PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dosie Longshot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Longshot

180 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dosie Longshot!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Longshot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longshot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Longshot throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Longshot throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Longshot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Longshot misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longshot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Longshot throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Longshot is having none of it.
Longshot misses the shot to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Longshot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longshot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Longshot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Longshot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longshot keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Longshot moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Longshot circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Longshot moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Longshot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Longshot does no damage.
Silva tries to clinch up but Longshot circles away and keeps his distance.
Longshot misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva avoids the head kick by Longshot.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longshot.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Longshot looks gassed!
Longshot throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Longshot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Longshot is avoiding it.
Longshot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Longshot.
Silva is looking to clinch but Longshot is avoiding it.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Longshot circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.

It looks like Dosie Longshot has been cut.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longshot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot trying to land knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longshot's face.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva working Longshot over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Longshot tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longshot's face.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Longshot avoids the damage to the body.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshot landing knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longshot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Longshot pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longshot obliges.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Longshot wants to stall.
Longshot tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Longshot blocks it.
Longshot working Silva over with knees to the body.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Longshot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Longshot throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longshot is defending well for now.
Longshot stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Longshot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Longshot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Longshot won't want to take too many of those.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dosie Longshot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva wants to clinch.
Longshot cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Longshot throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva checks a leg kick.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Longshot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longshot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot trying to land knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longshot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Longshot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longshot wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Longshot blocks it.
Longshot wants to stall.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva avoiding damage as Longshot throws knees to the body.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Longshot misses with a knee strike.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Longshot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva working Longshot over with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Longshot blocks it.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Longshot blocks it.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longshot's face.
Longshot scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longshot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longshot's face.
Longshot misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Longshot leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Longshot blocks it.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Longshot misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Longshot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Longshot won't want to take too many of those.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Longshot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Longshot avoids it.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Longshot.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longshot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longshot throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Longshot.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longshot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Longshot won't want to take too many of those.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longshot misses with a knee strike.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Longshot tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Longshot is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longshot trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Longshot avoids the damage to the body.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longshot misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Longshot is blocking nicely.
Silva landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dosie Longshot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dosie Longshot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longshot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Longshot.
Silva blocks a head kick by Longshot.
Silva tries to clinch but Longshot is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch there but Longshot circles away.
Longshot throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Longshot circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Longshot circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Longshot keeps it at a distance.
Longshot throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Longshot pushes him off.
Good exchange - Longshot coming out on top.
Longshot misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longshot tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Longshot pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Longshot is avoiding it.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Longshot swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Longshot.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Longshot circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longshot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dosie Longshot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longshot misses with a straight right.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longshot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longshot.
Longshot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Longshot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Longshot.
Longshot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longshot throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longshot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longshot throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Longshot keeps the fight on the outside.

Longshot tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Longshot looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva working Longshot over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longshot stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longshot is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Silva has denied him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longshot pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Longshot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longshot is defending well for now.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot trying to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longshot taking a breather.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
Longshot lands a knee to the head.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Longshot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Longshot blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longshot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Longshot avoids it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longshot blocks it with crossed arms.
Longshot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Longshot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longshot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Longshot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Longshot is blocking nicely.
Longshot missing with knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Longshot.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Longshot tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wanderlei Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!