PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 1767 p4p, 1702 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 254 p4p, 248 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Ohanian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Novoselic
vs
Ohanian

178 cm
39
174
23 - 9 - 0

181 cm
33
179
19 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Voodoo Nutrition

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian misses the shot to the body.
Ohanian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Novoselic.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohanian moves away.
Novoselic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ohanian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Novoselic. Novoselic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Ohanian.
Ohanian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Novoselic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ohanian.
A little jabbing left from Ohanian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Novoselic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ohanian.
A head kick by Ohanian misses
letting Novoselic counter with a right hand.
Ohanian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Novoselic misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novoselic looks to land a body kick but Ohanian moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Ohanian. Those never looked like landing.
Novoselic is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Ohanian.
A jab lands there for Novoselic.
Ohanian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Novoselic is fending him off so far but Ohanian persists. Nope, Novoselic circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from Ohanian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Novoselic tenderised Ohanian's leg. Ohanian is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Ohanian misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Ohanian.
A combination from Ohanian does no damage.
A jab lands there for Novoselic.
Novoselic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ohanian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ohanian throws an overhand right that lands on Novoselic's shoulder, as Novoselic tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Novoselic.
Novoselic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Novoselic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ohanian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Novoselic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Ohanian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Novoselic was covering up waiting for the punch and Ohanian finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Novoselic has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ohanian should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Novoselic has tightened it up now! Ohanian should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Novoselic!
An out of breath Alex Novoselic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.