PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ruent
vs
Semiazas

194 cm
23
260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ouriel Semiazas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semiazas shoots in for a takedown but Ruent shows good takedown defense.
Semiazas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Semiazas.
Ruent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semiazas.
Semiazas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.
Semiazas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Semiazas scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
Semiazas connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Semiazas's head.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Semiazas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Semiazas thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruent misses with a head kick.
Ruent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Semiazas is able to avoid easily.
Semiazas thows a body shot but no joy.
Semiazas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruent finds it's way round the side to connect with Semiazas's head.
Semiazas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruent is fending him off so far but Semiazas persists. Nope, Ruent circles away and we're back to standing.
Semiazas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruent was well out of range. Poor timing from Semiazas.
Ruent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Semiazas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semiazas checks a leg kick.
Semiazas throws a head kick that misses.
Ruent tries to bum rush Semiazas with a series of wild strikes but Semiazas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas scores with a hook to the body. Ruent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Semiazas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruent circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruent scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent delivers a nice body kick.
Semiazas looks gassed!
Semiazas works Ruent's body with a nice hook.
Ruent lands a high kick!
Semiazas throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Semiazas blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Ruent misses.
Rick Ruent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruent lands a nice hook to Semiazas's body. Semiazas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruent looks to land a right hand but Semiazas moved out of range.
Semiazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
Semiazas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruent.
Semiazas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruent.

Ruent rushes Semiazas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Semiazas wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick Ruent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ouriel Semiazas.
Ruent stalling in the clinch.
Semiazas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruent pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Semiazas off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semiazas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruent.
A head kick misses from Ruent.
Ruent fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with an uppercut.

Ruent closes the distance and pushes Semiazas back into the cage.
Semiazas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Semiazas lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ruent.
Semiazas wants to break free but Ruent has control.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Ruent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semiazas's elbow.
Semiazas wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruent creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Semiazas's defenses.
Ruent misses with a punch on the inside.
Semiazas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent lands with a left to the head.
Semiazas scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Semiazas is defending well for now.
Semiazas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruent gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruent lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Semiazas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Semiazas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Semiazas misses its intended target.
Rick Ruent is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Ruent misses
and Ruent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruent darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semiazas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Semiazas duly obliges.
Semiazas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruent.
Semiazas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruent rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Semiazas counters with a one-two to the body.
Ruent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semiazas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands with a kick to the temple. Semiazas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Semiazas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruent connects with a leg kick. Semiazas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruent's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruent connects with a body shot.
Ruent feints and then cracks Semiazas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semiazas down.
Ruent doesn't manage to clinch there - Semiazas circles away.
Ruent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semiazas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Semiazas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruent to score with a decent uppercut.
Semiazas checks a leg kick.
Semiazas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semiazas can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruent. That's going to slow Semiazas down.
Ruent throws a right and a left that Semiazas avoids nicely.
Ruent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ruent.
Ruent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruent cracks Semiazas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semiazas lands a head kick!
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ruent moves in looking to clinch but Semiazas pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Ruent.
Nice uppercut there from Ruent.
Ruent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruent scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent thumps Semiazas with a low kick.
Ruent lands with a good body shot.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semiazas misses with a looping right.
Ruent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Semiazas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruent.
Ruent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semiazas.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruent connects with a solid leg kick.
Semiazas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.
Ruent lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Semiazas backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Ruent. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent throws a nice looking combination but Semiazas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruent throws a body punch but Semiazas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Semiazas swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Semiazas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruent - the referee stops the clock and Semiazas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruent. Semiazas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Semiazas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Semiazas walks into a left hand.
Semiazas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semiazas. That did some damage!
Ruent tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Semiazas lands.
Nice straight punches there by Ruent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruent.
Ruent connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouriel Semiazas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruent. Semiazas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semiazas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ruent there.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Ruent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semiazas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruent.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Semiazas momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Semiazas on the side of the head.
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruent connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruent.
Semiazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruent connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruent cracks Semiazas with a good jab.
Semiazas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Semiazas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ruent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Semiazas's leg. Semiazas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent is looking to slow Semiazas down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruent.
Ruent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruent moves out of range as Semiazas throws a body kick.
Ruent misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruent throws a low kick, looking for Semiazas's leg but Semiazas calmly moves out of range.
Semiazas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Semiazas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Semiazas's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semiazas. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruent connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Semiazas's leg. Semiazas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ruent scores with a jab to the body.
Semiazas throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent counters with a leg kick.
Ruent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semiazas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Semiazas off balance momentarily.
Ruent throws a head kick that Semiazas semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Ruent.
Ruent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Semiazas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Semiazas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruent.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruent moves out of range as Semiazas strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruent scores with a shot to the body.
Ruent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semiazas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Ruent.
Semiazas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruent throws a leg kick which misses Semiazas's front leg but catches the back leg as Semiazas tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Ruent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Semiazas throws a wild body kick that Ruent sees coming a mile off.
Ruent scores with a head kick. Semiazas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruent does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Ruent.
A bone on bone clash there as Semiazas blocks the leg kick.
Semiazas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruent counters with an outside leg kick.
Ruent cracks the inside of Semiazas's front leg.
Semiazas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent scores with a leg kick.
Semiazas dodges the punch combination from Ruent.
Ruent lands a jab to the nose.
Semiazas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruent can pounce on him.
Semiazas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruent scores with a jab. Semiazas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Semiazas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruent misses with a leg kick.
Semiazas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruent.
Semiazas tries to bum rush Ruent with a series of wild strikes but Ruent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas just misses with a punch to the body.
Semiazas fails to land the takedown.
Semiazas throws a combination. Ruent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Ruent there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent cracks Semiazas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Semiazas loads up on a big right hand but Ruent slips the punch.
Ruent swings for the body but Semiazas moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent digs a good body shot into Semiazas's ribs.
Semiazas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent had his way with Ouriel Semiazas in that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Semiazas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Semiazas on the side of the head.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent connects with a body shot.
Semiazas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Semiazas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Semiazas throws a right and a left that Ruent avoids nicely.
Ruent thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Semiazas if he has to take too many more of those.
Semiazas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruent can pounce on him.
Ruent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent scores with a nice body kick.
Semiazas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent throws a sloppy head kick and Semiazas moves out of range easily.
Ruent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruent.
Ruent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruent scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Semiazas moved away.
Semiazas misses with a wild combination.
Ruent scores with a head kick.
Ruent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruent is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruent tries to clinch up but Semiazas circles away and keeps his distance.
Semiazas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semiazas throws a series of punches but Ruent moves out of range.
Ruent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semiazas tries to bum rush Ruent with a series of wild strikes but Ruent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouriel Semiazas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Semiazas off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Ruent. No joy for Semiazas on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent lands a leg kick that knocks Semiazas off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruent - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Ruent.
Ruent throws a front kick that sends Semiazas stumbling back into the cage.
Ruent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruent defending well as Semiazas loads up on a big left hand.

Ruent clinches up against the cage.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Semiazas controls his hands.
Ruent lands a damaging elbow.
Ruent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Semiazas is keeping busy.
Ruent lands with a light punch inside.
Rick Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruent gets through Semiazas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas is trying to drag Ruent to the mat but Ruent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruent prevents a body shot from Semiazas.
A short left from Semiazas.
Semiazas misses with a punch on the inside.
Semiazas misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Semiazas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rick Ruent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Semiazas cracks Ruent with a nice body shot.
Semiazas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ruent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semiazas misses with an uppercut.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Semiazas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruent 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ruent!