PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ousmane Cisse (ranked 608 p4p, 701 weight class) and Chad Bartz (ranked 86 p4p, 96 weight class). 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?

Cisse
vs
Bartz

187 cm
26
220
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
28
215
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cisse.
Bartz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cisse throws a lazy right hand but Bartz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cisse throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartz.
Bartz moves away from the strike by Cisse.
Cisse cracks Bartz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cisse with a hook.
Bartz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cisse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
Cisse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cisse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartz counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Bartz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cisse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Bartz.
Cisse throws out a loose jab but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Bartz has closed the distance and engaged Cisse in a clinch.
Bartz digs a right hand underneath Cisse's ribcage. Cisse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cisse blocks an uppercut.

Bartz manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cisse misses.
Bartz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cisse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartz.
Cisse looks to land a right hand but Bartz moved out of range.
Cisse just misses with a punch to the body.
Cisse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartz.
Cisse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cisse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartz ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
Bartz tries to clinch but Cisse is having none of it.
Cisse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bartz cracks a nice hook into Cisse's ribs.

Bartz closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Cisse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cisse tries to break the clinch but Bartz is controlling the position.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse takes a shot to the head.
Bartz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz prevents Cisse from breaking the clinch.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz lands a shoulder strike.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Bartz is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Bartz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Bartz.
Cisse is breathing heavily.
Bartz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Bartz prevents Cisse from breaking the clinch.
Cisse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartz tries to work over Cisse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz lands a hook that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Bartz lands a shoulder strike.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cisse tries to break the clinch but Bartz is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Cisse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartz lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Bartz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cisse is rocked!
Bartz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cisse to his knees! Bartz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Bartz!
A very excited looking Chad Bartz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.