PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2777 p4p, 319 weight class) and Ouje Bougoumou (ranked 2432 p4p, 280 weight class). Ouje Bougoumou acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

The Zealot
vs
Bougoumou

190 cm
30
162 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

179 cm
29
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ouje Bougoumou!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougoumou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Zealot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Zealot lands with a straight right. Bougoumou didn't see that one coming.
The Zealot moves out of range as Bougoumou strikes.
Bougoumou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bougoumou tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Zealot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bougoumou somewhat.
A big right from Bougoumou misses.
The Zealot misses with a hook
and Bougoumou counters with a nice uppercut.
The Zealot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bougoumou.
Bougoumou ducks right into an uppercut from The Zealot.
The Zealot scores with a jab.
Bougoumou loads up on a big right hand but The Zealot slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot ducks under a wild hook from Bougoumou.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bougoumou.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Bougoumou.
The Zealot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masada The Zealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou misses with a hook. The Zealot ducked under it nicely.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bougoumou slips under a jab.
The Zealot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bougoumou.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bougoumou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Zealot.
Bougoumou lands with a shot to the body.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Bougoumou with a series of wild strikes but Bougoumou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Bougoumou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Zealot tests Bougoumou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot slips a jab from Bougoumou.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
Bougoumou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bougoumou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Zealot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bougoumou.
Bougoumou slips a jab from The Zealot.
Bougoumou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bougoumou with a hook.
Bougoumou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bougoumou takes a swing at The Zealot's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot jabs Bougoumou right on the nose. Bougoumou blinks but takes it well.

Bougoumou closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bougoumou landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Zealot tries to buck Bougoumou off but Bougoumou is having none of it.
The Zealot taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Zealot's coaches at Russian Bears Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bougoumou wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Zealot keeps working.
Bougoumou tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The Zealot defending against the ground and pound.
The Zealot is trying to get back to half guard.
The Zealot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The Zealot moves into full guard.
Bougoumou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The Zealot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bougoumou is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for The Zealot.
Bougoumou looks up at the clock and then as The Zealot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bougoumou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bougoumou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bougoumou in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bougoumou advances nicely into full mount.
The Zealot gets back to half guard.

The Zealot actively working from the bottom here.

The Zealot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bougoumou is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Zealot defends it well.
Bougoumou prevents The Zealot from improving his position.

The Zealot actively working from the bottom here.
Bougoumou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

The Zealot actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Zealot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bougoumou pulls his head out easily.
Bougoumou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bougoumou not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bougoumou is looking for a kimura here.

The Zealot looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bougoumou lands a nice short elbow.
The Zealot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bougoumou looking to pass the guard.
Bougoumou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouje Bougoumou dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Zealot takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Bougoumou misses its intended target.

Bougoumou shoots in and gets a takedown into The Zealot's guard.
Bougoumou distracts The Zealot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bougoumou stopping the sweep attempt from The Zealot.

The Zealot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Zealot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Zealot has his foot on Bougoumou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bougoumou works his way back into a safe position though.
Bougoumou trying to control but The Zealot is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Zealot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bougoumou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bougoumou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bougoumou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bougoumou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Zealot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Zealot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bougoumou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bougoumou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bougoumou lands a couple of digs.
Bougoumou is in close to The Zealot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bougoumou trying to control the position from guard on top but The Zealot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The Zealot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bougoumou defends well.
Bougoumou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bougoumou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bougoumou passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Zealot is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou works to advance to full mount. The Zealot defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bougoumou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Zealot's face.
Bougoumou raining down shots from the mount!
Bougoumou lands a heavy elbow.
Bougoumou with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bougoumou working The Zealot over with strikes here.
Bougoumou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Zealot working to try and regain half guard.
Bougoumou landing strikes from the mount and The Zealot is in trouble!
The Zealot is in a horrible position here. Bougoumou smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Zealot tries to reverse the position but Bougoumou maintains control.
Bougoumou raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bougoumou raining down shots from the mount!

The Zealot is rocked!
The Zealot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh The Zealot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Zealot is bucking up trying to escape but Bougoumou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A big strike lands for Bougoumou! That's really hurt The Zealot and he's turned his back - Bougoumou keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bougoumou jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ouje Bougoumou!
Ouje Bougoumou spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.