PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ouje Bougoumou (ranked 3285 p4p, 353 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 3919 p4p, 412 weight class). Wilder has chosen Young Dumb & Broke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bougoumou
vs
Wilder

179 cm
30
170 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

170 cm
27
167 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ouje Bougoumou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougoumou digs a good hook to Wilder's body.
Bougoumou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Bougoumou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bougoumou connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Bougoumou finds it's target.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Bougoumou.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bougoumou to score with a decent uppercut.
Bougoumou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bougoumou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilder momentarily.
A jab lands there for Bougoumou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bougoumou.
A punch lands to the side of Wilder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bougoumou misses.
Bougoumou looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
Bougoumou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bougoumou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut

and Bougoumou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bougoumou is looking to take a break and control but Wilder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bougoumou is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bougoumou trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.

Bougoumou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilder has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou is pressing down on Wilder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilder is holding on for now.
Bougoumou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bougoumou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Wilder is defending against the submission attempts here by Bougoumou.

Bougoumou is trying to work for a kimura but Wilder is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bougoumou is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilder sees it coming and defends easily.

Bougoumou seems to be working for a kimura but Wilder defends the submission attempt.
Bougoumou is looking to stall here but Wilder recovers full guard.
Bougoumou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bougoumou wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.

Bougoumou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bougoumou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bougoumou being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bougoumou blocks a head kick by Wilder.
It looks like Bougoumou has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bougoumou misses with a looping right.
Bougoumou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bougoumou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Bougoumou half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Bougoumou feints and as Wilder raises his hands in defense, Bougoumou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bougoumou tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilder is retaining full guard.
Wilder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet but Bougoumou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouje Bougoumou dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bougoumou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bougoumou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bougoumou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bougoumou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bougoumou tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Wilder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilder scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ouje Bougoumou has been cut.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bougoumou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bougoumou connects with a looping right hand.
Ouje Bougoumou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Bougoumou. Those never looked like landing.
Wilder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder jabs at Bougoumou's body.
A shot to the liver by Wilder. Beautiful body shot.
Bougoumou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Bougoumou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bougoumou manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilder. That's going to slow Bougoumou down.
Wilder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouje Bougoumou is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Wilder.
Bougoumou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilder can pounce on him.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bougoumou missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bougoumou misses with a looping right.
Bougoumou connects with a body shot.
Bougoumou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Bougoumou.
Wilder misses with a hook to the body

and Bougoumou counters with a shoot takedown. Wilder fights it but they end up in guard.
Bougoumou wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
Wilder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Bougoumou tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilder is retaining full guard.
Wilder trying to control the position.
Bougoumou trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder is trying to keep Bougoumou in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bougoumou misses the jab.
Bougoumou throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Bougoumou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bougoumou tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bougoumou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Bougoumou counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bougoumou.
Bougoumou misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Wilder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bougoumou throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder connects with a jab.
Bougoumou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder throws a leg kick which misses Bougoumou's front leg but catches the back leg as Bougoumou tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bougoumou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilder jabs at Bougoumou's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilder, right into the meat.
Bougoumou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilder.
Bougoumou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
Wilder throws a counter combo.
Wilder lands a leg kick that knocks Bougoumou off balance momentarily.
Wilder is looking to score with low kicks.
Bougoumou blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilder tries to land a leg kick but Bougoumou saw it coming and moves away.
Wilder is looking to chop away at Bougoumou's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ouje Bougoumou's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wilder misses the body punch
and Bougoumou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bougoumou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Bougoumou slips under a jab from Wilder.
Nice uppercut there from Wilder.
Wilder moves out of range as Bougoumou strikes.
Bougoumou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilder takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilder. That's going to slow Bougoumou down.
Bougoumou misses with a right hand
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bougoumou lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bougoumou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bougoumou's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bougoumou.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot.
Wilder lands a jab to the head.
Bougoumou blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bougoumou moves away.
Bougoumou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A lazy left from Bougoumou finds it's target.
Bougoumou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bougoumou.
Wilder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bougoumou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bougoumou. That did some damage!
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bougoumou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bougoumou moves away.
Bougoumou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilder. That's going to slow Bougoumou down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bougoumou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bougoumou throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but Bougoumou steps away.
Bougoumou throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Bougoumou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot.
Bougoumou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bougoumou misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Wilder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bougoumou goes for a double leg but Wilder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wilder continues to drive forward.
Wilder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougoumou missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Bougoumou.
Wilder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bougoumou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bougoumou finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilder's head.
Wilder lands the left hand.
Bougoumou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bougoumou misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
The crowd cheers as Bougoumou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilder doesn't seem phased though.
Bougoumou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Bougoumou throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilder was covering up waiting for the punch and Bougoumou finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bougoumou drops back looking for a leg! Wilder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilder manages to kick Bougoumou off! Bougoumou jumps back into Wilder's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bougoumou wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Bougoumou from controlling successfully.
Bougoumou being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouje Bougoumou clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ouje Bougoumou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilder.
Bougoumou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Bougoumou throws a looping overhand right but Wilder ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilder misses.
No luck for Bougoumou with that takedown attempt.
Wilder is looking to slow Bougoumou down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bougoumou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilder tests Bougoumou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bougoumou misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougoumou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilder misses with a head kick.
Bougoumou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bougoumou manages to avoid it.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bougoumou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder scoring well with a low kick there.
Bougoumou throws a big shot that misses.
Bougoumou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Wilder. No joy for Bougoumou on that attempt.
Wilder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bougoumou cracks a nice hook into Wilder's ribs.
Bougoumou avoids the head kick by Wilder.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but Bougoumou steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bougoumou.
Wilder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilder feints a jab promting Bougoumou to slip. Wilder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bougoumou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Bougoumou is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bougoumou swings widly with a right hand
and Wilder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Bougoumou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilder circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bougoumou to the canvas! Bougoumou doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wilder keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilder!
Jack Wilder is the new lightweight champion!
Jack Wilder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.