PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ouriel Semiazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Semiazas
vs
Ruent

199 cm
25
275 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

194 cm
24
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ouriel Semiazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent looks to score with a jab to the body but Semiazas is just out of range.
A big left from Semiazas misses.
Ruent avoids the head kick by Semiazas.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Semiazas's leg. Semiazas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Semiazas moves out of range of the body kick from Ruent.

Semiazas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruent's half guard.
Ruent trying to hold on to Semiazas's head to control him but Semiazas postures up.
Semiazas trying to control the action but Ruent is working from the bottom.
Semiazas wants to free his trapped foot but Ruent is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semiazas trying to control from half guard but Ruent is working away.
Ruent is looking for a sweep. Semiazas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Semiazas thows a huge punch but Ruent dodges it nicely.
Ruent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruent is on top in guard.
Semiazas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Semiazas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent wants to pass the guard but Semiazas is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semiazas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ouriel Semiazas.
Semiazas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruent.
Ruent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semiazas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruent.
Semiazas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Semiazas misses the target.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Semiazas.
Ruent throws a head kick that Semiazas semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semiazas misses the shot to the body.
Ruent jabs Semiazas right on the nose. Semiazas blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas misses with a low kick.
Ruent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semiazas missing with a left hand there. Ruent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruent slips a jab and a cross from Semiazas.

Ruent gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Semiazas looking to pass the guard.
Semiazas stopping the sweep attempt from Ruent.
Ruent working a defensive guard here.
Semiazas sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Semiazas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruent can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rick Ruent was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Semiazas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semiazas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semiazas misses the jab.
Ruent looks to land a left hand but Semiazas moved out of range nicely.
Ruent missing with a left hand there. Semiazas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semiazas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruent tries to clinch but Semiazas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ouriel Semiazas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruent loads up on a big right hand but Semiazas slips the punch.
Semiazas tries to land a leg kick but Ruent saw it coming and moves away.
Semiazas throws a low kick but Ruent moves out of range easily.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Ruent throws a looping overhand right but Semiazas ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semiazas.
Semiazas misses with a straight left.
Semiazas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semiazas. That did some damage!
Ruent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Semiazas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruent.
Semiazas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semiazas misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Semiazas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semiazas ducks under a wild hook from Ruent.
Semiazas throws a solid leg kick but Ruent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semiazas.
Semiazas blocks a head kick by Ruent.
Semiazas scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent tries to clinch there but Semiazas circles away.
Semiazas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruent keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Ruent misses.
Semiazas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruent throws out a loose jab but Semiazas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semiazas throws a right hand that Ruent ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruent also avoids with ease.
Ruent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Semiazas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruent cracks Semiazas with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semiazas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruent.
Rick Ruent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semiazas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruent throws a series of punches but Semiazas avoids them all with ease.
Ruent moves out of range as Semiazas throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruent works the jab nicely.
Ruent throws a hook but Semiazas blocks it.
Ruent tries to score with a low kick but Semiazas moves his leg out of the way.
Semiazas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruent circles away quickly and effectively.
Semiazas 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.
Semiazas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruent.
Ruent moves out of range of the leg kick from Semiazas.
Semiazas misses with a looping left.
Ruent misses with a double jab.
Semiazas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruent throws a leg kick which misses Semiazas's front leg but catches the back leg as Semiazas tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ruent misses its intended target.
Ruent slaps away a takedown attempt from Semiazas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ruent lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semiazas.
Ruent throws a head kick that Semiazas semi-blocks.
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Semiazas moved away.
Ruent throws a right and a left that Semiazas avoids nicely.
Rick Ruent seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ruent closes the distance and clinches.
Semiazas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ruent fails to land.
Ruent misses with a punch to the body.
Ruent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Ruent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Semiazas misses with a body shot.
Semiazas misses with a looping right.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semiazas. That did some damage!
Ruent throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a jab but it's blocked by Semiazas.
Ruent scores with a shot to the body.
Semiazas walks into a stiff left hand from Ruent.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Semiazas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Semiazas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruent lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruent thumps Semiazas with a low kick.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Semiazas.
Ruent missing with a left hand there. Semiazas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Semiazas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruent is out of range.
Semiazas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Semiazas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruent. That's going to slow Semiazas down.
Good leg kick by Ruent there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semiazas's sensitive parts.
Ruent works over Semiazas's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ruent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ruent lands a body shot.
Ruent takes one to the side of the head.
Semiazas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Semiazas.
Ruent misses with a hook
and Semiazas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Semiazas throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Semiazas.
Semiazas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruent takes a swing at Semiazas's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ruent there.
Ruent scores with a hook to the body. Semiazas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Ruent coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semiazas throws a jab when Ruent was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semiazas defending well as Ruent loads up on a big left hand.
Semiazas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Semiazas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Semiazas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Semiazass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruent. That's going to slow Semiazas down.
Semiazas shoots in and drives through. Ruent sprawls well.
Ruent connects with a right hand. Semiazas shakes it off.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Ruent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Semiazas moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ruent.
Ruent walks into a straight right hand from Semiazas.
Ruent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruent turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semiazas blocks the body kick.
Ruent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Semiazas takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semiazas.
Semiazas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruent swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ouriel Semiazas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas drops his hands momentarily and Ruent takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruent punishes Semiazas's body with a nice straight punch.
Semiazas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruent throws a hook to the side of Semiazas's head but Semiazas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruent punishes Semiazas's body with a nice straight punch.
Semiazas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Semiazas misses.
Semiazas lands a body shot.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Semiazas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruent is out of range.
Ruent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruent. Semiazas shrugs it off though.
Ruent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semiazas's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruent jabs at Semiazas's body.
Ruent is looking to clinch.
Semiazas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruent moves away.
Ruent stuns Semiazas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Semiazas on the side of the head.
Semiazas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruent tests Semiazas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruent lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Ruent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Semiazas's hands.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Ruent misses.
Ruent lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Semiazas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruent.
Semiazas fails with a takedown attempt.
Semiazas throws a leg kick but Ruent moved away.
Semiazas throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
Semiazas thows a body shot but no joy.
Semiazas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Semiazas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruent lands a glancing blow to the side of Semiazas's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semiazas throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semiazas. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semiazas misses with a wild body shot.
Semiazas misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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