PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Voda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Voda
vs
Girsurrson

179 cm
25
193 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

183 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda misses with a left hand
and Girsurrson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Girsurrson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voda misses with an uppercut.
Girsurrson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Girsurrson looks to score with a jab to the body but Voda is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Girsurrson.
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!

Voda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Girsurrson is trying to defend but Voda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Voda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Girsurrson defending well though.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Girsurrson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Girsurrson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Voda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Girsurrson is looking to improve his position.
Girsurrson is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to control from half guard but Girsurrson is working away.

Voda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Girsurrson is in trouble now - Voda has advanced to mount!

Voda has hold of Girsurrson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Girsurrson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Girsurrson is trying desperately to improve position.
Girsurrson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Voda unloading with bombs!
Girsurrson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson tries to hold on but Voda pushes him away.
Voda tries to control but Girsurrson wriggling away.
Voda working Girsurrson over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda punching from mount but Girsurrson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Voda trying to control but Girsurrson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Girsurrson hang on?
Girsurrson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Voda working for a submission but Girsurrson is keeping him at bay.
Voda looking to control but Girsurrson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda controlling from the full mount.
Girsurrson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Voda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Girsurrson tries to reverse the position but Voda maintains control.

Voda swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Girsurrson is now in Voda's guard. A big mistake from Voda there, giving up the dominant position!
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Voda trying to control the position.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but instead Voda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to control from the top but Girsurrson keeps moving.
Voda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Girsurrson dodges the ground and pound from Voda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girsurrson is not content to let Voda control the position.
Girsurrson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voda off and has taken his back!
Voda breaks Girsurrson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Girsurrson wants to get back to his feet but Voda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girsurrson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girsurrson wants to sweep here but Voda controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Girsurrson misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voda scores with a decent looking hook.
Girsurrson takes a swing at Voda's ribcage but misses.
Voda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Girsurrson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voda somewhat.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Girsurrson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voda missing with a left hand there. Girsurrson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Voda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Girsurrson has control of Voda's left arm, preventing Voda from doing any damage.
Voda trying to control but Girsurrson is working from the bottom.

Girsurrson is looking for a triangle here but Voda uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to control the position but Girsurrson is working away.
Voda working away.

Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Voda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Girsurrson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Voda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Girsurrson, who protects the arm well.
Girsurrson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson can't do much from the bottom here.
Voda in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Voda wants to take a breather but Girsurrson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Voda.
Girsurrson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voda looking to pass the guard.

Voda drops back looking for a leg! Girsurrson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girsurrson manages to kick Voda off! Voda jumps back into Girsurrson's guard.
Girsurrson trying to keep a closed guard but Voda is proving a slippery customer.
Voda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Girsurrson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Girsurrson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Girsurrson keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Girsurrson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda is controlling the position.
Girsurrson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but Voda is having none of it.
Girsurrson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voda.
Girsurrson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voda is one step ahead there.
Voda works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda prevents Girsurrson from improving his position.
Voda is trying to control the action in half guard but Girsurrson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Girsurrson is looking for a sweep. Voda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Voda is working for a submission of some sort.
Girsurrson wants to control but Voda is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Voda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Voda working Girsurrson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Voda dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Girsurrson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Voda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voda prevents Girsurrson from standing back up.
Jeremy Voda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Voda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Girsurrson is just riding it out for now. Voda eventually gives up the hold.
Girsurrson is doing well to control the position and prevent Voda from advancing to side control.

Voda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Girsurrson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voda.
Girsurrson trying to hold on to Voda's head to control him but Voda postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Girsurrson wants to get back to his feet but Voda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Girsurrson looking to control.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Girsurrson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Girsurrson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ogmundur Girsurrson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson working a defensive guard but Voda manages to pass into side control anyway.
Voda trying to control the position but Girsurrson is working away.
Girsurrson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Voda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Voda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Girsurrson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Voda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Girsurrson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Voda but great work by Girsurrson.
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda has his arm trapped.
Girsurrson has control of an arm but Voda manages to advance to Girsurrson's back!
Girsurrson staying busy and making it hard for Voda to control.
Girsurrson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda avoiding Girsurrson 's attempts to control his hands.
Voda missing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson wants to escape the position.

Voda is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Girsurrson is defending well though. Voda let's go of the attempt for now.
Girsurrson just trying to survive but Voda is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Girsurrson turns into Voda and is now in his guard.

Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Voda working a defensive guard here.

Voda working for a triangle but Girsurrson defends it easily.

Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to sweep but no luck.

Girsurrson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Girsurrson has managed to get both his arms back between Voda's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Girsurrson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Voda tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girsurrson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voda is proving hard to escape from.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but instead Voda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Voda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Voda!
After the big win, Jeremy Voda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.