PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 121 p4p, 271 weight class) and Koa Bouddi (ranked 13 p4p, 29 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abarai
vs
Bouddi

175 cm
28
150
17 - 4 - 1

175 cm
24
145
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Bouddi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouddi looks to throw the jab but Abarai is out of range.
Bouddi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Abarai misses.
Bouddi feints a counter leg kick.
Bouddi takes a swing at Abarai's ribcage but misses.
Abarai is looking to slow Bouddi down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Abarai.
Bouddi takes one on the button.
Abarai throws out a loose jab but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abarai thumps Bouddi with a low kick.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Bouddi's shoulder, as Bouddi tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai throws a looping overhand right but Bouddi ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bouddi blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouddi is out of range and Abarai settles back down.
Bouddi misses with a low kick.
Abarai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abarai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abarai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Renji Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouddi walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouddi. Abarai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouddi slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bouddi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abarai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abarai misses with a looping right.
Bouddi lands a leg kick that knocks Abarai off balance momentarily.
Abarai blocks a head kick by Bouddi.
Abarai misses the jab.
Abarai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bouddi.
Abarai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bouddi takes a swing at Abarai's ribcage but misses.
Bouddi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bouddi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abarai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bouddi counters with a straight right hand.
Abarai with the inside leg kick.
Abarai checks the leg kick.
Abarai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abarai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bouddi's sensitive parts.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bouddi.
Abarai swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Bouddi drives through and clinches with Abarai against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Abarai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abarai tries a body shot but Bouddi blocks it.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai lands a left hand.
Abarai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouddi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bouddi.
Abarai is leaning against Bouddi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Abarai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouddi misses with some punches.
Abarai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bouddi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Bouddi.
Bouddi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abarai blocks the elbow strike.
Bouddi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bouddi tries to throw a body punch but Abarai avoids it by throwing Bouddi back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bouddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bouddi tries to throw a body punch but Abarai avoids it by throwing Bouddi back against the cage.
Abarai has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi blocking some punches.
Abarai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.

Abarai breaks the clinch.
Bouddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Abarai lands with a nice combination. Bouddi backs away looking to recover.
Bouddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abarai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abarai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abarai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abarai throws a leg kick
and Bouddi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bouddi moves out of range as Abarai strikes.
Bouddi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abarai.
Bouddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abarai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouddi.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouddi is just out of range.
A jab from Abarai does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouddi looks to land a right hand but Abarai moved out of range.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouddi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bouddi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Abarai finds it's target.
Bouddi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bouddi slips a jab from Abarai.
Abarai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abarai cracks Bouddi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bouddi moves in looking to clinch but Abarai pushes him off.
Abarai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and Bouddi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouddi counters with a thumping low kick.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bouddi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouddi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abarai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bouddi. That did some damage!
A jab from Abarai does it's job there.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renji Abarai dominated that round.
That's time! Abarai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bouddi checks a leg kick.
Abarai cracks Bouddi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Abarai.
Bouddi misses with a kick to the body.
Bouddi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Abarai misses.
A big right from Abarai misses.
Abarai throws a front kick aimed at Bouddi's knee but Bouddi avoids it well.
Bouddi throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Abarai.
Some bone on bone action there as Bouddi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bouddi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bouddi feints and then cracks Abarai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abarai down.
Bouddi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abarai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bouddi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abarai has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi blocks a body shot from Abarai.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bouddi.
Bouddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai blocks a body shot from Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abarai misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bouddi lands an elbow inside that Abarai shrugs off.
Bouddi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bouddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bouddi tries to throw a body punch but Abarai avoids it by throwing Bouddi back against the cage.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Bouddi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abarai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Bouddi as the two fighters clinch.
Abarai tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koa Bouddi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bouddi lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bouddi throws an elbow but misses.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouddi trying to land knees to the body.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abarai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Abarai manages to break the clinch.
Abarai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abarai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouddi staying out of range there.
A low kick from Abarai misses
and Bouddi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Abarai.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bouddi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bouddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
Bouddi connects with a crisp jab.
Bouddi slips under a jab from Abarai.
Bouddi shapes to counter with a head kick.

