PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Voronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kola Dum Knightling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronov comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bells. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Voronov
vs
Dum Knightling

225 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kola Dum Knightling!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Voronov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voronov is controlling the pace.
Voronov lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov trying to control the pace.
Dum Knightling wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dum Knightling is trying to stand back up but Voronov is controlling him

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

Voronov clinches up against the cage.
Voronov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Voronov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dum Knightling regains guard.
Voronov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dum Knightling wants to get back to his feet but Voronov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voronov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Voronov stands up from Dum Knightling's guard - Voronov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dum Knightling avoids the head kick by Voronov.
Dum Knightling throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dum Knightling avoids a kick to the body.

Voronov clinches.
Voronov managing to block the knees to the body from Dum Knightling.
Dum Knightling misses with a punch on the inside.
Dum Knightling is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voronov is defending well for now.

Voronov breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dum Knightling is looking to clinch.
Dum Knightling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dum Knightling manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum Knightling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dum Knightling looks winded!
Dum Knightling fails in his attempt to clinch.

Voronov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voronov connects with a nice short shot to Dum Knightling's temple.
Voronov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dum Knightling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voronov is working for a submission of some sort.
Dum Knightling is looking to get back to is feet but Voronov passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is staying tight to Dum Knightling's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Voronov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here as Voronov stalls from top position.
Voronov lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Voronov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voronov advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Voronov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Voronov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kola Dum Knightling has been cut.
Kola Dum Knightling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dum Knightling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dum Knightling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dum Knightling tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Voronov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Voronov controlling the action here.
Voronov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dum Knightling is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dum Knightling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voronov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sergei Voronov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voronov lands strikes from half guard.
Voronov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dum Knightling can do to turn this around?

Voronov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dum Knightling to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voronov stands up from half guard.
No joy there for Voronov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Dum Knightling.
Sergei Voronov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Voronov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dum Knightling!
Voronov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Voronov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dum Knightling, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dum Knightling taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dum Knightling trying to remain calm as Voronov controls from the top position.

Voronov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dum Knightling to his feet.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dum Knightling moves away.

Voronov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voronov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Voronov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Voronov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Voronov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Voronov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dum Knightling is trying to escape the position but Voronov is controlling the position.
Voronov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dum Knightling for as long as he can get away with.
Voronov working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voronov slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Voronov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kola Dum Knightling'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Voronov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Voronov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dum Knightling's guard.
Dum Knightling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Voronov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dum Knightling wants to get back to his feet but Voronov passes into half guard.
Voronov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Voronov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Voronov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Voronov shoots for a takedown but Dum Knightling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voronov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dum Knightling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Voronov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voronov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dum Knightling is letting Voronov control him for a moment.
Dum Knightling takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Voronov controlling the position from side mount.

Voronov decides to stand back up. Voronov steps back and let's Dum Knightling get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dum Knightling tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Voronov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dum Knightling stops a takedown attempt from Voronov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Voronov.
Dum Knightling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Voronov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronov working hard to break the clinch.
Dum Knightling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voronov manages to pull guard.
Voronov is pulling down on Dum Knightling's head. It's preventing any offense from Dum Knightling, at least for the moment.

Voronov uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Voronov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dum Knightling manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dum Knightling being controlled here, momentarily.
Voronov works over Dum Knightling with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kola Dum Knightling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergei Voronov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voronov continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Voronov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Voronov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Voronov!
A very excited looking Sergei Voronov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.