PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 1691 p4p, 2057 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 267 p4p, 325 weight class). Mahrishi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On the Precipe of Defeat. Ousmane Cisse acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mahrishi
vs
Cisse

191 cm
35
205
24 - 17 - 0

187 cm
29
220
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse lands a right hook to the body.
Cisse throws a looping overhand right but Mahrishi ducks down to avoid it.
Cisse lands with a right hand.
Mahrishi throws the left hand but Cisse avoids the punch easily.
Cisse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mahrishi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahrishi defending well as Cisse loads up on a big left hand.
Cisse looks to land a right hand but Mahrishi moved out of range.
Mahrishi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahrishi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cisse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good standup being displayed there by Cisse as he connects with a hook.
Mahrishi feints a jab promting Cisse to slip. Mahrishi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cisse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrishi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cisse slips a jab from Mahrishi.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahrishi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahrishi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cisse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahrishi lands a nice hook to Cisse's body. Cisse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Cisse misses.
Cisse avoids the body shot from Mahrishi.
Cisse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahrishi throws a body punch but Cisse moves out of range.
Mahrishi misses with a looping left.
That kick from Mahrishi tenderised Cisse's leg. Cisse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cisse slips a straight right by Mahrishi.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Mahrishi misses with a few strikes there.
Mahrishi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cisse manages to avoid it.
Mahrishi blocks a jab.
Cisse keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahrishi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahrishi throws a lazy right hand but Cisse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Mahrishi clinches up against the cage.
Mahrishi pushes Cisse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cisse blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse tries to break free but Mahrishi pushes him back against the cage.
Mahrishi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Mahrishi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cisse is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahrishi has double underhooks.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Cisse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahrishi has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but Mahrishi has the dominant position.
A short left from Mahrishi.

Cisse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahrishi throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cisse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Cisse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahrishi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cisse scrambles back to his feet.

Mahrishi gets a clinch.

Cisse breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mahrishi.
Cisse defending well as Mahrishi loads up on a big left hand.
Mahrishi looks to land a left hand but Cisse moved out of range nicely.

Mahrishi has Cisse up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Mahrishi has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Cisse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cisse breaks the clinch.
Mahrishi cracks Cisse with an open hand slap.
Cisse ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi lands with a right hand.
Cisse ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahrishi connects with a leg kick.
Mahrishi cracks Cisse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahrishi throws a jab when Cisse was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cisse. That snapped Mahrishi's head back.
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!
Mahrishi clobbers Cisse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahrishi ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahrishi misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi throws an overhand right that lands on Cisse's shoulder, as Cisse tries to avoid the shot.
Cisse lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahrishi's head.
Mahrishi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahrishi stalks Cisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cisse's face. Cisse staggers backwards, shaken.
Cisse swings for the body but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Mahrishi 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.
Mahrishi moves away from the strike by Cisse.
Cisse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahrishi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cisse, as that shot connected.
Cisse throws the left hand but Mahrishi avoids the punch easily.
Aatreya Mahrishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cisse misses with an uppercut. Mahrishi saw that one coming.
Mahrishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisse circles away.
Mahrishi misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahrishi scores with the left hand. Cisse knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahrishi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahrishi slips under a jab from Cisse.
Mahrishi missing with a left hand there. Cisse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahrishi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aatreya Mahrishi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cisse drops his hands momentarily and Mahrishi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahrishi. That snapped Cisse's head back.
Cisse lands a jab to the head.
Cisse lands the left hand.
Cisse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahrishi.
Cisse cracks Mahrishi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cisse misses with a hook
and Mahrishi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cisse moves out of range of the strikes.
Cisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahrishi.
Nice uppercut there from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cisse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mahrishi moves into the clinch.
Cisse wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahrishi won't allow it.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but Mahrishi has the dominant position.
Cisse is trying to break free.
Cisse blocking some punches.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahrishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Mahrishi tries to throw a body punch but Cisse avoids it by throwing Mahrishi back against the cage.
Mahrishi digs a right hand underneath Cisse's ribcage. Cisse let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Cisse breaks the clinch.

Mahrishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Cisse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cisse can do to turn this around?
Mahrishi working aggressively here.
Cisse is trying to break free.

Cisse breaks the clinch.
Cisse throws out a loose jab but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cisse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahrishi's head backwards.
Cisse with a jab.
Cisse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahrishi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cisse's head.

It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Mahrishi lands the left hand.

Cisse is rocked!
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!
Mahrishi closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cisse! Mahrishi dives in looking to finish! Cisse is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aatreya Mahrishi!
Aatreya Mahrishi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.