PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 681 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 105 p4p, 173 weight class). Voronin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Katyusha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Voronin
vs
Benn Jr

186 cm
37
195
32 - 17 - 2

185 cm
40
203
33 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Benn Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Voronin feints and then cracks Benn Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn Jr down.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Voronin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronin slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Voronin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.

Voronin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Voronin has double underhooks.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Benn Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Benn Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voronin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Benn Jr fails to land.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Voronin has him pressed against the cage.

Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Voronin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voronin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voronin blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Donk. Benn Jr catches Voronin right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronin. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
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 Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin misses with a straight left.

Voronin clinches up against the cage.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Benn Jr is struggling to control the position.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Benn Jr lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Voronin has the dominant position.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronin won't allow it.
Voronin pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.

Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronin to score with a decent uppercut.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
Voronin lands with a slapping head kick.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.

Voronin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Benn Jr lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Voronin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Benn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Voronin with a nice calf kick.
Voronin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Voronin slips the punch.
Benn Jr connects with a leg kick.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Voronin.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Benn Jr blocks the leg kick.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Donk. Voronin catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voronin doesn't seem phased though.
Voronin lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr cracks Voronin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benn Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Voronin scores with a push kick.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronin on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voronin doesn't seem phased though.
Voronin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voronin on the side of the head.
Voronin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Voronin moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voronin in his tracks.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voronin has time to react.
Benn Jr scores with a jab.
Voronin connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Voronin scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin misses with a body shot.

Voronin has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Benn Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriy Voronin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benn Jr avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Voronin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A head kick by Voronin misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voronin's corner calls for a 1-2. Voronin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Voronin throws a right hand that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin delivers a nice body kick.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Voronin connects with a solid leg kick.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Voronin saw that one coming.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr walks into a jab.
Voronin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Voronin.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voronin misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin throws a body kick that misses
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Voronin scores with the left hand. Benn Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Voronin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
It looked like Voronin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benn Jr.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin is looking to land body kicks.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Voronin lands a front kick.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benn Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benn Jr throws a hook but Voronin blocks it.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.

Voronin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andriy Voronin.
Well Voronin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

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.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.