PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belikov has chosen Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus as his entrance music. John Silver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grigori Belikov's chin.

Silver
vs
Belikov

225 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
305 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silver!
Belikov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silver has Belikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Belikov fails to land.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belikov's efforts to push away.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belikov avoids it.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belikov blocks it with crossed arms.
Belikov has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silver with a knee to the head.

Belikov is rocked!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Belikov blocks with his arms.
Silver landing knees to the body.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belikov's defenses.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belikov wants to stall.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver landing knees to the body.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Belikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belikov's defenses.
A short right from Silver.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver lands a nice knee to the body.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belikov.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Belikov in his tracks for a moment.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belikov's face.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Belikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Belikov seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Belikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
A right hook to the body lands for Silver.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver lands a left hand.
Belikov takes a shot to the head.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Knees to the body from Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.

Belikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Silver closes the distance and pushes Belikov back into the cage.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Belikov avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belikov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Belikov tries to tie him up.
Belikov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver lands a left hand.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belikov's face.
Belikov tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Belikov has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Belikov scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belikov blocks a body shot from Silver.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belikov tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
Silver with a knee to the head.
Belikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Belikov blocks with his arms.
Belikov slows down the pace here.
Belikov misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver lands an elbow just above Belikov 's eye.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silver cracks Belikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belikov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silver.

Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
A short right from Silver.
Belikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Belikov in his tracks for a moment.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belikov has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Belikov shrugs off.
Belikov working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silver with a knee to the head.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silver.
Belikov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belikov is struggling to control the position.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belikov's face.
Belikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belikov's face.
Belikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Belikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver tries to clinch up but Belikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Belikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silver tries to clinch up but Belikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver tries to clinch but Belikov is having none of it.

Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Belikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands a good knee to the midsection. Belikov won't want to take too many of those.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver working Belikov over with knees to the body.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Belikov in his tracks for a moment.
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver lands with a light punch inside.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belikov can do to turn this around?
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Belikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Belikov blocks it.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Belikov.
Belikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Belikov.
Belikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Belikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Silver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belikov misses with a punch to the body.
Belikov missing with knees to the body.
Silver is leaning against Belikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver.
A short right from Silver.
Belikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belikov tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.
Silver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver lands a right hand.
A short right from Silver.
Belikov misses with a knee strike.
Belikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver lands a good knee to the midsection. Belikov won't want to take too many of those.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belikov lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Belikov seems unphased.
Belikov checks a leg kick.
Belikov misses the jab.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver jabs Belikov right on the nose. Belikov blinks but takes it well.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belikov. That did some damage!
Belikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver throws a front kick that sends Belikov stumbling back into the cage.
Silver clobbers Belikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Silver clinches up against the cage.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Belikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Belikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
John Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belikov tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
A short right from Silver.
Silver with a knee to the head.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Belikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belikov.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belikov missing with knees to the body.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belikov's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belikov can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Belikov missing with knees to the body.
Belikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belikov looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belikov trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belikov into the cage.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver landing knees to the head.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Belikov.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belikov avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Belikov backwards.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belikov misses with a punch to the body.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Belikov lands a body shot.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Belikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.
Silver throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belikov throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Silver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belikov moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grigori Belikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver scores with a spinning back kick!
Silver scores with a body shot.
Belikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Belikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belikov. That did some damage!
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Belikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Belikov tries to avoid it.
Belikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silver!