PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 285 p4p, 43 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 501 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karimov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ACDC - Hells Bells. Silver has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Billy Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karimov
vs
Silver

185 cm
31
191 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

185 cm
37
186 lbs
41 - 25 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Karimov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Karimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Silver finds it's target.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karimov sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Karimov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Karimov forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Karimov is working Silver over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dasha Karimov has been cut.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karimov.
Karimov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Karimov blocks it.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karimov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karimov looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Karimov is blocking nicely.
Silver landing knees to the body.
Silver lands a body punch.
Karimov misses with a knee to the head.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karimov avoids it.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Karimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Silver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karimov avoids it.
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Karimov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Karimov managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Karimov managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karimov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Karimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karimov avoids it.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Karimov controls the action.
Karimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Karimov's ribcage.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Karimov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karimov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silver looks winded!
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Karimov is blocking nicely.
Karimov lands a left hand.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karimov with a knee to the head.

It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Karimov lands a body shot.
Karimov dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Karimov blocks with his arms.
Karimov connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Karimov.
Karimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dasha Karimov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karimov lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Karimov.
Karimov lands a body shot.

Karimov rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karimov blocks it with crossed arms.
Dasha Karimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
Silver tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karimov is defending well for now.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karimov blocks it with crossed arms.
Karimov with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
A short right from Karimov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silver is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Karimov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karimov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karimov.
Karimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.

Silver is rocked!
Karimov lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Karimov.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Karimov finish him?
Karimov dips a shoulder and cracks Silver with a mighty uppercut! Silver falls back against the cage and Karimov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silver is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Karimov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dasha Karimov!
A pretty intense looking Dasha Karimov took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.