PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 103 p4p, 207 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 18 p4p, 34 weight class). 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! Toussaint Bissainthe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Warror's chin.

Warror
vs
Bissainthe

185 cm
43
180
48 - 20 - 2

180 cm
30
175
21 - 6 - 0

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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 48 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe thows a leg kick but Warror checks it
and Warror makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Bissainthe - just one landing.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
Warror takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bissainthe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Warror misses.
Bissainthe throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Bissainthe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
Bissainthe scores with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bissainthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Warror blocks a head kick by Bissainthe.
A low kick lands for Warror.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Warror checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror lands with an uppercut that bounces Bissainthe off the cage and back into range.
Warror takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Warror down.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot that sends Warror's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Bissainthe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bissainthe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warror had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Warror 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.
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warror.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warror is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe cracks Warror with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Warror's leg but Warror calmly moves out of range.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe jabs at Warror's body.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe just manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands with a right hand.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Warror closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Warror looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror 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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warror avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror scores with a push kick.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Bissainthe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warror's sensitive parts.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Bissainthe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warror connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bissainthe scrambles back to his feet.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Warror has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bissainthe finds it's way round the side to connect with Warror's head.
A combination from Warror does no damage.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Warror, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bissainthe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Warror blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror throws a leg kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Warror swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Warror moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that 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.

Bissainthe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warror at a distance.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a solid leg kick but Warror takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bissainthe.
Warror is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Warror there.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Warror might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Warror takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warror wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bissainthe pushes Warror away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Warror sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Bissainthe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Bissainthe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Warror throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Bissainthe is predictable there
and Warror counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warror. That one must have hurt.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warror half committed to a counter leg kick.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Bissainthe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Warror throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Warror to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Bissainthe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Warror avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warror throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bissainthe - that will leave a mark!
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Warror on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Warror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bissainthe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warror lands a glancing blow to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Warror wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Warror connects with a single shot there.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bissainthe.
Warror will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Warror misses the jab.
Bissainthe jabs Warror right on the nose. Warror blinks but takes it well.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warror counters with a nice kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Bissainthe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Warror will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warror takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warror has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warror throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warror looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Warror saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warror lands a front kick.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Warror.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Warror looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Warror.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Warror off balance momentarily.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Warror.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
Warror avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Warror checks it.
Warror connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bissainthe. Bissainthe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bissainthe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bissainthe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Warror takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bissainthe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warror.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bissainthe misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror jabs Bissainthe right on the nose. Bissainthe blinks but takes it well.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Warror chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Warror tenderised Bissainthe's leg. Bissainthe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bissainthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Bissainthe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Bissainthe moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Warror misses its target.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Warror manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Warror is looking to counter punch.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bissainthe does it's job there.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Warror.
A shot to the liver by Warror. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror slips under a jab.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe misses with a series of wild punches.
Warror walks into a stiff left hand from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Warror tried to counter with a leg kick but Bissainthe avoided it.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warror takes a step back to recover.
Warror throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with an inside leg kick.
Warror misses with a hook.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
Warror throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Warror down.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror thuds a left hand into Bissainthe's body.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Bissainthe finds it's target.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Warror tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Warror.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bissainthe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Warror.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warror has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Warror off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe lands a slapping body shot.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warror on the side of the head.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Warror.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Warror does no damage.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Warror.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warror throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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.