PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 184 p4p, 415 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 30 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dagestanskiy
vs
Silva

175 cm
26
175
9 - 2 - 0

191 cm
40
183
28 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dagestanskiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva gets through Dagestanskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Dagestanskiy controls the action.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Dagestanskiy taking a breather.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Khaba Dagestanskiy has been cut.
Silva prevents Dagestanskiy from breaking the clinch.
Dagestanskiy blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Dagestanskiy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dagestanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Dagestanskiy in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagestanskiy's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dagestanskiy jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dagestanskiy trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dagestanskiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dagestanskiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dagestanskiy holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dagestanskiy is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range.
Silva tests Dagestanskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dagestanskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dagestanskiy circles away.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Dagestanskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Khaba Dagestanskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagestanskiy misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dagestanskiy's hands.
Dagestanskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dagestanskiy scores with a jab.
Dagestanskiy shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Dagestanskiy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Dagestanskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dagestanskiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dagestanskiy scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dagestanskiy is working away from the top position though.
Dagestanskiy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Dagestanskiy there.
Dagestanskiy is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva trying to hold on to Dagestanskiy's head to control him but Dagestanskiy postures up.
Dagestanskiy controlling the pace.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Dagestanskiy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy is having none of it.
Dagestanskiy is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Dagestanskiy is rocked!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Dagestanskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dagestanskiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dagestanskiy out cold! What a finish! Silva is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Starling Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.