PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 6093 p4p, 565 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 6212 p4p, 568 weight class). Voronov has chosen Noize Mc - Make Destroy as his entrance music. Andrei Voronov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michelangelo Di Lodovico's chin.

Di Lodovico
vs
Voronov

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Voronov has Di Lodovico up against the cage in a clinch.
Voronov tries to land a knee to the head but Di Lodovico blocks with his arms.
Voronov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Voronov with a knee to the head.
Di Lodovico is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Voronov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Voronov.
Voronov is stalling here.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voronov throws an elbow but misses.
Voronov blocks a body shot from Di Lodovico.
Voronov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Voronov lands a knee to the head.
Come on Voronov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Voronov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Voronov scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Michelangelo Di Lodovico has been cut.
Voronov's coach down at VenDettaGYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Voronov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Di Lodovico is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michelangelo Di Lodovico. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov has Di Lodovico pressed against the cage, preventing Di Lodovico from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Di Lodovico is looking for a takedown.
Di Lodovico is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronov gets an underhook and turns Di Lodovico into the cage.
Voronov misses with an elbow strike.
Voronov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronov wants to stall.
Di Lodovico is trying to push Voronov away but Voronov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voronov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Di Lodovico is working Voronov over against the cage.
Voronov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Voronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Di Lodovico is trying to drag Voronov to the mat but Voronov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Voronov digs a right hand underneath Di Lodovico's ribcage. Di Lodovico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Di Lodovico misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Voronov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Voronov.
Di Lodovico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Di Lodovico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Di Lodovico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Di Lodovico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di Lodovico leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
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!
Di Lodovico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Lodovico tries to work over Voronov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Lodovico tries a body shot but Voronov blocks it.
Voronov has Di Lodovico pressed against the cage, preventing Di Lodovico from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Voronov.
Voronov is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Voronov is struggling to control the position.
Voronov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Di Lodovico tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voronov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voronov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Di Lodovico swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Lodovico taking a breather.
Voronov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Voronov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di Lodovico can't break the clinch.
Voronov landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov avoiding damage.
Voronov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Di Lodovico struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronov controls his hands.
Di Lodovico is looking to break free of the clinch but Voronov has double underhooks.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Lodovico is trying to push Voronov away but Voronov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voronov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Lodovico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Voronov has him pressed against the cage.
Voronov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Voronov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Voronov obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Di Lodovico takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Voronov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michelangelo Di Lodovico's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Voronov wants to clinch up but Di Lodovico keeps it at a distance.
Voronov tries to clinch but Di Lodovico is having none of it.
Di Lodovico half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Di Lodovico keeps the fight on the outside.
Di Lodovico throwing a counter right hand but Voronov manages to avoid it.
Voronov wants to clinch.
Voronov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Voronov moves into range and clinches up with Di Lodovico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voronov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Voronov stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Voronov.
Voronov throws a head punch that misses.
Di Lodovico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Voronov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voronov connects with a knee to the head.
Voronov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Di Lodovico's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Di Lodovico.
Voronov with a knee to the head.

Di Lodovico is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a knee to the head.
Oh Di Lodovico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronov jerks Di Lodovico's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Di Lodovico drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Voronov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Voronov because Di Lodovico was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Andrei Voronov!
Andrei Voronov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.