PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boulami
vs
Koira

171 cm
20
177 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Backyard Fighting
KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Koira. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Koira. That snapped Boulami's head back.
Boulami drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koira cracks Boulami with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koira ducks right into an uppercut from Boulami.

Boulami shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koira's guard.
Koira keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
Koira pulls Boulami in close to prevent any damage.
Boulami postures up in Koira's guard and throws a big left but Koira blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira is pulling down on Boulami's head. It's preventing any offense from Boulami, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koira trying to keep a closed guard but Boulami is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Karri Koira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boulami ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira slips under a jab from Boulami.
Koira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Boulami has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koira lands with an uppercut that bounces Boulami off the cage and back into range.
Boulami misses with a hook. Koira ducked under it nicely.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Koira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koira is trying to stall.
Koira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Koira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira stalls.
Koira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira has Boulami pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koira.
Koira lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boulami tries a knee to the head but Koira blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Koira.
Koira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koira lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Koira.
Koira stalling.
Koira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boulamis head.
Boulami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koira.
Koira scores with a shoulder strike.
Boulami has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koira after a bit of a struggle.
Koira taking a breather.
Boulami misses with a punch to the body.
Koira lands with a left to the head.
Koira works on Boulami's body with a couple of short punches.
Koira scores with a shoulder strike.
Koira lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Koira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami takes a shot to the head.
Boulami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Koira.
Koira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koira lands with a light punch inside.
Koira slows down the pace here.
Koira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koira avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boulami blocks a body shot from Koira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karri Koira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Koira is looking to clinch but Boulami is avoiding it.
Boulami is looking to slow Koira down with leg kicks.
Koira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Boulami tries to keep at a distance but Koira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koira struggles to land a body shot inside as Boulami controls his hands.
Koira pushes Boulami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koira lands an uppercut.
Koira looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koira.
Boulami blocks a body shot from Koira.
Koira pushes Boulami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Koira.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koira.
Koira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boulami backwards.
Koira lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koira.
Koira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boulami backwards.
Koira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boulami up against the cage.
Koira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karri Koira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koira misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Koira.
Boulami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koira leaning against his opponent.
Koira can't find room to land a body shot as Boulami controls the action.
Koira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boulami or not.
A nice left hand lands by Koira.
Koira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boulamis head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koira.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Koira.
Koira scores with a shoulder strike.
Boulami blocking some punches.
Koira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulami's elbow.
Koira has Boulami pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Koira.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koira pushes Boulami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koira lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koira.
Koira stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boulami fails to land.
Boulami being controlled against the cage.
Koira lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Koira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulami blocking some punches.
Koira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karri Koira.
Boulami throws the left hand but Koira avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karri Koira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boulami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Koira.
Boulami attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boulami swats away the attempt to clinch by Koira.
Koira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boulami on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boulami.
Nice jab there from Koira.

Koira moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boulami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Boulami scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koira tries to work over Boulami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Koira.
Koira blocks the elbow strike.
Boulami tries a body shot but Koira blocks it.
Koira is leaning against Boulami and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koira scores with a hook to the body.
Koira misses with some punches.
Koira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koira lands with a light punch inside.
Koira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Koira on the inside.
Koira has Boulami pushed against the cage.
Boulami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koira misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Koira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami tries to circle away but Koira has him pinned against the cage.
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!
Koira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koira scores with a shot to the side of Boulami's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boulami.
Koira lands a hook to the side of the head.

Boulami is rocked!
Boulami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Boulami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koira.
Koira lands an uppercut.
Boulami is looking for a takedown.
Koira lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boulami tries to break free but Koira pushes him back against the cage.
Koira misses with a punch to the body.
Koira pushes Boulami against the cage and as Boulami bounces back, Koira cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Koira follows up with more strikes but Boulami was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karri Koira!
Karri Koira is the new welterweight champion!
Karri Koira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.