Bouddi closes the distance and pushes Abarai back into the cage.
Bouddi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouddi can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Abarai throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bouddi.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abarai controls his hands.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi lands with a left to the head.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Renji Abarai has been cut.
Bouddi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bouddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Abarai as the two fighters clinch.
Bouddi misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bouddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abarai.
Abarai scores with a shoulder strike.
Bouddi lands with a light punch inside.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi misses with a punch to the body.
Bouddi blocks a body shot from Abarai.
Bouddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bouddi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bouddi - that landed with a thud.
Abarai lands with a short shot to the head.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abarai controls his hands.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouddi digs a right hand underneath Abarai's ribcage. Abarai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouddi's elbow.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Abarai as the two fighters clinch.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouddi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouddi misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Bouddi.
Abarai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bouddi trying to stall but Abarai improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abarai throws a front kick aimed at Bouddi's knee but Bouddi avoids it well.
Bouddi throws a fast counter high kick but Abarai manages to duck under it in time.
Bouddi throws a nice looking combination but Abarai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bouddi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Abarai.
Bouddi lands a body shot.
Bouddi takes one on the button.
Bouddi misses with a looping left.
Bouddi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abarai slips a straight right by Bouddi.
It looked like Abarai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bouddi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abarai. Abarai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Bouddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abarai scores with a sloppy right hand. Bouddi should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouddi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abarai throws a jab when Bouddi was well out of range.
Bouddi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai punishes Bouddi's body with a nice straight punch.
Bouddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abarai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bouddi.
Bouddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Abarai is just out of range.
Abarai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donk. Abarai catches Bouddi right on the button with a cross.
Abarai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bouddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abarai's sensitive parts.
Bouddi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abarai.
Abarai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Bouddi finds it's target.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Bouddi misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
Abarai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bouddi throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarai.
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!
Bouddi misses with a straight right.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai cracks Bouddi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abarai throws a solid leg kick but Bouddi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abarai.
Bouddi tries to counter with a clinch but Abarai shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bouddi misses the target.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouddi is just out of range.
Abarai thuds his shin into the meat of Bouddi's side.
Abarai swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Nice jab there from Abarai.
Abarai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abarai misses with a straight right.
Bouddi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bouddi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abarai.
Bouddi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abarai in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bouddi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Bouddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abarai misses with an uppercut.
Bouddi lands a lovely overhand right.

