PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 638 p4p, 338 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 98 p4p, 55 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bissainthe
vs
Serronen

180 cm
31
175
22 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
171
23 - 14 - 1

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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 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Serronen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A cross from Serronen lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Serronen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Bissainthe.
Serronen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bissainthe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serronen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bissainthe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Serronen will feel that in the morning.
Serronen missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serronen misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Serronen cracks Bissainthe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Serronen slips the punch.
Serronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Serronen misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Serronen feints a counter leg kick.
Serronen lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Serronen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bissainthe there.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serronen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bissainthe. That one must have hurt.
Bissainthe cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Bissainthe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Serronen off balance momentarily.
Serronen throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serronen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Serronen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Serronen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe wants to land a leg kick but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Nice straight punches there by Bissainthe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bissainthe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Serronen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bissainthe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bissainthe lands with a nice body punch.
Serronen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Serronen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Serronen misses with a hook
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Serronen slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serronen moves forwards but Bissainthe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Serronen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen connects with a single shot there.
Bissainthe stuns Serronen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serronen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Serronen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serronen throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Serronen's leg but Serronen calmly moves out of range.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Bissainthe lands a nice hook to Serronen's body. Serronen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Serronen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Serronen.
Bissainthe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Serronen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Serronen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Serronen ducked under it nicely.
Serronen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Serronen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Serronen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bissainthe's head backwards.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serronen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Bissainthe does it's job there.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Serronen moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Serronen saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Serronen! But no joy.
Serronen scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds his right hand into Serronen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Serronen is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bissainthe stuns Serronen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Bissainthe as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serronen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serronen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe walks into a jab.
Serronen scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Serronen misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
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.

Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Serronen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bissainthe.
Both fighters circling a little - Bissainthe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Serronen throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe connects with a single shot there.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe connects with the punch.
Nice body kick from Bissainthe.
Serronen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Serronen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Serronen wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Serronen scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serronen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serronen can do to turn this around?
Bissainthe motions for Serronen to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen throws a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Serronen misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Serronen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
A clash of legs there as Serronen blocks the low kick.
Serronen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Serronen slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Serronen.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Serronen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe walks into a jab.
A low kick from Serronen is predictable there
and Bissainthe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Serronen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Serronen misses the jab.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Bissainthe is predictable there
and Serronen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serronen moves out of range of the strikes.
Serronen throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Serronen throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Serronen checks it well.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the body.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe is looking to chop away at Serronen's legs.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Serronen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Serronen takes one to the chin there.
Serronen misses with a body punch
and Bissainthe counters with a low kick, right behind Serronen 's knee.
Bissainthe walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Serronen's head but Serronen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Serronen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Serronen jabs Bissainthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Serronen slips a jab from Bissainthe.
Serronen throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Serronen misses.
Bissainthe wants to slow Serronen down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Serronen! But no joy.
Serronen slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Serronen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bissainthe in his tracks.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Serronen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Serronen moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Serronen walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Serronen misses with a body kick.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Serronen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serronen throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a body kick that stops Serronen in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Serronen moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe throws a front kick that sends Serronen stumbling back into the cage.
Serronen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Serronen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serronen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Serronen swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen with a hook.
Serronen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bissainthe.
Serronen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Serronen blocks a leg kick.
Bissainthe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Serronen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bissainthe has got the better of the exchanges.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Serronen moves out of range.
A big right from Serronen misses.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Serronen is able to avoid easily.
Serronen throws a front kick aimed at Bissainthe's knee but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
Serronen misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Serronen moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serronen.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe thumps Serronen with a low kick.
Serronen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe stuns Serronen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Serronen avoids it easily.
Serronen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bissainthe. Bissainthe obviously looking to wear him down.
Serronen slips under a jab.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Serronen.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Serronen misses with a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a good low kick that Serronen was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe is looking to chop away at Serronen's legs.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bissainthe digs a good body shot into Serronen's ribs.
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Serronen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Serronen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Serronen 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bissainthe to score with a decent uppercut.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serronen throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Serronen's midsection.
Bissainthe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen throws an off balance right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen walks into a jab.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
Serronen misses with a head kick.
A big right from Serronen misses.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Serronen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Serronen manages to avoid it.
Serronen misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Serronen misses.
Bissainthe lands a slapping body shot.
Serronen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serronen moves away.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Serronen misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bissainthe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
During a confident post fight interview, Toussaint Bissainthe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.