PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otman Boujrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boujrad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tan Dun - For The World (Hero Soundtrack). Felix Ruiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boujrad
vs
Ruiz

177 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otman Boujrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ruiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Otman Boujrad has been cut.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Boujrad.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boujrad circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruiz throws a nice looking combination but Boujrad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Boujrad avoids them all with ease.
Ruiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boujrad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boujrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Ruiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Boujrad misses with a head kick.
Boujrad slips a jab and a cross from Ruiz.
Boujrad throws a series of punches but Ruiz moves out of range.
Boujrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boujrad throws a push kick but Ruiz slaps the foot to one side.
Boujrad staying out of range there.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruiz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Felix Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boujrad misses with a low kick.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boujrad.
Ruiz throws a hook to the side of Boujrad's head but Boujrad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruiz lands with a shot to the body.
Ruiz misses with a two punch combination.

Boujrad drops Ruiz with a left right combo! Boujrad follows him down to the ground into side control.

Ruiz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boujrad is staying tight to Ruiz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ruiz is still in real trouble! Can Boujrad finish him?

Boujrad decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ruiz seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Boujrad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruiz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruiz looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boujrad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Boujrad.
Boujrad throws the kick towards the body but Ruiz avoids it.
Boujrad throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boujrad counters with a straight right hand.
Boujrad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boujrad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boujrad misses with a double jab.
Boujrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boujrad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruiz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boujrad.
Boujrad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boujrad 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.
Boujrad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boujrad tries to bum rush Ruiz with a series of wild strikes but Ruiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Boujrad.
Boujrad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruiz's head.
Boujrad scores with a kick to the body.
Boujrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a jab to the body
and Boujrad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boujrad thows a body kick. Ruiz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boujrad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruiz takes a step back to recover.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
Boujrad swinging wildly here.
Boujrad swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Boujrad throws a body kick that misses.
Ruiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruiz works over Boujrad's head and body with a nice combination.
Ruiz misses with a double jab
and Boujrad counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Boujrad does no damage.
Ruiz clobbers Boujrad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boujrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boujrad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz slips a jab and a cross from Boujrad.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Boujrad.
Ruiz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boujrad.
Ruiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boujrad lands a head kick. Ruiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Boujrad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boujrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boujrad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Boujrad.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boujrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad counters with an outside leg kick.
Boujrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boujrad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otman Boujrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otman Boujrad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boujrad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruiz.
A shot to de liver by Boujrad. Beautiful body shot.
Boujrad scores with a leg kick.
Boujrad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boujrad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boujrad throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Boujrad lands with a kick to the temple. Ruiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruiz misses with a combination
and Boujrad counters with a body kick that stops Ruiz in his tracks momentarily.
Boujrad throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiz moves out of range easily.
Boujrad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Boujrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?
Boujrad throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiz moves out of range easily.
Ruiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boujrad counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Boujrad.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boujrad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boujrad throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Boujrad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boujrad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boujrad lands a slapping body shot.
Boujrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boujrad throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Boujrad throws a sloppy head kick and Ruiz moves out of range easily.
Boujrad is looking to wear down Ruiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Boujrad avoids them all with ease.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Boujrad moves out of range.
Boujrad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boujrad wants to land a leg kick but Ruiz is out of range.
Ruiz throws a series of punches but Boujrad moves out of range.
Otman Boujrad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruiz misses with a combination
and Boujrad counters with a body kick that stops Ruiz in his tracks momentarily.
Boujrad throws a head kick that Ruiz semi-blocks.
Boujrad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruiz's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boujrad lands a jab.
Boujrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz avoids the body shot from Boujrad.
Boujrad misses with a kick to the body.
Ruiz misses with a combination
and Boujrad counters with a nice uppercut.
Boujrad looks to land a body kick but Ruiz moved away.
Ruiz swinging wildly here.
Ruiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boujrad to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Boujrad's head.
Boujrad throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Ruiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boujrad cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Boujrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Boujrad.
Ruiz misses with a combination
and Boujrad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boujrad throws a head kick that misses.
Ruiz dodges the punch combination from Boujrad.
Boujrad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boujrad scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
Boujrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boujrad tests Ruiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruiz avoids a kick to the body.
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruiz misses with a two punch combination.
Boujrad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boujrad counters with a series of strikes. Ruiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boujrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Boujrad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boujrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz misses with a double jab
and Boujrad counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruiz shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boujrad. That's going to slow Ruiz down.
Boujrad misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boujrad throws a good cross that connects.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Boujrad misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiz misses with a combination
and Boujrad counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Boujrad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otman Boujrad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otman Boujrad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boujrad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Boujrad.
Ruiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Boujrad.
Boujrad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to de liver by Boujrad. Beautiful body shot.
Boujrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Boujrad.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boujrad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boujrad wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz throws a nice looking combination but Boujrad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boujrad. Ruiz shrugs it off though.
Boujrad lands a nice looking body kick.
Boujrad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boujrad misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boujrad counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boujrad - the referee stops the clock and Ruiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boujrad. Ruiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruiz blocks a head kick by Boujrad.
Boujrad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruiz lands a really nice looking cross but Boujrad seems unphased.
Ruiz throws a right hand that Boujrad ducks under and follows up with a left that Boujrad also avoids with ease.
Ruiz throws out a loose jab but Boujrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boujrad lands a right hook to the body.
Boujrad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruiz's calf.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Ruiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boujrad thuds his shin into the meat of Ruiz's side.
Boujrad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boujrad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boujrad lands a head kick. Ruiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boujrad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ruiz will feel that in the morning.
Boujrad is looking to slow Ruiz down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boujrad misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Ruiz both land. Nice combination.
Otman Boujrad is winning the standup battle so far.
Boujrad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boujrad tries to land a front kick but Ruiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruiz walks into a left hand.
Boujrad misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruiz scores with a four punch combination!
Boujrad fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruiz lands with a right hand.
Boujrad throws a nice head kick!
Ruiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boujrad throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.
Boujrad slips a jab and a cross from Ruiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boujrad throws a right hand that Ruiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruiz also avoids with ease.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boujrad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruiz dodges the punch combination from Boujrad.
A punch lands to the side of Boujrad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Boujrad.
A punch combination from Ruiz misses.
Ruiz throws a combination that misses
and Boujrad counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Boujrad lands a head kick. Ruiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boujrad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruiz really felt that one!
Ruiz avoids the head kick by Boujrad.
Ruiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Boujrad off the cage and back into rage.
Ruiz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Boujrad does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Boujrad throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Boujrad lands with a kick to the temple. Ruiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ruiz throws a nice looking combination but Boujrad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boujrad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ruiz will feel that in the morning.
Ruiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ruiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boujrad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boujrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Boujrad.
Ruiz throws a series of strikes that have Boujrad backpedaling.
Boujrad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruiz jabs at Boujrad's body.
Ruiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boujrad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Felix Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otman Boujrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otman Boujrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boujrad 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otman Boujrad!