PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota comes to the cage accompanied by Sounds from the Motherland. Adrian Shota could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Dorokhov's chin.

Shota
vs
Dorokhov

185 cm
29
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

177 cm
35
190 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shota scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorokhov in his tracks.
Dorokhov is looking to score with low kicks.
Shota lands an overhand right.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Dorokhov moves away and avoids it.

Shota takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
Shota lands a nice elbow.
Shota tries to work over Dorokhov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shota lands an elbow inside that Dorokhov shrugs off.
Shota lands a damaging elbow.
Shota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shota definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shota creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Shota misses with the head strike.
Dorokhov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shota cracks Dorokhov with a nice body shot.
Shota throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shota lands a nice knee to the body.
Shota lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorokhov backwards.
Shota with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shota missing with knees to the body.
Shota lands a shoulder strike.
Dorokhov blocks a body shot from Shota.
A head punch on the inside from Dorokhov fails to land.
Dorokhov gets through Shota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shota lands a shoulder strike.
Shota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota lands an elbow inside that Dorokhov shrugs off.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
Shota blocks an uppercut.
Dorokhov lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov stalling in the clinch but Shota improves position.
Shota lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorokhov backwards.
Dorokhov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorokhov trying to control the position but instead, Shota has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dorokhov into the cage.
Dorokhov can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Shota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dorokhov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shota prevents a body shot from Dorokhov.
Good body shot from Shota.
Dorokhov looks winded!
Dorokhov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shota lands with a right to the head.
Shota lands a good knee to the midsection. Dorokhov won't want to take too many of those.
Shota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shota lands a knee to the head.
Shota lands an elbow inside.
Shota scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota connects with a knee to the head.
Shota cracks Dorokhov with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shota.
Shota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dorokhov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dorokhov avoiding damage as Shota throws knees to the body.
Shota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dorokhov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shota is defending well for now.
Shota lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shota working Dorokhov over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Shota.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shota lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shota.
Dorokhov takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Shota.
Shota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dorokhov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands a body shot.
Shota lands a left hand.
Shota lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorokhov or not.
A body shot lands from Shota.
Nice elbow from Shota.
Dorokhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shota scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shota tries to land a knee to the head but Dorokhov blocks with his arms.
Shota working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shota creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dorokhov's defenses.

It looks like Sergey Dorokhov has been cut.
Shota blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Shota lands an elbow just above Dorokhov 's eye.
Dorokhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota scores with a shot to the side of Dorokhov's head.

Dorokhov is rocked!
Dorokhov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorokhov is still on wobbly legs! Can Shota finish him?
Shota landing knees to the body.
Dorokhov seems to have recovered his senses.

Shota drops Dorokhov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dorokhov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Dorokhov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dorokhov leaves his chin hanging out and Shota seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dorokhov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Shota!
After the fight, Adrian Shota was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.