PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 1384 p4p, 178 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 2435 p4p, 300 weight class). 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.

Wearmouth
vs
Voronin

183 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth scores with a leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with a hook to the body
and Voronin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin misses with a two punch combination.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick as Voronin jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Voronin misses.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Voronin.

Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.

It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin jumps guard but Wearmouth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth digs a right hand into Voronin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voronin's gas tank.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin lands a body shot.
Wearmouth digs a right hand into Voronin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voronin's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.

Voronin pulls guard successfully.

Voronin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wearmouth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Voronin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wearmouth frees his head nicely. Oh but Voronin has switched to an armbar! Wearmouth is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Andriy Voronin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.