PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kahric might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). The Shark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Still. 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 Mike The Shark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kahric
vs
The Shark

187 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike The Shark!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Shark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kahric shoots in but no luck this time.
Kahric looks for a takedown but The Shark sprawls well.
The Shark looks to land a left hand but Kahric moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Kahric has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Shark looks to land a right hand but Kahric moved out of range.

Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Shark's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.

Kahric thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kahric is in close to The Shark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kahric drops back looking for a leg! The Shark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Shark manages to kick Kahric off! Kahric jumps back into The Shark's guard.
The Shark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Shark wants to stand and escape but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Shark wants to get back to his feet.

Kahric thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kahric lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kahric is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Shark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kahric working away.
The Shark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kahric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kahric has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Shark is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kahric yanks on the arm and The Shark is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kahric.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samir Kahric!
Samir Kahric is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Samir Kahric made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.