PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samiro Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by B00M. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kahric
vs
Nott

192 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

191 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samiro Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Nott!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric throws a sloppy head kick and Nott moves out of range easily.
Nott tries to clinch up.
Kahric throws a series of punches but Nott avoids them all with ease.
Nott tries to land a leg kick but Kahric saw it coming and moves away.
Nott wants to clinch.

Nott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kahric blocks an elbow strike.
Kahric is trying to force a seperation but Nott has the dominant position.
Nott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kahric's efforts to push away.
Kahric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nott smiles and moves away.
Kahric misses the jab.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nott moves in looking to clinch but Kahric pushes him off.
Nott closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Samiro Kahric has been cut.
Nott lands a front kick.
Kahric is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nott closes the distance and clinches.
Kahric is trying to break the clinch but Nott has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nott obliges.
Nott scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Nott.

Nott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nott throws out a powerful jab.
Nott misses with a combination

and Kahric counters with a single leg into guard. Nott didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott trying to keep a closed guard but Kahric is proving a slippery customer.
Nott striking off his back.
Nott is adopting a defensive guard.
Nott throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Nott scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nott closes the distance and clinches.
Kahric tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nott smiles and moves away.
Nott stalks Kahric and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kahric's face. Kahric staggers backwards, shaken.

Nott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahric is defending well for now.
Nott connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kahric's face.

Samiro Kahric's cut is getting worse.
Nott lands with a short shot to the head.
Nott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kahric.
Nott lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nott lands an elbow inside.
Kahric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nott putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kahric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kahric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nott.
Nott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nott lands with a right to the head.
Nott missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahric's brow.
Nice elbow from Nott.

Samiro Kahric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nott.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahric's brow.
Nott scores with a knee to the head.
Kahric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nott putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kahric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahric backwards.
Nott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric avoids the elbow strike from Nott, against the cage.
Nott lands a body shot in the clinch.

Nott manages to break the clinch.
Nott is looking to clinch but Kahric is avoiding it.

Nott has Kahric up against the cage in a clinch.
Nott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nott working Kahric over with knees to the body.
Nott misses with an elbow over the top.
Nott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kahric avoids it.
Nott unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kahric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nott pushes Kahric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nott lands an elbow inside that Kahric shrugs off.

Jeez, Samiro Kahric's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Nott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kahric regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Nott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Kahric has Nott up against the cage in a clinch.
Nott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nott lands a body punch.

Kahric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nott takes the fight into the clinch.
Kahric tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nott looking to throw knees to the head but Kahric is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nott is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kahric can't fight it off and eventually Nott manages to take the fight to the floor. Kahric looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kahric looking for a sweep. Not yet Kahric, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Samiro Kahric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron Nott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahric connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Kahric misses

and Nott counters by clinching up.
Kahric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kahric takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kahric backwards.
Nott lands a nice elbow.
Nott crunches a lovely knee into Kahric's ribcage.
Nott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nott lands a knee to the body.
Kahric takes an elbow to the temple.
Nott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kahric avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nott.
Nott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kahric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nott scores with a shot to the side of Kahric's head.
Kahric dodges an elbow strike from Nott.
Kahric takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Nott.
Nott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nott tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahric avoids the damage to the body.

Nott breaks the clinch.
Nott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kahric at a distance.
Nott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nott throws a head kick that misses.
Nott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahric circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott tries to clinch up but Kahric circles away and keeps his distance.
Nott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nott drives through and clinches with Kahric against the cage.
Kahric is trying to force a seperation but Nott has the dominant position.
Nott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nott lands a nice knee to the body.
Kahric missing with knees to the body.
Nott tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahric avoids the damage to the body.
Nott lands an elbow inside that Kahric shrugs off.
Nott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nott presses Kahric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kahric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nott unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nott utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aaron Nott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kahric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nott looking to throw knees to the head but Kahric is blocking nicely.
Nott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kahric managing to block the knees to the body from Nott.
Nott landing knees to the head.
Nott can't get the takedown.
Kahric tries to land a knee to the head but Nott blocks with his arms.
Nott lands an elbow that stopped Kahric in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Nott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Nott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samiro Kahric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nott misses with a wild combination.
Kahric keeps the fight on the outside.
Nott darts in trying to clinch
and Kahric counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kahric misses with a jab to the body

and Nott moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kahric throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kahric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kahric breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Kahric
and Nott counters with a one-two to the body.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samiro Kahric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Nott!