PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 182 p4p, 292 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 30 p4p, 41 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Serronen
vs
Bissainthe

185 cm
34
171
26 - 16 - 1

180 cm
32
175
25 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe jabs at Serronen's body.
Bissainthe lunges at Serronen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Serronen's hand.
A clash of legs there as Serronen blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Serronen has time to react.
Serronen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Serronen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Serronen throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
It seemed like Bissainthe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe throws a lazy head kick
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Bissainthe
enabling Serronen to counter with a crisp jab.
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 with a nice calf kick.
Serronen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Serronen sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a hook
and Serronen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Serronen blocks a jab.
Serronen moves out of range of the strikes.
Serronen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Serronen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Serronen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot that sends Serronen's belly button to the back.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Serronen's knee but Serronen avoids it well.
Serronen tried to counter with a leg kick but Bissainthe avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Serronen. Bissainthe shrugs it off though.
Serronen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Serronen ducks right into an uppercut from Bissainthe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen walks into a left hand.
Serronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bissainthe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Serronen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bissainthe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Serronen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bissainthe. That one must have hurt.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Serronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Serronen misses the target.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Serronen manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Serronen motions for Bissainthe to come forward. Serronen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe wants to slow Serronen down by chopping away at his legs.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe throws a nice head kick!
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe lands a slapping body shot.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot that snaps Serronen's head back.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Serronen avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Serronen blocks a head kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serronen counters with a nice body shot.
Bissainthe tries to land a body kick
and Serronen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serronen moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Serronen.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Bissainthe misses
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the head.
Serronen throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Serronen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Serronen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Serronen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
That's time! Serronen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Serronen tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Serronen avoids the punch easily.
Serronen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bissainthe, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe thuds a left hand into Serronen's body.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serronen.
Bissainthe throws a good cross that connects.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bissainthe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Serronen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serronen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Serronen's ribcage but misses.
Serronen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Serronen slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bissainthe, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Serronen checks it.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Serronen misses the target.
Bissainthe misses the body punch
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Serronen off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serronen counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a head kick. Serronen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick
and Serronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a lovely overhand right.
Bissainthe throws an off balance right hand
and Serronen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a sloppy head kick and Serronen moves out of range easily.
Serronen takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Serronen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Bissainthe misses.
Serronen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good standup being displayed there by Bissainthe as he connects with a hook.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Serronen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe digs a good hook to Serronen's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Serronen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Serronen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!
Serronen tries to land a body kick
and Bissainthe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serronen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serronen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bissainthe wants to slow Serronen down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serronen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe looks to land a combination but Serronen avoids it well.
Serronen throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Serronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serronen is looking to counter punch.
Serronen walks into a jab.
Serronen throws a front kick that sends Bissainthe stumbling back into the cage.
Serronen tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Serronen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Serronen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serronen slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Serronen is looking to counter punch.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
Bissainthe dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
enabling Serronen to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Bissainthe backs away, Serronen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Serronen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Serronen saw that one coming.
Serronen staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Serronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick which misses Serronen's front leg but catches the back leg as Serronen tries to avoid it.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick.
Bissainthe looks for the body kick but Serronen saw that one coming.
Serronen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe scores with a nice strike.
Serronen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Serronen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe swings widly with a right hand
and Serronen counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Serronen.
Serronen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Serronen checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Serronen misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bissainthe misses.
Serronen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Serronen throws a head kick that Bissainthe semi-blocks.
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Serronen moves out of range.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bissainthe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Serronen avoids it.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Serronen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Serronen misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that Serronen semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Serronen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bissainthe scores with a jab.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serronen. That did some damage!
Serronen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bissainthe tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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.