PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Jeremy Voda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Drogo
vs
Voda

183 cm
30
196 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

179 cm
24
193 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drogo's hands.
Voda moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voda throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Voda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Voda. Those never looked like landing.
Voda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Drogo clinches with his opponent.
Drogo effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Voda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Voda trying to control the position but instead, Drogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voda into the cage.
Drogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voda throws an off balance right hand
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voda misses the jab.
Voda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voda.
Drogo dodges the punch combination from Voda.
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drogo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.

Voda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drogo's guard.
Drogo is looking to stand up but Voda isn't so interested in that idea.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Drogo is retaining full guard.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Drogo being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voda passes Drogo's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda working the head and body with strikes.
Voda wants to take a breather but Drogo is having none of it.
Voda trying to mount his opponent but Drogo defends it.
Voda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voda wants to take a breather but Drogo is having none of it.
Voda slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Voda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Drogo motions for Voda to come forward. Drogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
Voda looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda cracks Drogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Voda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drogo swivels and escapes.
Voda slips under a jab from Drogo.
Voda fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo moves in looking to clinch but Voda pushes him off.
Voda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Voda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drogo on his heels. He'll look to pass Drogo's guard now, I'm sure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda looking to sit in guard and control but Drogo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
That's time! Drogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drogo stuffs the takedown attempt from Voda. Voda gets slowly back to his feet.
Voda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drogo defends it nicely.
Good exchange - Voda coming out on top.
Drogo moves out of range as Voda strikes.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Voda is just out of range.
Voda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voda.
Nasir Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Voda.
Voda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drogo tries to clinch but Voda moves out of range.
Drogo misses the jab.
Voda throws an off balance right hand
and Drogo counters with an inside leg kick.
Jeremy Voda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Voda.
Voda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drogo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drogo.
Voda connects with a jab.
Drogo throws a hook but Voda blocks it.
Drogo is looking to clinch.
Nasir Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo scores with a nice head shot.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voda throws out the jab.
Voda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo.

Voda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Voda is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Drogo!
Drogo working to try and regain half guard.
Voda controlling from mount.
Voda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drogo?
Voda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Voda with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Voda controlling from mount.

Voda wants to finish this one by submission but Drogo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Voda.
Voda thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Drogo is working to get back to half guard.
Voda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda breaks from Drogo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda wants to control the pace but Drogo is squirming around nicely.
Drogo blocking the ground and pound.
Voda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Voda is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drogo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drogo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Voda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogo thows a body shot but no joy.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. Voda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Drogo.
Drogo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Voda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drogo avoids it really well and circles away.
Drogo leaves Voda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drogo stuffs the takedown attempt from Voda. Voda gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasir Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Voda.
Drogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voda ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voda.
Voda with a nice cross.
Drogo jabs at Voda's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Drogo as Voda shoots in.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Voda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drogo to score with a decent uppercut.
Drogo misses with a straight right.
A big left from Voda misses.
Voda closes the distance and clinches up with Drogo, looking for a takedown. Voda pushes Drogo against the cage but Drogo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Voda misses the target.
Drogo misses with an uppercut.
Voda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drogo tries to avoid it but Voda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drogo to the ground. Drogo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Voda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voda misses with a wild combination.
Voda throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
Drogo leaves Voda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda misses the jab.
Voda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Voda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drogo as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voda misses with an uppercut
and Voda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drogo connects with a jab.
Jab from Drogo.
Voda shoots for a takedown but Drogo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Voda is avoiding it.
Drogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Drogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Voda there.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voda sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Drogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Voda prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo stalls.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voda blocks the elbow strike.
Voda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Voda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo stops a takedown attempt from Voda.
Nasir Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voda is defending well for now.
Voda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drogo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drogo.

Voda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo just leaning against Voda, taking a breather.
Voda avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo gets underhooks to prevent Voda's takedown attempt.
Voda managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Voda!
Jeremy Voda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.