PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 658 p4p, 92 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 1485 p4p, 195 weight class). Voronov has chosen Noize Mc - Make Destroy as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bangin
vs
Voronov

184 cm
21
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangin!
Voronov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronov lands with a nice body punch.
Bangin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Voronov moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voronov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Voronov.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Voronov sees coming a mile off.
Bangin throws the left hand but Voronov avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Voronov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Voronov lands with a kick to the temple. Bangin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Voronov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangin.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bangin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bangin swings for the body but Voronov moves out of range.
Voronov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bangin.
Bangin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bangin throws a hook but Voronov blocks it.
Voronov tries to counter with a clinch but Bangin shakes him off and moves away.
Voronov tries to bum rush Bangin with a series of wild strikes but Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voronov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangin momentarily.
Bangin thows a body kick. Voronov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronov. That's going to slow Bangin down.
Bangin misses with a hook
and Voronov counters with a good low kick that Bangin was not able to check.
Bangin cracks a nice hook into Voronov's ribs.
Voronov avoids a kick to the body.
Voronov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin misses with a lunging right hand
and Voronov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
And Bangin counters with a quick kick to the body but Voronov blocks it.
Bangin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voronov.
Voronov throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Bangin misses with a hook. Voronov ducked under it nicely.
Voronov wants to counter the offense by Bangin and move into the clinch position.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Voronov.
Bangin scores with a push kick.
Voronov wants to clinch up but Bangin keeps it at a distance.
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Voronov unleashes a big counter combination but Bangin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voronov moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin looks for the body kick but Voronov saw that one coming.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Voronov slips a straight right by Bangin.
Bangin swings widly with a right hand
and Voronov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voronov walks into a stiff left hand from Bangin.
Voronov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bangin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voronov throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voronov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bangin takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voronov throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Bangin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Voronov blocks the body kick.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin throws a body punch but Voronov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronov. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bangin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrei Voronov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangin. That one must have hurt.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voronov's calf.
Voronov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
Voronov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Voronov.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Andrei Voronov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Voronov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronov checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bangin.
Bangin throws a sloppy head kick
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronov blocks the body kick.
Voronov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Voronov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bangin works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Bangin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Voronov if he has to take too many more of those.

Voronov closes the distance and pushes Bangin back into the cage.
Bangin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Bangin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bangin up against the cage.
Voronov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Bangin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voronov.
Bangin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov controlling the action here for a moment.
Bangin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bangin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bangin blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Voronov.
Still in the clinch, Voronov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronov.
Bangin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bangin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bangin avoids it.
A hook to the body from Voronov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bangin pushes Voronov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andrei Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bangin misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronov.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bangin is keeping busy.
Bangin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bangin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bangin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bangin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bangin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Bangin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov with a knee to the head.

It looks like Izzy Bangin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronov lands a good knee to the midsection. Bangin won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin lands with a light punch inside.
Voronov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronov gets through Bangin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bangin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Izzy Bangin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bangin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronov throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Voronov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangin misses with a kick to the body.
Voronov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Bangin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Voronov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bangin!
Bangin thows a leg kick but Voronov checks it
and Voronov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin throws the left hand but Voronov avoids the punch easily.
Voronov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronov moves out of range as Bangin throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Bangin blocks a jab.
Bangin lands a jab to Voronov's midsection.
Bangin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voronov at a distance.
Bangin ducks right into an uppercut from Voronov.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voronov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bangin on the side of the head.
Bangin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voronov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voronov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronov jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voronov's head backwards.
Voronov throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Voronov moved away.
Voronov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bangin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Voronov throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
Voronov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Voronov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voronov moves forwards but Bangin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Voronov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voronov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voronov doesn't seem bothered though.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov walks into a jab.
Bangin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Bangin.
Bangin lands with a nice body kick.
Voronov tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Voronov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick there by Bangin.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bangin misses the body punch
and Voronov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Voronov.
Voronov scores with a body shot.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin looks for the body kick but Voronov saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Bangin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Bangin'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.

Voronov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Voronov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin throws the kick towards the body but Voronov avoids it.
Bangin with a hook.
Bangin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bangin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin misses with a kick to the body.
Bangin lands with a hook. Voronov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Voronov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Voronov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Voronov.
Bangin slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin scores with a jab. Voronov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voronov walks into a jab.
Voronov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Voronov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voronov takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Voronov misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Bangin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Voronov.
Voronov scores with a jab. Bangin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bangin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voronov moves out of range of the body kick.
Voronov scores with a body shot.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin fails to land with a series of punches.
Voronov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a looping right.
Voronov scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronov. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voronov misses with a looping left.

Voronov gets a clinch.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov crunches a lovely knee into Bangin's ribcage.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronov.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronov is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bangin avoiding damage as Voronov throws knees to the body.

Bangin manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bangin as he connects with a hook.
Voronov throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Voronov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronov wants to clinch.
Bangin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Voronov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Voronov misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Izzy Bangin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Bangin blocks the leg kick.
Voronov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin slips a jab and a cross from Voronov.
Voronov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bangin 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.
Voronov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bangin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voronov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Voronov misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov avoids a kick to the body.
Voronov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Voronov cracks Bangin with a good jab.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronov thinks about the counter body kick.
Voronov moves out of range as Bangin throws a body kick.
Voronov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bangin throws a low kick but Voronov avoids it.
Bangin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Voronov throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voronov throws a chopping leg kick but Bangin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bangin misses with a kick to the body.
Voronov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Voronov.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Voronov sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin lands a nice looking body shot.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voronov throws a front kick that sends Bangin stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Voronov.
Voronov throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Voronov takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voronov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bangin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bangin.

Voronov clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bangin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Bangin tries a body shot but Voronov blocks it.
Bangin blocks a body shot from Voronov.
Voronov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bangin is defending well for now.
Voronov tries a body shot but Bangin blocks it.
Voronov crunches a lovely knee into Bangin's ribcage.

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 Izzy Bangin.
I think Bangin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Izzy Bangin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.