PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 156 p4p, 334 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 28 p4p, 54 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

St. Gough
vs
Cisse

193 cm
30
220
13 - 6 - 0

187 cm
28
220
17 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cisse 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.
Cisse slips under a jab from St. Gough.
Cisse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Gough moves away.
St. Gough scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cisse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Gough throws a shot from downtown. Cisse moves away and avoids it.
Cisse moves forwards but St. Gough connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St. Gough lands a slapping body shot.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
Cisse scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough lands a nice shot that snaps Cisse's head back.

St. Gough moves into range and clinches up with Cisse.
Cisse blocks an uppercut.
Cisse wants to break free but St. Gough has control.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but St. Gough has him pressed against the cage.
St. Gough struggles to land a body shot inside as Cisse controls his hands.
St. Gough presses Cisse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but St. Gough is controlling him.

St. Gough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St. Gough clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
Cisse is trying to break free.
Cisse is trying to break free.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

St. Gough breaks the clinch.
St. Gough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
St. Gough slips a jab from Cisse.
St. Gough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A left lands for St. Gough.

St. Gough has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cisse can't break the clinch.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cisse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cisse throws a body punch but St. Gough moves out of range.
St. Gough ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
Cisse slips under a jab from St. Gough.
Cisse misses with a looping left.
St. Gough is looking to clinch but Cisse is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough slips a straight right by Cisse.
St. Gough walks into a stiff left hand from Cisse.
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!
St. Gough blocks a jab.

St. Gough drives through and clinches with Cisse against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
Cisse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Gough tries to work over Cisse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough works on Cisse's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough keeps control of Cisse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St. Gough keeps control of Cisse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St. Gough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
St. Gough has a couple of punches blocked by Cisse.
Cisse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St. Gough works on Cisse's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Gough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Gough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Cisse wants to get back to striking at distance but St. Gough won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cisses head.
Cisse working hard to break the clinch.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but St. Gough has the dominant position.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Cisse blocks it.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from St. Gough.
Cisse tries to break the clinch but St. Gough is controlling the position.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch but St. Gough keeps him there for the moment.
St. Gough struggles to land a body shot inside as Cisse controls his hands.
Cisse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cisse tries to circle away but St. Gough has him pinned against the cage.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Cisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Cisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Cisse blocks it.
St. Gough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cisse wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cisse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough moves into range and connects with a jab.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cisse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cisse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Gough just misses with a punch to the body.
Cisse misses with a hook.
St. Gough doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisse circles away.
St. Gough swings for the body but Cisse moves out of range.
Cisse looks up at the clock. Bad move! St. Gough lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cisse. St. Gough pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough retains his light heavyweight title!
Tristan St. Gough decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.