PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 255 p4p, 208 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 39 p4p, 32 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bissainthe
vs
Noir

180 cm
26
175
13 - 2 - 0

184 cm
30
173
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir misses with an uppercut
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Noir scores with a nice head shot.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Noir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bissainthe.
Jab, jab by Bissainthe - just one landing.
Bissainthe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe scores with a nice strike.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bissainthe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bissainthe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bissainthe.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Noir has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir slips under a jab.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Noir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bissainthe was covering up waiting for the punch and Noir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bissainthe pulls Noir in to control the position.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noir cracks Bissainthe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Noir if he has to take too many more of those.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Noir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noir, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
Noir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Nice shot by Noir.
Noir might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No luck for Noir with that takedown attempt.
Bissainthe lands a really nice looking cross but Noir seems unphased.
Noir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Noir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Noir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Noir misses.
Noir scores with a jab to the body.
Noir tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Noir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bissainthe to the ground. Noir is now in Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe trying to control the position here.
Bissainthe wants to hit a sweep here but Noir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bissainthe there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bissainthe tries to lock up and control but Noir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Noir looking to score a takedown here. Bissainthe is defending well but Noir drives through and ends up in Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Noir wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Noir wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir pushing down on Bissainthe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bissainthe desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir trying to control the action but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Bissainthe is concentrating on defense, preventing Noir from advancing position.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Bissainthe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is trying to control but can't.
Bissainthe gets full guard.
Noir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noir misses the jab.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Noir.
Noir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Noir.
Bissainthe lands with an uppercut that bounces Noir off the cage and back into range.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bissainthe counters with a straight right hand.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Noir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Noir.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Noir down with leg kicks.
Noir misses the jab.
Noir slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Noir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Noir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot to the body.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Noir manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Noir moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Some wild striking there from Bissainthe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Noir down.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Noir misses.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Noir's ribs.
Noir connects with a crisp jab.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.
Noir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bissainthe finds it's way round the side to connect with Noir's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bissainthe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Noir.
Noir misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe scores with a hook.
Noir blocks a leg kick.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Noir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Noir scores with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe scores with a sloppy right hand. Noir should have avoided that one.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Noir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a slapping body shot.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Noir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noir on the side of the head.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Noir avoids it.
Noir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Noir checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Noir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Noir feints and as Bissainthe raises his hands in defense, Noir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to free his leg and advance position but Bissainthe is retaining full guard.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noir trying to control but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bissainthe has Noir pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A lazy body kick from Bissainthe
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a good cross that connects.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bissainthe - that will leave a mark!
Bissainthe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Noir misses the jab.
Bissainthe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Noir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe feints a jab promting Noir to slip. Bissainthe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Noir slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Noir misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe lands with a good body shot.
Noir scores with a jab to the head.
Bissainthe thumps Noir with a low kick.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Noir misses with a series of wild punches.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Noir avoids it.
Noir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Noir.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bissainthe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A victorious Toussaint Bissainthe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.