PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Crokopovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiro Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kahric's choice of entrance music: B00M. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Crokopovich
vs
Kahric

174 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirco Crokopovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samiro Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kahric shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahric showed some decent athleticism there.

Kahric is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kahric stalling.

Kahric is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crokopovich sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric prevents Crokopovich from standing back up.
Kahric is looking to stall here but Crokopovich recovers full guard.

Kahric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kahric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich loads up on a big right hand but Kahric slips the punch.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Crokopovich.

Kahric has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crokopovich is trying to break the clinch but Kahric is controlling him.

Crokopovich breaks from the clinch.
Crokopovich throws a shot from downtown. Kahric moves away and avoids it.
Mirco Crokopovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich misses with a hook.
Crokopovich misses with a looping left.
Crokopovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kahric's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kahric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahric slips a straight right by Crokopovich.
Kahric connects with a high kick.
Kahric looks gassed!
A big right from Crokopovich misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crokopovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crokopovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahric.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Crokopovich.
Kahric tries to clinch there but Crokopovich circles away.
Crokopovich connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Samiro Kahric has been cut.
Crokopovich misses the jab.
Crokopovich looks to land a left hand but Kahric moved out of range nicely.
Crokopovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crokopovich throws a hook to the side of Kahric's head but Kahric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahric throws a right hand that Crokopovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Crokopovich also avoids with ease.
Crokopovich throws a shot from downtown. Kahric moves away and avoids it.
Crokopovich throws the left hand but Kahric avoids the punch easily.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crokopovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crokopovich looks to throw the jab but Kahric is out of range.
Crokopovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Kahric staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Crokopovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kahric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Crokopovich misses its intended target.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crokopovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Crokopovich finds it's way through Kahric's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crokopovich looks to land a right hand but Kahric moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crokopovich looks to land a right hand but Kahric moved out of range.
Crokopovich misses with a hook. Kahric ducked under it nicely.
Kahric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crokopovich throws a jab when Kahric was well out of range.
Crokopovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahric.
Kahric tries to clinch but Crokopovich is having none of it.
Kahric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crokopovich throws a shot from downtown. Kahric moves away and avoids it.
Crokopovich throws a big shot that misses.
Crokopovich 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.

Mirco Crokopovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crokopovich throws a looping overhand right but Kahric ducks down to avoid it.
Crokopovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crokopovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahric.
Mirco Crokopovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahric moves out of range as Crokopovich strikes.
Kahric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crokopovich throws out the jab.
Crokopovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kahric.
Crokopovich missing with a left hand there. Kahric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crokopovich throws a lazy right hand but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Kahric misses.

Kahric darts in and clinches Crokopovich up against the cage.
Crokopovich can't break the clinch.
Crokopovich working hard to break the clinch.
Crokopovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kahric jumps into guard, dragging Crokopovich to the mat.

Kahric wriggles free and stands up.
Crokopovich avoids the head kick by Kahric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Crokopovich.

That has opened up Samiro Kahric's cut even more.
Kahric moves in looking to clinch but Crokopovich pushes him off.
Crokopovich scores with a jab to the head.
Crokopovich lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Crokopovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crokopovich throws a lazy right hand but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirco Crokopovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Crokopovich misses with an uppercut.
Crokopovich throws a hook but Kahric blocks it.
Crokopovich sizes up Kahric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crokopovich throws a big shot that misses.
Crokopovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahric throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crokopovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kahric moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crokopovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch but Kahric keeps him there for the moment.
Kahric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crokopovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kahric instigates a clinch.
Crokopovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Kahric has double underhooks.
Crokopovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahric won't allow it.

Kahric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kahric closes the distance and pushes Crokopovich back into the cage.
Crokopovich wants to break free but Kahric has control.

Crokopovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Crokopovich.
Kahric lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crokopovich will feel that in the morning.
Kahric moves away from the strike by Crokopovich.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crokopovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kahric throws an elbow that misses.
Kahric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crokopovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kahric.

Crokopovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crokopovich misses with a straight right.
Crokopovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahric throws out the jab.
Kahric drops his hands momentarily and Crokopovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crokopovich loads up on a big right hand but Kahric slips the punch.
Crokopovich throws an overhand right that lands on Kahric's shoulder, as Kahric tries to avoid the shot.
Kahric wants to clinch up but Crokopovich keeps it at a distance.
Kahric moves in looking to clinch but Crokopovich pushes him off.
Crokopovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crokopovich misses with a hook. Kahric ducked under it nicely.
Crokopovich throws a big shot that misses.
Crokopovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crokopovich throws a lazy right hand but Kahric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crokopovich throws a big shot that misses.
Crokopovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahric.
Kahric slips a jab from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich throws the left hand but Kahric avoids the punch easily.
Crokopovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahric.
Crokopovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kahric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich throws a hook to the side of Kahric's head but Kahric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahric looks to score with a jab to the body but Crokopovich is just out of range.
Kahric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Kahric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Crokopovich breaks the clinch.
A big left from Crokopovich misses.
Kahric slips under a jab.

Kahric darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samiro Kahric will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Crokopovich misses with a hook.
Crokopovich misses with a looping left.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Kahric.
Kahric lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crokopovich throws a good cross that connects.
Kahric throws a sloppy head kick and Crokopovich moves out of range easily.
Crokopovich throws a jab when Kahric was well out of range.
Crokopovich misses with a looping right.
Kahric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crokopovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahric.
Crokopovich misses with an uppercut. Kahric saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Crokopovich misses the target.
Kahric slips under a jab from Crokopovich.
Kahric is looking to clinch but Crokopovich is avoiding it.
Crokopovich connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric slips under a jab from Crokopovich.
Crokopovich connects with the punch.
Kahric blocks a jab.
Kahric moves in looking to clinch but Crokopovich pushes him off.
Kahric takes one on the button.
Kahric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kahric there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Crokopovich misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Kahric.
Samiro Kahric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Crokopovich misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kahric.
Kahric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crokopovich.
Kahric staying out of range there.
Crokopovich misses with a straight left.

Kahric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crokopovich tries to circle away but Kahric has him pinned against the cage.
Crokopovich wants to break free but Kahric has control.
Kahric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crokopovich pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A right-left combo lands from Kahric.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahric slips under a jab from Crokopovich.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Crokopovich.
Kahric staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kahric.
Crokopovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahric.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Crokopovich.
Kahric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kahric.
The fighters circling - Crokopovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahric slips under a jab.
Kahric tries to close the distance and clinch but Crokopovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich lands with an overhand left.
Crokopovich throws an overhand right that lands on Kahric's shoulder, as Kahric tries to avoid the shot.
Kahric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crokopovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Crokopovich.
Nice takedown defense from Crokopovich. No joy for Kahric on that attempt.
Mirco Crokopovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samiro Kahric.
Crokopovich misses with an uppercut.
Crokopovich throws an overhand right that lands on Kahric's shoulder, as Kahric tries to avoid the shot.
Crokopovich takes one on the button.
Kahric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crokopovich connects with the punch.
No luck for Kahric with that takedown attempt.
Crokopovich misses with a looping left.
Crokopovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahric.

Kahric shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kahric stands up from Crokopovich's guard - Kahric perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crokopovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahric.
Kahric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crokopovich.
Kahric blocks a jab.
Crokopovich misses with a hook. Kahric ducked under it nicely.
Kahric blocks a jab.
Crokopovich throws a hook but Kahric avoids it easily.
Crokopovich looks to throw the jab but Kahric is out of range.
Crokopovich misses the jab.
Crokopovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahric.
A big right from Crokopovich misses.
Crokopovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crokopovich lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirco Crokopovich.
I think Crokopovich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mirco Crokopovich!