PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 326 p4p, 501 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 51 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bissainthe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hoodoo Man Blues. 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
Turnbull

180 cm
29
175
19 - 6 - 0

180 cm
35
170
31 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT
Shadow Warrior Nutrition

PWNAGE
Voodoo Nutrition

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 19 - 6 - 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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Turnbull lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Bissainthe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull tries to clinch but Bissainthe is having none of it.
Turnbull cracks Bissainthe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Turnbull blocks a jab.
Turnbull thinks about the counter body kick.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Turnbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turnbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnbull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Turnbull avoids it easily.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Turnbull misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe thuds his shin into the meat of Turnbull's side.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Turnbull.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Turnbull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turnbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.

Turnbull moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bissainthe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Bissainthe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bissainthe breaks the clinch.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Turnbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turnbull defending well as Bissainthe loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull ducks right into an uppercut from Bissainthe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Turnbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turnbull counters with a body kick.
Turnbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe takes one to the chin there.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Turnbull throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Turnbull's leg but Turnbull calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull moved away.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
A quick step to the side and Bissainthe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Bissainthe.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Bissainthe misses the body punch
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turnbull!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Turnbull as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turnbull throws a good cross that connects.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bissainthe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turnbull takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turnbull checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Bissainthe works the jab nicely.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull clobbers Bissainthe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Turnbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws out a powerful jab.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Turnbull.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Turnbull's shoulder, as Turnbull tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Turnbull avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Turnbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Bissainthe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turnbull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull rushes Bissainthe and presses him up against the cage.
Bissainthe lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Nice body punch from Turnbull - that landed with a thud.
Turnbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull works on Bissainthe's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bissainthe fails to land.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bissainthe.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bissainthe or not.
Bissainthe lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands a body punch.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bissainthe's elbow.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull gets through Bissainthe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bissainthe breaks the clinch.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Bissainthe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turnbull. That did some damage!
Bissainthe lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull 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.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Turnbull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turnbull throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bissainthe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turnbull 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 Bissainthe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bissainthe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turnbull misses the body punch
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull scores with a nice strike.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Turnbull slaps the foot to one side.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turnbull looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turnbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Jab by Bissainthe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands with a cross.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Turnbull's ribs.
Turnbull tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
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 body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks Turnbull with an open hand slap.
Bissainthe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Turnbull.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bissainthe scores with a jab. Turnbull acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips under a jab.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turnbull will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Turnbull's leg. Turnbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turnbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull tries to close the distance and clinch but Bissainthe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A head kick from Bissainthe lands but Turnbull takes it in his stride.
Turnbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

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 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.