercut from Mikhasevich.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Mikhasevich controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronin scores with a shot to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Mikhasevich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mikhasevich is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Mikhasevich slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Mikhasevich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin takes a shot to the head.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Mikhasevich.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Mikhasevich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Voronin lands a head kick!
Mikhasevich slips a straight right by Voronin.
Voronin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voronin misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Voronin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Voronin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
An out of breath Andriy Voronin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.