PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silva Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and a tope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tope has chosen Apaga mas nao bate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dominguez
vs
tope

170 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Dominguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, a tope!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tope defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. tope saw that one coming.
Dominguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
Dominguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tope.
tope fails with a takedown attempt.
tope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tope circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tope looks for a takedown but Dominguez sprawls well.
Silva Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of a tope.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown by tope or perhaps it was just good defense by Dominguez which made him look bad.
Jab, jab by Dominguez - just one landing.
A punch combination from Dominguez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from tope.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but tope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Dominguez scores with a four punch combination!
tope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but tope moves away.
Dominguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dominguez wants it to stay on the feet.

tope shoots in and bounces Dominguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
tope looking to sit in guard and control but Dominguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

tope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
tope looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tope has a closed guard, preventing Dominguez from standing up.

tope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dominguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tope, up you get!

tope shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dominguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dominguez is not content to let tope control the position.
Dominguez is pushing tope's head away, looking to escape. tope manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dominguez stalks tope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tope's face. tope staggers backwards, shaken.
Dominguez misses with a straight right.
tope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominguez throws a hook but tope blocks it.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tope fails to land the takedown.
Dominguez scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with a looping left.
Dominguez takes a swing at tope's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dominguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominguez misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Dominguez lands.
Dominguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
tope takes one on the chin but seems OK.
tope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dominguez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
tope avoids the body shot from Dominguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez works the jab nicely.
Dominguez with a jab.
Dominguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominguez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dominguez scores with a one two! tope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

tope is rocked!
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Silva Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
tope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dominguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten tope somewhat.
Silva Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of a tope.
tope is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a few strikes there.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Silva Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominguez is fending him off so far but tope persists. Nope, Dominguez circles away and we're back to standing.
tope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dominguez but Dominguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
tope shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dominguez sprawls well. Dominguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. tope gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Dominguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab by Dominguez.

tope scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dominguez is trying to stand back up but tope is controlling him
tope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dominguez keeps working.

Dominguez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dominguez misses with a leg kick.
Dominguez stuffs the takedown attempt from tope. tope gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva Dominguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tope with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dominguez to score with a decent uppercut.
tope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dominguez defends it nicely.
Dominguez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominguez throws a right hand that tope ducks under and follows up with a left that tope also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Dominguez both land. Nice combination.
tope tries for a takedown but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of a tope.
Dominguez swinging wilding here.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but tope is just out of range.
Dominguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tope.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dominguez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez fails to land with a series of punches.
tope looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
tope moves forwards but Dominguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dominguez connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Dominguez.
tope drops his hands momentarily and Dominguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
tope has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a low kick, looking for tope's leg but tope calmly moves out of range.
Dominguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dominguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
tope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominguez is fending him off so far but tope persists. Nope, Dominguez circles away and we're back to standing.
tope takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Dominguez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

tope slips a jab and a cross from Dominguez.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
tope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Dominguez misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dominguez duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from tope.
tope is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
tope shoots in for a takedown but Dominguez shows good takedown defense.
Silva Dominguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of a tope.
Dominguez throws a combination. tope tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
tope is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dominguez.
tope is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez connects with the punch.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping tope at a distance.
tope seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez lands with a slapping head kick.
tope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on tope. That did some damage!
Dominguez lands an overhand right.
tope dives in and grabs Dominguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dominguez pushes down on tope's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a sloppy right hand. tope should have avoided that one.
Dominguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
tope checks a low kick from Dominguez.
tope takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and tope moves out of range easily.
Dominguez swinging wilding here.
Dominguez scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dominguez as tope shoots in.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dominguez.
tope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dominguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dominguez misses with a double jab.
Jab from Dominguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Dominguez had his way with a tope in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Dominguez as tope shoots in.
Dominguez thumps tope with a low kick.
Dominguez throws a shot to the body.
Dominguez lands a head kick. tope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a right that hurts tope. tope looks to clinch but Dominguez throws a short knee that drops tope. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Silva Dominguez!
Silva Dominguez retains his welterweight title!