PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Boulami
vs
Griffiths

171 cm
29
177 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
175 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boulami tries to counter by clinching up but Griffiths breaks away and moves out of range.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Boulami moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Boulami.

Griffiths breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boulami throws a shot to the body.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Boulami tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boulami throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffiths lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami connects with a leg kick. Griffiths looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boulami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Boulami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Boulami.
Griffiths takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffiths dips to his left and cracks Boulami with an uppercut!
Stephen Griffiths is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami misses the shot to the body.
Boulami moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
Boulami takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boulami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boulami avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths tries to move into range but Boulami moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boulami wants to clinch up but Griffiths keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griffiths misses with a few strikes there.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boulami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boulami is looking to clinch.
Griffiths misses with a body shot
and Boulami counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffiths throws a nice looking combination but Boulami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami thuds his right hand into Griffiths's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a wild body kick that Griffiths sees coming a mile off.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boulami was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boulami takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffiths thuds his right hand into Boulami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Boulami steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boulami is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffiths looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Boulami ducks down to avoid it.
Boulami scores with a shot to the body.
Griffiths fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffiths connects with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Boulami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffiths sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths keeps Boulami at a distance using the push kick.
Griffiths is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boulami had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boulami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Stephen Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Boulami smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffiths throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boulami.
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami has been working on his balance at Canadian Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Boulami scores with a jab to the head.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boulami is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths misses with a series of wild punches.
Boulami tries to counter with a takedown but Griffiths is quick to defend against it.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boulami's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boulami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffiths misses with a double jab
letting Boulami counter with a right hand.
Boulami tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffiths swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulami is just out of range.

Boulami instigates a clinch.
Boulami lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boulami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffiths jumps guard but Boulami stands there with Griffiths around his waist. Griffiths gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boulami tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Griffiths pulls guard effortlessly.
Boulami postures up and lands a big shot to Griffiths's brow.

Griffiths had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boulami defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Griffiths dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Griffiths works over Boulami's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Boulami is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boulami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boulami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths lands an overhand right.
Griffiths throws a shot from downtown. Boulami moves away and avoids it.
Boulami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boulami misses with an uppercut.
Boulami throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boulami lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths connects with a body shot.
Boulami throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Griffiths.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boulami crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Boulami gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Boulami manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boulami uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boulami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffiths duly obliges.
Boulami avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown but Griffiths shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Boulami takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffiths circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Boulami walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffiths swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boulami counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Griffiths there.
Boulami tries to clinch but Griffiths is having none of it.
Griffiths looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Boulami throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Boulami fails to land with a series of punches.
Boulami chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Boulami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boulami avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Griffiths lands but Boulami takes it in his stride.

Omar Boulami's cut is getting worse.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boulami tries to clinch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Boulami moves out of range of the strikes.
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffiths under the eye.
Boulami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boulami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boulami on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boulami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffiths.
Boulami scores with a jab to the body.
Boulami throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Boulami blocks a low kick nicely.
Boulami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths is breathing heavily.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boulami attempts a counter takedown but Griffiths avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boulami.

Boulami closes the distance and pushes Griffiths back into the cage.

Boulami jumps guard.
Boulami is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boulami pulls Griffiths in close to prevent any damage.
Griffiths trying to control but Boulami is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulami looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Griffiths puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Griffiths 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.
That's time! Boulami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boulami scores with a nice head shot.
Boulami cracks Griffiths with a good jab.
Griffiths misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Boulami misses the target.
Griffiths gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Griffiths is rocked!
Griffiths fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boulami on the side of the head.
Boulami fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boulami moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Boulami lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths is still on wobbly legs! Can Boulami finish him?
Griffiths misses with a two punch combination.

Boulami instigates a clinch.
Boulami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths jumps guard but Boulami turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boulami dips a shoulder and cracks Griffiths with a mighty uppercut! Griffiths falls back against the cage and Boulami unloads with a barrage of strikes! Griffiths is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Boulami screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Boulami!
A relieved looking Omar Boulami thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.