PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 959 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Donald Trumpet (ranked 123 p4p, 152 weight class). Trumpet has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Donald Trumpet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andriy Voronin's chin.

Voronin
vs
Trumpet

186 cm
35
195
27 - 15 - 2

184 cm
35
188
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hardcore Alchemy
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Heavy Metal Drugs

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 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Trumpet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trumpet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trumpet 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.
Voronin misses with a straight left.
Trumpet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trumpet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voronin is fending him off so far but Trumpet persists. Nope, Voronin circles away and we're back to standing.
Trumpet throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumpet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trumpet slips a jab from Voronin.
Trumpet blocks a jab.
Trumpet throws out a counter right but Voronin avoids it with no problem.
Trumpet misses with a body kick.
Trumpet jabs Voronin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trumpet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Trumpet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trumpet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voronin jabs at Trumpet's body.
Trumpet checks a low kick from Voronin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trumpet counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Voronin wants to clinch.
Voronin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin tries to clinch up.
Trumpet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trumpet.
Voronin lands a lovely overhand right.
Trumpet moves out of range of the body kick from Voronin.
Trumpet lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trumpet has time to react.
Trumpet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voronin lands a nice looking body kick.
Voronin lands a jab to Trumpet's midsection.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trumpet manages to avoid it.
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - Trumpet circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Voronin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Voronin.
Andriy Voronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voronin takes a swing at Trumpet's ribcage but misses.
Trumpet drops his hands momentarily and Voronin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trumpet shoots in and drives through. Voronin sprawls well.
Trumpet connects with a solid leg kick.
Trumpet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voronin circles away quickly and effectively.
Trumpet throws the kick towards the body but Voronin avoids it.
Trumpet scores with a hook to the body. Voronin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Voronin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trumpets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trumpet scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Voronin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Voronin as he connects with a hook.
Voronin misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Trumpet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Voronin throws a body punch but Trumpet moves out of range.
Trumpet lands with an uppercut that bounces Voronin off the cage and back into range.
Trumpet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Voronin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trumpet moves out of range of the body kick.
Trumpet has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trumpet throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trumpet slips a jab from Voronin.
Voronin looks for the body kick but Trumpet saw that one coming.
Trumpet needs to keep his hands up - Voronin had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin looks for the body kick but Trumpet saw that one coming.
Voronin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Voronin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voronin misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin swinging wildly here.
Trumpet throws a head kick that Voronin semi-blocks.

Trumpet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trumpet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trumpet looking to sit in guard and control but Voronin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Voronin wants to control from the top but Trumpet keeps moving.
Voronin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trumpet is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trumpet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trumpet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trumpet jabs Voronin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Voronin does no damage.
Voronin misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trumpet! But no joy.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trumpet swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Trumpet gets tackled into the cage by Voronin. Voronin maintains the clinch.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trumpet can do to turn this around?
Trumpet lands with a left to the head.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trumpet manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Trumpet.

Trumpet gets tackled into the cage by Voronin. Voronin maintains the clinch.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Trumpet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trumpet fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Trumpet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronin walks away with a smile on his face. Trumpet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trumpet throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin wants to land a leg kick but Trumpet is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trumpet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voronin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trumpet blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Trumpet misses with a hook
and Voronin counters with a low kick, right behind Trumpet 's knee.
Trumpet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Voronin.
Trumpet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trumpet throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trumpet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voronin motions for Trumpet to come forward. Voronin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trumpet, as that shot connected.
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!
Trumpet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trumpet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Voronin.
Trumpet lands a head kick. Voronin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trumpet looks to land a right hand but Voronin moved out of range.
It looked like Voronin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trumpet!
The fighters circling - Trumpet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin throws a solid leg kick but Trumpet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voronin.
Trumpet lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Voronin.
Trumpet throws a lazy body kick
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Trumpet there.
Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voronin stalks Trumpet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trumpet's face. Trumpet staggers backwards, shaken.
Voronin dodges the punch combination from Trumpet.
Voronin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick
and Trumpet counters with a stiff right hand.
Trumpet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trumpet throws out the jab.
Voronin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trumpet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trumpet lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Voronin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but Trumpet slips the punch.
Voronin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronin looks to land a left hand but Trumpet moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trumpet backwards.
Trumpet misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Trumpet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Trumpet ducks down to avoid it.
Trumpet misses with an uppercut.
Trumpet throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronin.
Trumpet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Voronin misses.
Voronin wants to clinch but Trumpet slips to the side
and Trumpet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trumpet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin misses the shot to the body.
Trumpet lands with a nice combination. Voronin backs away looking to recover.
Trumpet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donald Trumpet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Trumpet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trumpet slips a jab from Voronin.
Trumpet staying out of range there.
Voronin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voronin 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.
Trumpet lands a jab-cross combination.
Voronin thuds a left hand into Trumpet's body.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trumpet throws out a counter right but Voronin avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trumpet.
A big right from Trumpet misses.
Nice uppercut there from Trumpet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trumpet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voronin is fending him off so far but Trumpet persists. Nope, Voronin circles away and we're back to standing.
Trumpet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Trumpet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin slips under a jab from Trumpet.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Trumpet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Voronin eats them both and turns towards Trumpet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Voronin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin blocks the body kick.
Trumpet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Trumpet lands with a good body shot.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but Trumpet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trumpet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voronin.
Trumpet throws a sloppy body shot
and Trumpet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trumpet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trumpet scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a series of wild punches.
Voronin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donald Trumpet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voronin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronin misses the target.
Voronin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trumpet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trumpet throws a lazy head kick
and Voronin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trumpet slips under a jab from Voronin.
Voronin misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Voronin.
Trumpet shoots in for a takedown but Voronin shows good takedown defense.
Trumpet misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Voronin.
Voronin tries to bum rush Trumpet with a series of wild strikes but Trumpet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Trumpet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trumpet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin scores with a punch to the head.
Voronin avoids a kick to the body.
Trumpet cracks Voronin with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voronin.
Trumpet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Trumpet checks it.
Trumpet checks a low kick from Voronin.
Trumpet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voronin as he avoids it easily.
Andriy Voronin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trumpet.
Voronin connects with a leg kick.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trumpet blocks a jab.
Trumpet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trumpet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trumpet lands with an uppercut that bounces Voronin off the cage and back into range.
Trumpet feints a jab promting Voronin to slip. Trumpet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Voronin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Voronin misses
and Trumpet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Trumpet lands with an overhand left.
Voronin throws a leg kick
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Trumpet misses the target.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Trumpet.
Trumpet misses with a kick to the body.
Voronin is looking to clinch but Trumpet is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Trumpet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Trumpet blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Trumpet avoids the head kick by Voronin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses
and Trumpet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trumpet scoring well with a low kick there.
Voronin throws an overhand right that lands on Trumpet's shoulder, as Trumpet tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin takes one to the side of the head.
Trumpet throws a body kick that misses.
Voronin is looking for a counter combo.
A left lands for Voronin.
Voronin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trumpet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trumpet 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trumpet!
Donald Trumpet decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.