PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Caldeira
vs
Boulami

183 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Boulami!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira misses with a takedown

and Boulami counters with a shoot takedown. Caldeira fights it but they end up in guard.
Caldeira trying to keep a closed guard but Boulami is proving a slippery customer.
Boulami looking to pass the guard.
Boulami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caldeira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boulami is one step ahead there.
Caldeira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caldeira is trying to keep Boulami in close.
Caldeira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Caldeira wants to control but Boulami is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami has his hands clasped together around Caldeira's back. He's all about the action.
Boulami tries to get to full guard but Caldeira has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boulami can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caldeira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Boulami is defending against the submission attempts here by Caldeira.

Caldeira is working for a submission of some sort.
Boulami tries to get to full guard but Caldeira has control of the leg.
Boulami makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boulami.
Boulami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caldeira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boulami pulls Caldeira in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boulami managing to control the position.
Caldeira landing some decent shots from guard.
Caldeira trying to control but Boulami is working from the bottom.
Caldeira preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira wants to control from the top but Boulami keeps moving.
Caldeira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Caldeira there.
Caldeira checks the leg kick.
Caldeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boulami looks to land a right hand but Caldeira moved out of range.
Boulami on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boulami avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Caldeira does no damage.
Boulami throws a leg kick but Caldeira moved away.
Boulami misses with a looping left.
Arturo Caldeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boulami.
A big left from Boulami misses.
Caldeira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caldeira misses with a body shot.

Boulami shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Boulami is working for a kimura but Caldeira is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami working over Caldeira with some ground and pound. Caldeira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caldeira is not content to let Boulami control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Boulami 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.

Caldeira misses with an uppercut.
Caldeira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caldeira misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caldeira.
Caldeira throws a nice looking combination but Boulami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caldeira misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Caldeira. Those never looked like landing.
Caldeira checks a low kick from Boulami.
Caldeira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caldeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boulami.
A swing and a miss from Boulami.
Caldeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boulami.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldeira.
Boulami tries a low kick but Caldeira avoids it.
Caldeira lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caldeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boulami tried to score with a low kick but Caldeira checks it.
Boulami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldeira.
Boulami misses with a low kick.
Boulami looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldeira is just out of range.
Boulami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caldeira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boulami's head backwards.
Boulami finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caldeira throws a right hand that Boulami ducks under and follows up with a left that Boulami also avoids with ease.
Caldeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boulami.
Caldeira misses with a series of wild punches.

Boulami closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boulami looking to control but instead Caldeira has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boulami working Caldeira over with strikes.
Boulami seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldeira gets full guard.
Caldeira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulami is controlling him.
Boulami postures up and lands a big shot to Caldeira's brow.
Caldeira is trying to control the position but Boulami postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami works over Caldeira with some ground and pound from guard.
Boulami distracts Caldeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boulami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omar Boulami has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boulami's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boulami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boulami stays in close to Caldeira's body and controls the position.
Boulami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldeira is keeping the position for now.
Boulami content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boulami works over Caldeira with some ground and pound from guard.
Boulami is working Caldeira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Caldeira keeping full guard, as Boulami tries to pass.
Boulami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Caldeira has momentary wrist control but Boulami slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulami distracts Caldeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Boulami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Boulami closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caldeira's guard.
Caldeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boulami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boulami not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boulami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caldeira keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
Boulami lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Caldeira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caldeira has momentary wrist control but Boulami slips an elbow through the middle.
Boulami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boulami makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boulami showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boulami landing some decent shots from guard.
Boulami works over Caldeira with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boulami is pushing down on Caldeira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caldeira is fighting to maintain full guard but Boulami has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Boulami is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boulami working Caldeira over with strikes.
Boulami wants to control but Caldeira is keeping him busy.
Boulami performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Boulami is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boulami lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Omar Boulami is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice strikes from Boulami there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Omar Boulami has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boulami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caldeira cracks Boulami with a good jab.
Caldeira shoots in looking for a takedown but Boulami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Caldeira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caldeira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caldeira connects with a single shot there.
Arturo Caldeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldeira avoids the body shot from Boulami.

Boulami throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Caldeira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boulami is in Caldeira's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulami is looking to work some ground and pound but Caldeira has wrist control.
Boulami has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boulami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caldeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boulami controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arturo Caldeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulami stands up over Caldeira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Boulami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boulami winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Boulami!
Omar Boulami thanked the fans post fight for their support.