PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kahric
vs
Tchami

187 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric goes for a double leg but Tchami avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tchami continues to drive forward.
Tchami is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tchami gets underhooks to prevent Kahric's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Kahric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahric wants a takedown.
Kahric tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tchami connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Samir Kahric has been cut.
Kahric is trying to pull guard but Tchami turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tchami lands a nice knee to the body.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Kahric wants a takedown.
Tchami comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kahric tries for a takedown. No joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchami.
Tchami with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kahric as Tchami tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Tchami.
Tchami lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tchami.
Tchami creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kahric's defenses.
A knee to the head by Tchami.
Kahric is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tchami is defending well.
Tchami lands an elbow just above Kahric 's eye.
Tchami lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tchami - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tchami scores with a knee to the head.

Kahric is rocked!
Kahric tries for a takedown but Tchami manages to get underhooks.

Tchami drops Kahric with a big knee straight up the middle! Kahric is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Kahric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchami throws a leg kick which misses Kahric's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahric tries to avoid it.
Tchami cracks the inside of Kahric's front leg.
Tchami with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tchami landing knees to the head.
Tchami unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kahric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tchami lands a damaging elbow.
Kahric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tchami pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kahric drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tchami gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tchami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahric backwards.
Tchami lands an elbow that stopped Kahric in his tracks for a moment.
Kahric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tchami landing knees to the head.
Kahric has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tchami lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tchami lands a big knee to the head and Kahric goes down! Tchami pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Tchami!
Alphonse Tchami is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Alphonse Tchami, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.