PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Nmouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hisse
vs
Nmouba

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Hisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Nmouba!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nmouba misses the jab.
Hisse moves in looking to clinch but Nmouba pushes him off.
Nmouba lands the left hand.

It looks like Joe Hisse has been cut.

Nmouba tries to keep at a distance but Hisse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nmouba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hisse smiles and moves away.
Hisse misses with a series of wild punches.
Hisse tries to bum rush Nmouba with a series of wild strikes but Nmouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hisse misses with a looping right.
Nmouba lands with a straight right. Hisse didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nmouba moves in looking to clinch but Hisse pushes him off.
Nmouba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hisse counters with a series of strikes. Nmouba will be more careful next time no doubt.

Nmouba closes the distance and pushes Hisse back into the cage.

Nmouba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hisse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hisse misses with a double jab.

Nmouba clinches up with Hisse and pushes him back against the cage.
Hisse tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nmouba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Hisse does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nmouba misses with a two punch combination.
Hisse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nmouba blocks the body kick.
Hisse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hisse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nmouba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hisse is breathing heavily.
Hisse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nmouba moves into the clinch.
Nmouba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Nmouba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nmouba looks to throw the jab but Hisse is out of range.

Nmouba moves into range and clinches up with Hisse.

Nmouba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Hisse misses

and Nmouba counters by moving into the clinch.

Nmouba decides to pull guard.
Nmouba wants to sweep here but Hisse controlling him for the moment.
Nmouba seems keen to control Hisse's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nmouba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nmouba keeping moving, preventing Hisse from controlling successfully.
Nmouba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hisse is looking to stand up but Nmouba won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Hisse wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Nmouba does no damage.
Hisse tries to clinch up
and Nmouba counters with a nice uppercut.
Nmouba misses with a takedown attempt - Hisse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nmouba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hisse throws a series of punches but Nmouba moves out of range.
Nmouba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nmouba misses the shot to the body.

Nmouba pushes Hisse up against the cage in a clinch.

Nmouba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nmouba tries a head kick but it misses.
Hisse looks for a takedown but Nmouba sprawls well.
Hisse lands a two punch combo.
Hisse misses with the combination.
Hisse lands a jab to the nose.

Hisse darts in and clinches Nmouba up against the cage.

Nmouba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hisse scores with a nice strike.
Hisse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hisse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hisse misses with a wild combination.
Nmouba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hisse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hisse with a jab.
Hisse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Nmouba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hisse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hisse wants to clinch up but Nmouba keeps it at a distance.
Nmouba wants to clinch up but Hisse keeps it at a distance.
Hisse throws a series of punches but Nmouba avoids them all with ease.
Nmouba throws out a loose jab but Hisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nmouba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hisse.

Nmouba rushes Hisse and presses him up against the cage.

Nmouba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nmouba keeps the fight on the outside.
Nmouba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nmouba moves out of range of the body kick.
Nmouba tries to clinch up but Hisse circles away and keeps his distance.

Nmouba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nmouba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hisse is keeping busy.

Nmouba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nmouba is breathing heavily.
Hisse throws a nice looking combination but Nmouba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nmouba tries to clinch there but Hisse circles away.
Nmouba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisse shoots in looking for a takedown but Nmouba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hisse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nmouba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hisse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hisse tries to bum rush Nmouba with a series of wild strikes but Nmouba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nmouba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nmouba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hisse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nmouba trying to control the position from guard on top but Hisse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hisse kicks Nmouba off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hisse shoots in looking for a takedown. Nmouba tries to sprawl out of it but Hisse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nmouba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nmouba looks to land a combination but Hisse avoids it well.
Hisse's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hisse duly obliges.
Nmouba fails with a takedown attempt.
Hisse 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.
Hisse throws a push kick but Nmouba slaps the foot to one side.
Hisse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hisse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe Hisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nmouba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hisse.
Hisse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hisse tries to clinch up.
Hisse tries to work over Nmouba's front leg with a kick but Nmouba checks it.
Hisse looks to land a combination. Nmouba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hisse throws a series of punches but Nmouba avoids them all with ease.
Nmouba looks for a takedown but Hisse sprawls well.
Nmouba throws a series of punches but Hisse moves out of range.
Nmouba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hisse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nmouba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hisse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nmouba circles away quickly and effectively.
Nmouba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hisse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hisse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nmouba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hisse defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hisse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nmouba is out of range.

Hisse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Nmouba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nmouba shoots in looking for a takedown. Hisse tries to sprawl out of it but Nmouba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hisse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hisse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nmouba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hisse controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samuel Nmouba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Hisse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hisse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samuel Nmouba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nmouba shoots in looking for a takedown but Hisse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nmouba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nmouba misses with a double jab.
Nmouba misses with a wild combination.
Hisse misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hisse. Those never looked like landing.
Hisse misses with a series of wild punches.
Hisse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hisse stalks Nmouba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nmouba's face. Nmouba staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nmouba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Nmouba gets tackled into the cage by Hisse. Hisse maintains the clinch.

Nmouba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nmouba throws a right and a left that Hisse avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hisse tries to clinch but Nmouba is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hisse.
Nmouba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hisse counters by moving into the clinch.
Hisse is trying to break free.
Hisse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nmouba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nmouba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hisse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hisse throws a leg kick but Nmouba checks it.
Hisse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nmouba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hisse scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hisse works over Nmouba's head and body with a nice combination.
Hisse throws a one two combo.
Nmouba fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Hisse does no damage.
Hisse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nmouba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Hisse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Nmouba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nmouba is looking to clinch.
Hisse throws a combination. Nmouba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Nmouba closes the distance and pushes Hisse back into the cage.
Hisse can't break the clinch.

Nmouba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nmouba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hisse.
Hisse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nmouba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Nmouba. Those never looked like landing.
Hisse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nmouba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hisse is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nmouba loads up on a big right hand but Hisse slips the punch.
Hisse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nmouba.
Hisse looks to land a combination but Nmouba avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Hisse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nmouba doesn't seem phased though.
Nmouba looks to clinch
and Hisse counters with a nice body shot.
Nmouba lands with a nice combination. Hisse backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nmouba is looking to clinch but Hisse is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Hisse or perhaps it was just good defense by Nmouba which made him look bad.
Nmouba misses with a takedown attempt - Hisse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nmouba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice sprawl there from Nmouba as Hisse shoots in.
Nmouba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hisse.
Nmouba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Nmouba clinches.
Nmouba is trying to break the clinch but Hisse is controlling him.

Nmouba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hisse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hisse misses with a low kick.
Hisse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nmouba's waist but Nmouba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hisse off to one side.

Nmouba clinches.
Hisse wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nmouba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hisse lands with a shot to the body.
Hisse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe Hisse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hisse swats away the attempt to clinch by Nmouba.
Hisse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hisse wants to clinch.
Nmouba swinging wildly here.
Hisse looks to clinch
and Nmouba counters with a head kick.
Hisse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nmouba defends it nicely.
Nmouba throws a looping overhand right but Hisse ducks down to avoid it.
Samuel Nmouba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Hisse misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hisse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nmouba 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!