PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faulkner Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by Bosnische Gene. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kahric
vs
Grayson

184 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samiroheat Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Faulkner Grayson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kahric as he jumps to the side.
Kahric moves out of range of the body kick from Grayson.

Kahric shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kahric stalling away here and it's allowed Grayson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Grayson keeping full guard, as Kahric tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahric wants to pass the guard but Grayson is keeping the position.
Kahric pushes down on Grayson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Grayson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kahric pulls his head out easily.
Grayson is looking to control Kahric's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayson avoid being mounted?
Grayson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kahric avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grayson's guard.

Kahric avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kahric won't allow Grayson to sweep him here.
Kahric has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grayson is proving hard to escape from.
Grayson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahric has gone for a leg lock! Grayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kahric's guard.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.

Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Kahric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grayson wants to pass the guard but Kahric is keeping the position.
Grayson passes into half guard.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Grayson has control of the leg.
Kahric is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahric is not content to let Grayson control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grayson fails with the takedown

and Kahric counters with a single leg into guard. Grayson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samiroheat Kahric dominated 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.

Kahric closes the distance and clinches.
Grayson has had enough of the clinch but Kahric keeps him there for the moment.
Grayson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kahric is keeping busy.
Grayson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kahric smiles and moves away.
Grayson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kahric counters with a takedown into side control.
Grayson has control of an arm but Kahric manages to advance to Kahric's back!
Grayson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Kahric is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grayson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grayson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Grayson working to try and regain half guard.
Kahric wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Grayson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Kahric goes for an armbar but Grayson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grayson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kahric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
Grayson throwing strikes but missing.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grayson won't allow Kahric to sweep him here.
Grayson looking to sit in guard and control but Kahric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kahric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kahric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to regain half guard here but Kahric keeps moving and retains side control.

Kahric has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Kahric changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grayson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grayson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kahric's best efforts.
Samiroheat Kahric overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kahric wants to work for an arm triangle but Grayson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grayson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samiroheat Kahric dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grayson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kahric counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
Grayson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kahric scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kahric is working for a guillotine from mount but Grayson frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahric prevents Grayson from getting the reversal.

Kahric looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to reverse the position but Kahric maintains control.
Kahric avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.

Kahric working for a guillotine from mount but Grayson is in no mood to give up.
Kahric avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.

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.
Grayson regains half guard.

Kahric is working for a kimura but Grayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Grayson punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to get back to full guard here but Kahric has managed to pass to side control instead.

Kahric goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grayson is on top in guard.

Kahric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grayson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grayson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kahric has an active guard here but Grayson has managed to pass into half guard.

Kahric is defending against the submission attempts here by Grayson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Grayson has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samiroheat Kahric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samiroheat Kahric!