PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Adama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dorokhov
vs
Adama

177 cm
35
190 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

180 cm
29
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov tries to clinch up but Adama circles away and keeps his distance.
Dorokhov misses with a body shot.
Adama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorokhov lands a jab.
Adama throws a head kick but Dorokhov moves out of range.

Adama pushes Dorokhov up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adama.
Nice body punch from Dorokhov - that landed with a thud.
Dorokhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Adama controls his hands.
Dorokhov avoids a wild elbow strike from Adama.
Adama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adama obliges.
Adama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Dorokhov manages to break the clinch.
Dorokhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorokhov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dorokhov.

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
Adama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorokhov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorokhov tried to counter with a leg kick but Adama avoided it.
Adama wants to land a leg kick but Dorokhov is out of range.
Dorokhov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Adama wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Adama.
Adama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dorokhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adama throws a sloppy head kick and Dorokhov moves out of range easily.
Adama just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDorokhov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adama, right into the meat.
William Adama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Adama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dorokhov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorokhov backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Dorokhov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dorokhov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorokhov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adama avoids it.
Adama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dorokhov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adama can turn it around.
Adama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dorokhov avoids it.
Adama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorokhov managing to block the knees to the body from Adama.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dorokhov misses with the head strike.
Adama takes a shot to the head.
Adama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adama lands a shot to the body.
Adama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Adama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adama or not.
Adama blocking some punches.
Dorokhov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Adama controls the action.
Adama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorokhov or not.
Dorokhov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Adama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov avoiding damage as Adama throws knees to the body.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Adama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dorokhov blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorokhov looking to slow down the pace here.
Dorokhov blocks an elbow strike.
Adama scores with a knee to the head.
Adama lands an elbow inside that Dorokhov shrugs off.
Dorokhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Adama.
Dorokhov taking a breather.
Dorokhov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dorokhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Adama controls his hands.
Adama lands a shot to the body.
Dorokhov has a couple of punches blocked by Adama.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorokhov working aggressively here.
Dorokhov stalls.
Dorokhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Adama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Adama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adama misses with a wild body shot.
Adama throws a head kick that misses.
Dorokhov is looking to score with low kicks.
Dorokhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorokhov digs a good body shot into Adama's ribs.
Adama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov blocks a head kick by Adama.
Some wild striking there from Dorokhov.

Dorokhov gets tackled into the cage by Adama. Adama maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adama slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adama.
Dorokhov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorokhov avoiding damage as Adama throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adama stalling in the clinch but Dorokhov improves position.
Adama misses with a punch on the inside.
Adama blocks an uppercut.
Adama landing knees to the head.
Dorokhov looking to stall.
Adama letting Dorokhov take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adama as Dorokhov tries to tie him up.
Dorokhov lands with a left to the head.
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
Adama lands a nice elbow.
Dorokhov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dorokhov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adama landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks for a moment.
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks for a moment.
Dorokhov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adama tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorokhov avoids the damage to the body.
Dorokhov throws an elbow but it misses.
Adama has Dorokhov pushed against the cage.
Dorokhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adama prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov cracks Adama with a nice body shot.
Adama avoiding damage.
Dorokhov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adama missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Adama.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorokhov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Adama.
Adama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov scores with a shot to the side of Adama's head.
Dorokhov is trying to stall.
Dorokhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adama.
Dorokhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adama scores with a knee to the head.
Dorokhov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dorokhov lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Dorokhov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Adama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorokhov has Adama pushed against the cage.
Adama blocks an uppercut.
Adama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adama throws an elbow that misses.
Dorokhov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adama.
Dorokhov lands with a right to the head.
Adama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dorokhov up against the cage.
Dorokhov pushes Adama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorokhov trying to land knees to the body.
Dorokhov misses with an elbow strike.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Adama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Adama's cut.
That's time! Dorokhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dorokhov throws out a loose jab but Adama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorokhov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adama lands a really nice looking cross but Dorokhov seems unphased.
Dorokhov wants to clinch.
Adama ducks under a wild hook from Dorokhov.
Adama tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorokhov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorokhov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adama tries to clinch but Dorokhov is having none of it.
Adama wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Dorokhov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dorokhov thuds his right hand into Adama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Dorokhov instigates a clinch.
Dorokhov stalling.
Adama avoids a wild elbow strike from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov throws a head punch that misses.
Adama avoids the elbow strike from Dorokhov, against the cage.
Adama blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adama stalling in the clinch but Dorokhov improves position.
Adama 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 Dorokhov has denied him.
Dorokhov tries to throw a body punch but Adama avoids it by throwing Dorokhov back against the cage.
A short right from Adama.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Adama controls the action.
Adama blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
William Adama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dorokhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adama misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dorokhov stalls.
Adama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adama trying to control the position but instead, Dorokhov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adama into the cage.
Dorokhov tries to throw a body punch but Adama avoids it by throwing Dorokhov back against the cage.
Dorokhov is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Dorokhov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks for a moment.
Dorokhov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorokhov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Adama.
Adama misses with an elbow over the top.
Sergey Dorokhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Adama.
Adama lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adama landing knees to the head.
Adama landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Adama.
Adama missing with knees to the body.
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
Adama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorokhovs head.
Dorokhov misses with an elbow strike.
Adama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dorokhov obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adama blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Adama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorokhov throws an elbow that misses.
Dorokhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorokhovs head.
Dorokhov trying to land knees to the body.
Adama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Adama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adama blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Adama taking a breather.
Adama working Dorokhov over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adama.
William Adama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorokhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adama blocks the elbow strike.
Adama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorokhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dorokhov misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Adama.
I've got Adama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Adama!
Our winner, William Adama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.