PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mamed Chalidow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dover
vs
Chalidow

175 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dover closes the distance and clinches.
Dover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chalidow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chalidow wants to stall.
Chalidow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chalidow takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Dover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chalidow looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chalidow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dover smiles and moves away.

Chalidow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.
Dover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dover stalling.
Dover gets underhooks to prevent Chalidow's takedown attempt.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Chalidow.
Dover lands a damaging elbow.

Chalidow is rocked!

That has opened up Mamed Chalidow's cut even more.
Dover pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Chalidow! Dover unloads with more strikes and Chalidow sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dover!