PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 330 p4p, 470 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 54 p4p, 70 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Hearn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Professor X - Dave. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bissainthe
vs
Hearn

180 cm
34
175
30 - 12 - 0

185 cm
29
180
15 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic 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 30 - 12 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn 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.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Hearn.
Hearn lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hearn.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Hearn misses with the combination.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Bissainthe's knee but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Hearn takes one on the button.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Hearn 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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Hearn wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Hearn's leg. Hearn is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Bissainthe's leg. Bissainthe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Hearn lands a jab to Bissainthe's midsection.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Hearn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bissainthe with a body shot.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hearn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hearn.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Hearn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearn down.
Hearn slips under a jab.
Hearn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hearn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Hearn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bissainthe.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hearn lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
Hearn throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hearn blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Hearn was well out of range.
Hearn swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe tries to land a front kick but Hearn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Hearn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Hearn missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn works Bissainthe's body with a nice hook.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hearn tries to land a leg kick but Bissainthe saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearn lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Hearn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Hearn.
Bissainthe scores with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Hearn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Hearn.
Hearn throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick.
Hearn slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn wants to land a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe tries to work over Hearn's front leg with a kick but Hearn checks it.
Hearn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a left to the body.
Bissainthe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bissainthe throws a head kick but Hearn moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bissainthe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bissainthe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearn's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Hearn's leg but Hearn calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hearn can do to turn this around?
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bissainthe. Bissainthe obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe clobbers Hearn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearn tries a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe is wise to it.
Hearn lands a head kick. Bissainthe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Bissainthe sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hearn!
Bissainthe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hearn misses with a leg kick.
Hearn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hearns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hearn 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.
The crowd cheers as Bissainthe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hearn doesn't seem phased though.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Bissainthe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Hearn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe fakes the leg kick and cracks Hearn in the body.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Hearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe cracks Hearn with an open hand slap.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a leg kick
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Hearn down.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hearn is able to avoid easily.
Hearn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hearn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bissainthe.
Hearn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Bissainthe.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn misses with a right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Hearn misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Hearn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Hearn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick from Hearn.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hearn throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hearn slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Hearn throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn looks for the body kick but Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearn. That did some damage!
Bissainthe misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a thumping low kick.
Hearn misses with a hook.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Hearn throws a body kick.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe tries to land a front kick but Hearn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hearn! But no joy.
Bissainthe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hearn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Bissainthe backs off Hearn throws a huge counter combo but Bissainthe manages to avoid it all.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hearn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Hearn moved away.
Hearn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Hearn as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Hearn throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hearn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Thomas Hearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hearn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Hearn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hearn misses with a leg kick
and Hearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Hearn's ribs.
Bissainthe checks the leg kick.
Hearn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Jab from Hearn.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Hearn throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Some bone on bone action there as Bissainthe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe jabs at Hearn's body.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
Hearn wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Hearn misses with a straight right.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe works the jab nicely.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Hearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bissainthe scores with a nice right hand.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Hearn tries to land a leg kick but Bissainthe saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Bissainthe.
Hearn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hearn lands a really nice looking cross but Bissainthe seems unphased.
Bissainthe jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hearn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Hearn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bissainthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hearn to counter with a crisp jab.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A relieved looking Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.