PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 90 p4p, 58 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 12 p4p, 8 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. Roli Poli has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bissainthe
vs
Poli

180 cm
27
175
15 - 2 - 0

183 cm
29
170
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 15 - 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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli walks into a jab.
Poli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Poli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bissainthe tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
Bissainthe misses with a jab to the body
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bissainthe throws a front kick that sends Poli stumbling back into the cage.
Bissainthe lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
Poli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poli motions for Bissainthe to come forward. Poli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a lovely overhand right.
Bissainthe connects with a looping right hand.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Poli's leg but Poli calmly moves out of range.
Poli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Poli.
Good leg kick by Poli.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
Poli slips under a jab from Bissainthe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poli throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bissainthe scrambles back to his feet.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
Bissainthe drops his hands momentarily and Poli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
Poli lands a two punch combo.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Poli lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Poli misses.
Poli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bissainthe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Poli stuns Bissainthe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Poli moved away.
Bissainthe misses with a hook
and Poli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe lands with a hook. Poli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Poli feints and then cracks Bissainthe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bissainthe down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poli's corner calls for a 1-2. Poli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Poli takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Jab by Poli.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poli works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bissainthe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poli under the eye.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Poli slaps the foot to one side.
Poli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poli duly obliges.
Poli lands with a cross.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Poli.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bissainthe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
Poli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bissainthe throws out a leg kick but Poli moves out of range and Bissainthe only half commits.
Poli throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Poli moved away.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Poli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Poli.
Bissainthe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Poli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body kick.
Bissainthe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Poli down with leg kicks.
Poli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poli throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Poli.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poli's head backwards.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Poli.
The crowd cheers as Bissainthe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poli doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Poli takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli feints and then cracks Bissainthe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bissainthe down.
Poli misses with a left hand
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
Poli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bissainthe catches Poli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Poli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
Poli takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Poli avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poli lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Poli scores with a nice right hand.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
Poli slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Poli scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poli.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Poli lands a nice looking body shot.
Bissainthe tries to land a front kick but Poli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe scores with a sloppy right hand. Poli should have avoided that one.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Poli blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bissainthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poli moves out of range of the leg kick from Bissainthe.
Nice jab there from Bissainthe.
Poli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Poli slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Bissainthe misses
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli lands a jab.
Bissainthe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poli at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli misses with a hook.
Bissainthe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bissainthe as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli fails to land with a series of punches.
Poli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bissainthe to score with a decent uppercut.
Poli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bissainthe.
Poli lands with a right hand.
Bissainthe takes one to the chin there.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Poli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses
and Poli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe tries to move into range but Poli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Poli.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bissainthe throws out a leg kick but Poli moves out of range and Bissainthe only half commits.
Poli throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Poli.
Poli punishes Bissainthe's body with a nice straight punch.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Poli jumps back.
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poli is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Poli misses.
Poli avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poli has time to react.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
Poli checks a low kick from Bissainthe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Poli misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bissainthe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Poli's midsection.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bissainthe digs a good hook to Poli's body.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
Poli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bissainthe.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Bissainthe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roli Poli!
Roli Poli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.