PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Dorokhov

188 cm
32
195 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

177 cm
31
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hellbent

Sparta Fightware

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorokhov circles away.
Dorokhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Dorokhov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dorokhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dorokhov. Dorokhov maintains the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Dorokhov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Dorokhov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorokhov lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Dorokhov cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dorokhov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorokhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dorokhov.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Dorokhov.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the body.
Dorokhov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Dorokhov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorokhov digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
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!
Dorokhov landing knees to the head.
Dorokhov lands a right hand.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorokhov lands with a light punch inside.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Dorokhov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Dorokhov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergey Dorokhov!