Abarai gets tackled into the cage by Bouddi. Bouddi maintains the clinch.
Bouddi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bouddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bouddi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi blocks an uppercut.
Abarai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Abarai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouddis head.
Abarai pushes Bouddi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abarai pushes Bouddi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai lands a nice uppercut.
Bouddi tries a body shot but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abarai.
Bouddi lands with a short shot to the head.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Abarai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouddi throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bouddi.
A left hand lands to the body for Abarai.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Bouddi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bouddi taking a breather.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
Bouddi lands a right hand.
Bouddi lands a hook that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi works on Abarai's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Bouddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Abarai prevents a body shot from Bouddi.
Abarai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abarai controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Renji Abarai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abarai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abarai throws out a powerful jab.
Bouddi misses with a kick to the body.
Abarai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bouddi throws out a loose jab but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abarai. Abarai obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouddi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bouddi is looking to chop away at Abarai's legs.
Abarai thumps Bouddi with a low kick.
Nice cross by Bouddi.
Bouddi throws out a leg kick but Abarai moves out of range and Bouddi only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abarai's sensitive parts.
Abarai misses the body punch
enabling Bouddi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouddi tries to clinch up but Abarai circles away and keeps his distance.
Bouddi checks a leg kick.
Abarai throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi scores with a nice head shot.
Abarai tried to score with a low kick but Bouddi checks it.
Abarai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bouddi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abarai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bouddi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abarai's head.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Bouddi's shoulder, as Bouddi tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bouddi throws out the jab.
Bouddi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai feints and then cracks Bouddi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bouddi down.
Abarai is looking to score with low kicks.
Abarai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bouddi is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from Abarai is predictable there
and Bouddi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abarai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouddi throws a big counter head kick but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
Bouddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bouddi. That did some damage!
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Abarai thows a leg kick but Bouddi checks it
and Bouddi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bouddi throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Abarai misses.
Bouddi counters with a body kick.
Bouddi misses with a body kick.
Abarai loads up on a big right hand but Bouddi slips the punch.
Abarai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bouddi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abarai throws a jab when Bouddi was well out of range.
Bouddi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bouddi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
A jab from Abarai misses.
Bouddi works Abarai's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abarai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a slapping body shot.
Bouddi misses with an uppercut.
Abarai throws the left hand but Bouddi avoids the punch easily.
Bouddi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bouddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouddi blocks a leg kick.
Bouddi feints a counter leg kick.
Renji Abarai is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Bouddi as he checks the leg kick.
Bouddi cracks Abarai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abarai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abarai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bouddi lands a glancing blow to the side of Abarai's head.
Bouddi blocks a jab.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Abarai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Bouddi.
Abarai scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bouddi checks a low kick from Abarai.
A low kick lands for Abarai.
Bouddi defending well as Abarai loads up on a big left hand.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai throws a leg kick
and Bouddi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bouddi throws a low kick but Abarai moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bouddi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abarai - the referee stops the clock and Bouddi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abarai. Bouddi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab by Abarai.
Abarai misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouddi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Abarai misses the target.
Abarai throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
Abarai scores with a jab to the body.
Abarai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouddi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abarai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouddi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Renji Abarai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bouddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Bouddi jabs Abarai to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bouddi clinches with his opponent.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bouddi backwards.
Bouddi blocking some punches.
Bouddi misses with the head strike.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouddi is leaning against Abarai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abarai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abarai throws a head punch that misses.
Bouddi misses with a punch to the body.
Bouddi misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi lands a damaging elbow.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai throws a head punch that misses.
Bouddi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Abarai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai blocks a body shot from Bouddi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abarai.
Nice body punch from Bouddi - that landed with a thud.
Bouddi misses with a body punch.
Bouddi lands a nice elbow.
Abarai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Abarai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abarai prevents a body shot from Bouddi.
Abarai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouddi controls his hands.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
Abarai avoiding damage as Bouddi throws knees to the body.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Bouddi misses with an elbow strike.
Bouddi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abarai.
Abarai lands a shot to the body.
Bouddi misses with an elbow strike.
Abarai digs a right hand underneath Bouddi's ribcage. Bouddi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abarai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bouddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Renji Abarai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai dodges an elbow strike from Bouddi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
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!
Bouddi misses with a punch to the body.
Bouddi tries to work over Abarai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouddi throws an elbow that misses.
Bouddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouddi misses with a body punch.
Abarai prevents a body shot from Bouddi.
Koa Bouddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Bouddi as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bouddi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abarai's brow.
Bouddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bouddi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abarai avoids it.
Bouddi missing with knees to the body.
Bouddi cracks Abarai with a nice body shot.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Abarai controls his hands.
Bouddi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bouddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouddi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a head punch that misses.
Abarai lands with a left to the head.
Bouddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bouddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bouddi lands with a light punch inside.
Abarai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouddi's elbow.
Bouddi tries to throw a body punch but Abarai avoids it by throwing Bouddi back against the cage.
Bouddi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bouddi fails to land.
Bouddi misses with a body punch.
Bouddi swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koa Bouddi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abarai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renji Abarai!
Renji Abarai retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Renji Abarai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.