PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandwasi Nsumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Loiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Loiseau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nsumba
vs
Loiseau

180 cm
20
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Springfield HW Nutrition
Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Loiseau!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Loiseau.
Loiseau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nsumba thuds a left hand into Loiseau's body.
Nsumba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loiseau wants to clinch up but Nsumba keeps it at a distance.
Loiseau moves in looking to clinch but Nsumba pushes him off.
Loiseau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loiseau fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot by Nsumba.
An inside leg kick lands from Loiseau.
Loiseau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nsumba is able to avoid easily.
Loiseau shoots in and drives through. Nsumba sprawls well.
Loiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nsumba swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Nsumba. No joy for Loiseau on that attempt.
Wandwasi Nsumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Loiseau.
Nsumba misses with a wild body shot.
Loiseau looks for a takedown but Nsumba sprawls well.

Loiseau clinches up with Nsumba and pushes him back against the cage.
Nsumba avoids a wild elbow strike from Loiseau.
Loiseau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loiseau is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nsumba tries to break the clinch but Loiseau is controlling the position.
Loiseau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nsumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loiseau missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Loiseau.
Loiseau tries to land knees in the clinch but Nsumba avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loiseau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loiseau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nsumba avoids the elbow strike from Loiseau, against the cage.
Loiseau struggles to land a body shot inside as Nsumba controls his hands.
Nsumba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loiseau.
Loiseau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nsumba.
Nsumba gets through Loiseau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nsumba blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loiseau obliges.
Loiseau misses with a knee strike.
Loiseau throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau scores a nice knee to the body.
Nsumba can't break the clinch.
Nsumba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Loiseau has Nsumba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nsumba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nsumba stops a takedown attempt from Loiseau.
Loiseau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loiseau looks gassed!
Loiseau can't get the takedown.
Loiseau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nsumba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nsumba prevents the takedown attempt.

Nsumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Nsumba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loiseau doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Loiseau misses its intended target.
Loiseau throws a hook but Nsumba blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Nsumba. That snapped Loiseau's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nsumba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nsumba lands a two punch combo.
Loiseau looks to land a right hand but Nsumba moved out of range.
Nsumba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loiseau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nsumba scores with a one two! Loiseau had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loiseau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nsumba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Loiseau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nsumba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry Loiseau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loiseau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wandwasi Nsumba is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Nsumba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loiseau doesn't seem phased though.
Nsumba digs a good hook to Loiseau's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loiseau. That's going to slow Nsumba down.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loiseau shoots and misses
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loiseau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nsumba.
Loiseau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nsumba lands a nice hook to Loiseau's body. Loiseau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loiseau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsumba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Loiseau is rocked!
Loiseau darts in trying to clinch
and Nsumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Loiseau is still on wobbly legs! Can Nsumba finish him?
Nsumba lands with a right that hurts Loiseau. Loiseau looks to clinch but Nsumba throws a short knee that drops Loiseau. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Wandwasi Nsumba!