PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 1236 p4p, 1233 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 178 p4p, 176 weight class). Tatu Kurri looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kurri
vs
Voronov

184 cm
33
176
20 - 13 - 0

188 cm
34
180
17 - 13 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dick Dolla Douchebag

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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov throws out a leg kick but Kurri moves out of range and Voronov only half commits.
Voronov slips a straight right by Kurri.
A left lands for Voronov.
Kurri lands a really nice looking cross but Voronov seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronov. Kurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voronov missing with a left hand there. Kurri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Kurri
and Voronov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurri thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Kurri has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Nice defenses there by Kurri.

Kurri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Voronov sprawls well initially but Kurri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kurri is looking for a kimura but Voronov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurri to get the leverage.
Voronov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Voronov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voronov's head.
Kurri is looking to take a break and control but Voronov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurri is looking to advance position but Voronov won't allow it.
Voronov is trying to stand back up but Kurri is controlling him
Voronov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kurri.
Kurri is trying to control. Voronov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Voronov pushes Kurri off and gets back to his feet.
Kurri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronov. Voronov obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kurri - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronov.
It looked like Kurri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurri shoots in but no luck this time.
Voronov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Kurri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Voronov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Voronov throws Kurri to one side and escapes!
Voronov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurri is out of range.
Voronov misses with a shot to the body
and Kurri counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voronov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kurri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kurri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a really nice looking cross but Kurri seems unphased.
Voronov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kurri tries to counter with a takedown but Voronov is quick to defend against it.
Voronov throws a leg kick but Kurri checks it.
The crowd cheers as Kurri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voronov doesn't seem phased though.
Voronov throws a looping overhand right but Kurri ducks down to avoid it.
Kurri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Voronov sprawls and moves away.
Kurri connects with a single shot there.

Voronov drops Kurri with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kurri looks back up at him and smiles so Voronov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Kurri is rocked!

It looks like Tatu Kurri has been cut.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurri.
Oh Kurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurri looks to throw the jab but Voronov is out of range.
Kurri seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov avoids a kick to the body.
Yuri Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voronov misses with a wild body shot.
Voronov misses with a left hand

and Kurri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kurri stands and throws Voronov's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kurri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Voronov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Voronov wants to get back to his feet but Kurri drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kurri tries to move to mount but Voronov blocks the move with his legs.
Voronov pushes Kurri away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kurri gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kurri cracks Voronov with a big right hand but Voronov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Voronov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Voronov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatu Kurri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Voronov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurri connects with a jab.
Voronov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurri under the eye.
Kurri misses with a right hand
and Voronov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurri thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Voronov. That snapped Kurri's head back.
Voronov slips a jab from Kurri.
Kurri misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Voronov counters with a straight right hand.
Kurri blocks a jab.
A big right from Voronov misses.
Voronov fakes the leg kick and cracks Kurri in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronov scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurri.
Voronov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kurri right on the button. Kurri goes down! Voronov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Voronov gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im the king give me my belt '.
Tatu Kurri spoke after the fight, saying 'ggwp'.