PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 188 p4p, 28 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 601 p4p, 83 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bissainthe
vs
Titor

180 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition
Dark Knight Nutrition

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Titor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe leaves Titor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Titor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titor scores with a head kick.
Bissainthe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Titor's shoulder, as Titor tries to avoid the shot.
Titor avoids a kick to the body.
John Titor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Titor on the side of the head.
Titor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Titor misses.
Good work by Bissainthe as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Titor if he has to take too many more of those.
Titor lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bissainthe. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bissainthe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Titor counters with a straight right hand.
Titor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Titor throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Titor misses with a wild combination.
Titor takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Titor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Titor connects with a leg kick. Bissainthe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bissainthe punishes Titor's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands with a kick to the temple. Titor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Titor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bissainthe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Titor momentarily.
Bissainthe cracks the inside of Titor's front leg.
Titor takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Titor's leg. Titor is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the body from Titor misses

and Titor is countered with a crisp right hand from Bissainthe that sends him to the canvas! Bissainthe follows him to the mat into side control.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Titor keeps working.
Bissainthe taking a breather here.
Bissainthe is trying to ground and pound but Titor uses the momentary lack of control by Bissainthe to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe controlling the pace.
Bissainthe 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.
Titor wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bissainthe slows the pace down in half guard.
Bissainthe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Titor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bissainthe wants to control but Titor is keeping him busy.
Bissainthe throwing shots but Titor is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Titor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Titor scores with the left hand. Bissainthe knows he should have avoided that one.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Titor scores with a four punch combination!
Titor misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
Titor scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Titor misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch
and Titor counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Titor moves out of range.
Titor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Titor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bissainthe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Titor's ribcage but misses.
Titor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Titor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bissainthe.
Nice uppercut lands for Titor. That snapped Bissainthe's head back.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Titor doesn't seem bothered though.
Titor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Titor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor drops his hands momentarily and Bissainthe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titor stuns Bissainthe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking hook.
Bissainthe throws a good cross that connects.
Titor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Titor moves out of range.
A nice side step and Titor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bissainthe defending well as Titor loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Titor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Titor scores with a jab to the head.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titor can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe jabs at Titor's body.
Titor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Titor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Titor throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Titor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Titor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Titor throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Titor missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe walks into a stiff left hand from Titor.
A combination from Titor does no damage.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Titor off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Titor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Titor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe throws a sloppy head kick and Titor moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Titor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Bissainthe coming out on top.
Titor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bissainthe circles away.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
Titor misses with a wild body shot.
Titor shoots in but Bissainthe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the head.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses the body punch
and Titor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe lands a slapping body shot.
Titor walks into a left hand.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Titor's shoulder, as Titor tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Titor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Titor.
Titor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Titor swings widly with a right hand
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Titor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bissainthe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Titor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Titor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bissainthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the body.
Titor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Titor is rocked!
Titor throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
Titor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bissainthe finish him?
Titor misses with a left hand
and Bissainthe counters with a huge left! Titor is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bissainthe isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Titor from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bissainthe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Toussaint Bissainthe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.