PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Bokhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bokhari
vs
Silva

188 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Nemesis
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Bokhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a high kick!
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bokhari shows good takedown defense.
Bokhari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bokhari connects with the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Bokhari lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mauricio Silva has been cut.
Bokhari keeps the fight on the outside.
Bokhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Bokhari tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bokhari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bokhari pushes him off.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bokhari is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bokhari circles away and we're back to standing.

Bokhari closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bokhari lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bokhari stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva throws a head kick but Bokhari moves out of range.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bokhari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bokhari pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Bokhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bokhari pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch
and Bokhari counters with a body kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva closes the distance but Bokhari moves to the side
and Bokhari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Bokhari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Bokhari moves into the clinch.

Bokhari gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bokhari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bokhari gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bokhari throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bokhari looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bokhari paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Bokhari punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Bokhari throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Bokhari scores with a leg kick.
Bokhari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bokhari tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bokhari - that will leave a mark!
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bokhari tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bokhari throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Bokhari scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bokhari.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bokhari throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bokhari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Bokhari moves out of range.
Bokhari avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bokhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva clinches but Bokhari breaks the clinch
and Bokhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Bokhari throws a nice head kick!
Bokhari misses with a body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bokhari.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Bokhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bokhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bokhari misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Bokhari.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bokhari.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bokhari circles away easily
and Bokhari counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva clinches but Bokhari breaks the clinch
and Bokhari counters with a solid body kick.
Bokhari lands with a cross.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bokhari counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bokhari counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to escape.
Bokhari stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bokhari lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Bokhari.
Silva clinches but Bokhari breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bokhari circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bokhari counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexander Bokhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Bokhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bokhari counters by moving into the clinch.

Bokhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva moves forwards but Bokhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bokhari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bokhari avoids the head kick by Silva.
Bokhari scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bokhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Silva.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Bokhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bokhari misses with a head kick.
Bokhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Bokhari misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Bokhari counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Bokhari prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Bokhari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Bokhari wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bokhari lands a couple of digs.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bokhari prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari controlling from the top position.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bokhari controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bokhari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bokhari defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokhari stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bokhari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexander Bokhari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bokhari passes into half guard.
Well, if Bokhari is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bokhari blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Bokhari winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four 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.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva won't allow Bokhari to pass to mount.

Bokhari is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Bokhari eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is staying active underneath Bokhari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bokhari prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bokhari winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Bokhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bokhari misses with a head kick.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bokhari circles away easily
enabling Bokhari to counter with a crisp jab.

Bokhari moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.

Bokhari has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Bokhari dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bokhari prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Bokhari decides to stand and escape the position.
Alexander Bokhari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bokhari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bokhari is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bokhari circles away and we're back to standing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bokhari - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bokhari. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in but Bokhari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexander Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bokhari circles away.
Bokhari blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bokhari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bokhari misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Bokhari scores with a nice strike.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Bokhari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Bokhari is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Bokhari which made him look bad.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bokhari circles away.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bokhari finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Bokhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bokhari scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bokhari with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bokhari has a good base and remains in mount.
Bokhari controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Bokhari maintains control.
Bokhari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.

Bokhari gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Bokhari moves out of range easily.
Bokhari misses with a head kick.
Bokhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Silva rushes Bokhari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Bokhari stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bokhari jumps guard.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Bokhari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Bokhari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bokhari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bokhari holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bokhari is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva won't allow Bokhari to sweep him here.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bokhari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Alexander Bokhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bokhari content to stall in guard here.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Bokhari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bokhari 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Bokhari!