PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 267 p4p, 513 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 42 p4p, 76 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dong
vs
Bissainthe

188 cm
33
175
20 - 12 - 0

180 cm
32
175
24 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Conquer

SynCity Fightwear
Carnage Clothing

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Dong misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong misses with a head kick.
Dong avoids a kick to the body.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe scores with the left hand. Dong knows he should have avoided that one.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Dong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Dong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bissainthe - the referee stops the clock and Dong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bissainthe. Dong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Dong is looking to counter with head kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe jabs at Dong's body.
Good shot there by Dong.
Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
Dong throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Bissainthe avoids a kick to the body.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dong throws an off balance right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong misses with a kick to the body.
Dong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bissainthe is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong doesn't seem bothered though.
Dong thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Dong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe scores with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Dong's leg. Dong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Dong checks it.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong connects with the punch.
Bissainthe slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Dong wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Dong does it's job there.
Bissainthe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Dong slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick which misses Dong's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong tries to avoid it.
Dong slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Dong needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Dong lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dong's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Dong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dong jabs Bissainthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe throws out a counter right but Dong avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Dong.
Bissainthe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Bissainthe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Bissainthe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
Dong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bissainthe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
Bissainthe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dong with a nice calf kick.
Dong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bissainthe finds it's way round the side to connect with Dong's head.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Dong cracks Bissainthe with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Dong throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Dong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe thinks about the counter body kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Dong misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong moves forwards but Bissainthe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Dong.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong misses with a straight right.
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!
Bissainthe is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Dong moved away.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dong. That did some damage!
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Dong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dong lands a jab.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Dong feints and then cracks Bissainthe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bissainthe down.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Dong.
Bissainthe lands a jab to the nose.
Dong defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Dong.
Dong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Dong misses.
A solid body kick from Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Dong throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dong throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Dong.
Dong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Dong finds it's target.
Dong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe clobbers Dong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Dong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dong is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong.
Dong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Bissainthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Nice body kick from Bissainthe.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Bissainthe moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Bissainthe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dong misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Dong.
Dong throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Bissainthe avoided it.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong misses with a left hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bissainthe catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dong moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Dong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Bissainthe moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bissainthe! But no joy.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bissainthe motions for Dong to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe only half commits to the counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bissainthe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

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