PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sulphur
vs
Voda

192 cm
27
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

179 cm
31
193 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda shoots in but Sulphur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Decent striking displayed by Sulphur there.
Sulphur looks to throw the jab but Voda is out of range.
Voda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sulphur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sulphur throws a series of punches but Voda avoids them all with ease.
We've been hearing reports that Sulphur has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sulphur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sulphur misses with a series of wild punches.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sulphur.
Voda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sulphur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sulphur misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sulphur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Voda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Voda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voda tries to free his leg and advance position but Sulphur is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda looking to sit in guard and control but Sulphur gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sulphur trying to control but Voda is working from the bottom.
Voda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sulphur looking to sit in guard and control but Voda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sulphur keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda is pushing down on Sulphur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sulphur is fighting to maintain full guard but Voda has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Sulphur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Voda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sulphur is defending against the submission attempts here by Voda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voda is working for a kimura but Sulphur is defending it quite comfortably.

Voda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Voda prevents Sulphur from improving his position.
Voda wants to pass the guard but Sulphur is defending well.

Voda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Voda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Voda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sulphur fails to land with a series of punches.
Sulphur fails to land with a series of punches.
Voda wants to clinch up but Sulphur keeps it at a distance.
Sulphur walks into a jab.
Sulphur throws a left and a right that both miss

and Voda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Voda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sulphur has managed to free his arm - good work.
Voda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jeremy Voda has got the better of the ground game so far.

Voda is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sulphur has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sulphur!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda looking to control.
Sulphur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voda keeping moving, preventing Sulphur from controlling successfully.
Voda is trying to control the position but Sulphur postures up.
Sulphur trying to control but Voda is working from the bottom.
Voda trying to keep a closed guard but Sulphur is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sulphur trying to control the position from guard on top but Voda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sulphur content to stall in guard here.
Voda looking to control.
Sulphur preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sulphur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sulphur misses with a hook

so Voda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sulphur keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Sulphur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sulphur has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Voda should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sulphur has tightened it up now! Voda should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lorenzo Sulphur!
During a confident post fight interview, Lorenzo Sulphur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.