PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 84 p4p, 122 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 16 p4p, 19 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Bissainthe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hoodoo Man Blues kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chaos
vs
Bissainthe

180 cm
35
180
30 - 12 - 0

180 cm
32
175
27 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe throws a big counter head kick but Chaos avoids it with no problem.
Chaos thuds a left hand into Bissainthe's body.
Chaos scores with a body shot.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Chaos.
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.
Chaos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Chaos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaos is looking to wear down Bissainthe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chaos lands with a cross.
Bissainthe walks into a stiff left hand from Chaos.
Chaos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaos.
Chaos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a series of strikes that have Bissainthe backpedaling.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Chaos misses its intended target.

Bissainthe tries to sprawl but Chaos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bissainthe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chaos.
Chaos uses his free foot to push down on Bissainthe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe regains half guard.
Chaos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos tries to control but Bissainthe wriggling away.
Chaos content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chaos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chaos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chaos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bissainthe is bucking up trying to escape but Chaos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bissainthe is trying to escape the mount.
Chaos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chaos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chaos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bissainthe is looking to escape.
Bissainthe is trying to escape the mount.
Chaos with the ground and pound from mount.
Bissainthe gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bissainthe taking some punishment here, with Chaos in his half guard.
Bissainthe tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bissainthe keeping control of the position.
Chaos looks to land a strike but Bissainthe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bissainthe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Chaos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chaos digs a good body shot into Bissainthe's ribs.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bissainthe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chaos blocks it well.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick.
Chaos feinted with a counter takedown.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Chaos.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chaos.
Chaos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bissainthe sprawls well. Bissainthe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chaos gets slowly back to his feet.
Bissainthe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe misses with a right hand

and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Bissainthe didn't expect that.
Bissainthe pulls Chaos in close to prevent any damage.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Chaos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bissainthe is one step ahead there.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chaos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard.

Chaos throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bissainthe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Bissainthe distracts Chaos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chaos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Chaos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bissainthe passes into half guard.
Chaos wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bissainthe connects with a nice short shot to Chaos's temple.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bissainthe wants to take a breather but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos is positioning himself well to prevent Bissainthe advancing to mount.
Bissainthe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bissainthe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chaos!
Bissainthe cracks Chaos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Chaos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chaos is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Bissainthe connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is looking to improve his position but Bissainthe isn't that keen on the idea.
Bissainthe raining down shots from the mount!
Chaos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chaos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bissainthe can do to turn this around?
Chaos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bissainthe.
Chaos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chaos.
Bissainthe with a nice head shot there.
Bissainthe chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaos is keeping the position for now.
Bissainthe is still trying to improve position.

Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chaos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chaos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bissainthe circles away.

Chaos gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Chaos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chaos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe is trying to control Chaos's posture but Chaos avoids it.
Chaos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe dodges the ground and pound from Chaos.
The ground and pound from Chaos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chaos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bissainthe prevents Chaos from moving into mount.
Bissainthe struggling a bit here.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chaos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Max Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bissainthe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bissainthe is trying to maintain the position but Chaos is very close to passing his half guard.
Chaos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bissainthe reverses the position - he's now on top in Chaos's guard.
Chaos keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Chaos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chaos throws an elbow that misses. Bissainthe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chaos's guard. Nice move by Bissainthe!

Chaos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bissainthe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Bissainthe is working Chaos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bissainthe trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Bissainthe slips nicely into half guard.
Bissainthe is looking to take a break and control but Chaos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bissainthe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chaos won't allow Bissainthe to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chaos is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bissainthe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chaos 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.

Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bissainthe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chaos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bissainthe defends well.

Chaos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bissainthe has passed into half guard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Max Chaos clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chaos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaos misses with a wild combination.
Bissainthe wants to slow Chaos down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Chaos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chaos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe has one of Chaos's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bissainthe regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bissainthe defending well though.
Bissainthe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaos's back!
Chaos tries to escape but Bissainthe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bissainthe throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chaos!
What can Chaos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bissainthe loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Chaos hold on?
Bissainthe wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy.
Chaos is really stuck here.
Bissainthe punishes Chaos with strikes from the back mount.
Chaos prevents Bissainthe from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chaos up.
Chaos tries to escape but Bissainthe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chaos prevents Bissainthe from getting a body triangle.
Bissainthe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bissainthe wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy.
Chaos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bissainthe unloading with bombs!
Chaos wants to control but Bissainthe is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Bissainthe.
Chaos can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks Chaos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bissainthe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bissainthe trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bissainthe landing strikes from the mount and Chaos is in trouble!
Bissainthe lands a couple of good shots and Chaos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Chaos tries to roll but Bissainthe sticks to his back.
Chaos is working hard here to advance position.
Bissainthe scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control the position but Bissainthe manages to sink in the hooks.
Chaos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bissainthe throwing damaging strikes from the back! Chaos could be in trouble here!
Will Bissainthe go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chaos is covering up but some of the strikes from Bissainthe are getting through and doing damage.
Bissainthe is not going to allow Chaos to sit and survive in this position.
Chaos can't escape the position.
Bissainthe cracks Chaos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Chaos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Chaos covers up after that shot from Bissainthe.

Chaos is rocked!
Bissainthe wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Bissainthe - just one landing.
Chaos connects with the punch.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chaos throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
Chaos lands with a straight right. Bissainthe didn't see that one coming.
Chaos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Chaos shoots in but Bissainthe avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bissainthe enables Chaos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bissainthe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chaos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaos postures up.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bissainthe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bissainthe has managed to get both his arms back between Chaos's legs - danger averted.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.

Chaos looking for a guillotine here but Bissainthe defends easily.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bissainthe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Chaos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Chaos is looking for a triangle here but Bissainthe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bissainthe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaos keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bissainthe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bissainthe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Bissainthe there.
Bissainthe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chaos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bissainthe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaos wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bissainthe lands with a punch from half guard.
Bissainthe working the head and body with strikes.
Bissainthe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chaos manages to get to full guard.
Bissainthe stopping the sweep attempt from Chaos.
Chaos trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe wants to pass the guard but Chaos is keeping the position.

Chaos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Chaos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaos 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Chaos!
A relieved looking Max Chaos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.