PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ousmane Cisse (ranked 4831 p4p, 3369 weight class) and Vito Taualai (ranked 53 p4p, 34 weight class). Taualai has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cisse
vs
Taualai

187 cm
18
232
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
256
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ousmane Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Taualai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Vito Taualai has been cut.
Cisse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taualai under the eye.
Jab from Cisse.
Cisse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taualai counters with a three punch combo that has Cisse backing up. Cisse nods at Taualai to acknowledge the strikes.
Taualai ducks right into an uppercut from Cisse.
Cisse misses with a left hand
and Taualai counters with a series of strikes. Cisse will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Cisse misses.
Taualai unleashes a big counter combination but Cisse bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cisse lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cisse misses with a left hand
and Taualai counters with a left and a right that stings Cisse.
Cisse throws an off balance right hand
and Taualai counters with a series of strikes. Cisse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cisse misses with a lunging right hand
and Taualai counters with a series of strikes. Cisse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good exchange - Cisse coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taualai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cisse swings widly with a right hand
and Taualai counters with a series of strikes. Cisse will be more careful next time no doubt.

Cisse drops Taualai with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Taualai looks back up at him and smiles so Cisse waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Taualai is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Cisse engages and cracks Taualai with a massive lead left hook - Taualai tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Cisse is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ousmane Cisse!