PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Diego Brandao has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boulami
vs
Brandao

171 cm
26
177 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
173 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Conquer

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boulami.
Boulami misses with a body kick.
Boulami explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Boulami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao lands with an overhand left.
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulami's calf.
Boulami looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boulami.
Brandao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boulami blocks a leg kick.
Boulami 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.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Brandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao is looking to chop away at Boulami's legs.
Brandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boulami crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandao - the referee stops the clock and Boulami gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandao. Boulami manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandao walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boulami takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brandao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boulami's sensitive parts.
Brandao staying out of range there.
And Brandao responds with a good body kick, but Boulami manages to step out the way in time.

Brandao rushes Boulami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boulami scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Boulami tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Boulami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulami's elbow.
Boulami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boulami scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Boulami - that landed with a thud.

Boulami manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a low kick but Brandao moves out of range easily.
Brandao feints and then cracks Boulami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boulami down.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Boulami tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Brandao is predictable there

so Boulami counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Boulami postures up.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet but Boulami is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boulami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boulami is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandao has wrist control.
Brandao controls Boulami momentarily but Boulami frees himself.
Boulami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boulami prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
Brandao is trying to keep Boulami in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Boulami wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Brandao tenderised Boulami's leg. Boulami is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boulami throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it.
Boulami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulami.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Brandao misses with a leg kick

and Boulami counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brandao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boulami stands up over Brandao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Brandao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boulami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brandao trying to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boulami wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Boulami is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brandao is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brandao is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Boulami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brandao misses with a double jab.
Boulami checks a low kick from Brandao.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boulami.
Boulami throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandao 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.
Boulami throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boulami lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandao at a distance.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brandao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boulami blocks a head kick by Brandao.
A left lands for Boulami.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami jabs at Brandao's body.
Boulami takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boulami shoots for a takedown but Brandao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandao lands with a good body shot.

Boulami shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao wants to control but Boulami is keeping busy.
Boulami prevents Brandao from improving his position.

Boulami is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brandao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boulami is working away from the top position though.
Omar Boulami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is refusing to be controlled, as Boulami sits in half guard.

Brandao has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boulami is on him like a limpet, forcing Brandao back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boulami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Boulami scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao lands a left hand.

Boulami is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brandao can't fight it off and eventually Boulami manages to take the fight to the floor. Brandao looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boulami trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami wants to pass the guard but Brandao is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulami postures up and lands a big shot to Brandao's brow.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boulami wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Boulami sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brandao's guard.
Brandao looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brandao trying to control here.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boulami wants to free his trapped foot but Brandao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brandao tries to get to full guard but Boulami has control of the leg.
Boulami wants to control but Brandao is keeping him busy.
Brandao is trying to stand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandao blocks the body kick.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Boulami misses.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Boulami's head but Boulami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Boulami dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Boulami takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boulami shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brandao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boulami throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Boulami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Boulami misses.
Brandao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boulami counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brandao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Boulami was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao dips to his left and cracks Boulami with an uppercut!
Brandao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boulami throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao is looking to slow Boulami down with leg kicks.
Brandao is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami connects with a crisp jab.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Boulami throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boulami is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Boulami wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Boulami blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Brandao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brandao misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandao misses with a leg kick.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami shoots for a takedown but Brandao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boulami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boulami.
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!
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandao but Brandao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boulami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Omar Boulami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao tried to score with a low kick but Boulami checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami checks a low kick from Brandao.
Boulami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brandao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brandao wants it to stay on the feet.
Boulami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Brandao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brandao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boulami connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Boulami throws out a leg kick but Brandao moves out of range and Boulami only half commits.
Brandao scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boulami slips under a jab.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Brandao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulami's calf.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Boulami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boulami throwing a counter right hand but Brandao manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami slips a jab from Brandao.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Brandao wants to land a leg kick but Boulami is out of range.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boulami counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Boulami - just one landing.
Brandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boulami.

It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow Boulami down.
Brandao thows a leg kick but Boulami checks it
and Boulami counters with a nice uppercut.
Boulami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Jab by Brandao.

Boulami bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brandao is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boulami has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Boulami!
An out of breath Omar Boulami thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.