PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 195 p4p, 133 weight class) and Andor Seres (ranked 25 p4p, 18 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
Seres

180 cm
35
175
33 - 13 - 0

180 cm
30
170
18 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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 33 - 13 - 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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andor Seres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
Seres misses with a body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Seres closes the distance and clinches.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seres misses with some punches.

Seres gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bissainthe is not content to let Seres control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bissainthe tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg.
Seres has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Heavy Metal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Seres wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres thows a huge punch but Bissainthe dodges it nicely.
Bissainthe controlling the position well.
Bissainthe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seres.
Seres throwing strikes but missing.
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seres throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Seres stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
Seres throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Seres is trying to keep Bissainthe in close.
Bissainthe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bissainthe lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Seres working for a triangle but Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Seres is retaining full guard.
Seres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Seres keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is really struggling to control Seres but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bissainthe throwing strikes from guard but Seres blocks nicely.

Seres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe connects with a couple of short punches.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Seres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bissainthe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Bissainthe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bissainthe with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe stands up over Seres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seres is trying to keep Bissainthe in close.
Bissainthe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seres's head.
Bissainthe scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe looking to pass the guard.
Seres lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Seres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is 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.
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.

Seres ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Seres drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bissainthe defends it well.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Seres moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe stuffs the takedown attempt from Seres. Seres gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Seres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seres.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres feints the counter takedown.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Seres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seres misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Seres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seres's corner calls for a 1-2. Seres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Seres finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
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 Seres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Seres throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe wants to land a leg kick but Seres is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bissainthe. That snapped Seres's head back.
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bissainthe doesn't seem bothered though.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Seres's knee but Seres avoids it well.
Seres lands with a right hand.
Bissainthe cracks Seres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Seres throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Seres moves in looking to clinch but Bissainthe pushes him off.
Seres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe swats away the attempt to clinch by Seres.
Seres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Seres.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seres tries to land a leg kick but Bissainthe saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seres checks it well.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Seres throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Seres moves his leg out of the way.
Seres throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Seres dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andor Seres.
Seres throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
A jab from Bissainthe finds it's way through Seres's defenses.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Seres lands but Bissainthe takes it in his stride.
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!
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seres blocks a jab.
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe tries to work over Seres's front leg with a kick but Seres checks it.
Bissainthe cracks Seres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Seres lands a two punch combo.
Seres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bissainthe is fending him off so far but Seres persists. Nope, Bissainthe circles away and we're back to standing.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seres misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bissainthe throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Bissainthe only half commits.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
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 Seres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Seres tries to clinch up.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Seres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Seres.

Seres is looking for a kimura here.
Bissainthe is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seres is looking to take a break and control but Bissainthe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seres lands a nice short elbow.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bissainthe moves into full guard.
Seres throws a big elbow that misses.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Seres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seres scoring with some ground and pound.
Seres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Seres postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seres pushing down on Bissainthe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seres is keen to just control but Bissainthe is a slippery customer.
Seres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bissainthe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seres slips a nice elbow through Bissainthe's hands, connecting with Bissainthe's forehead.
Bissainthe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seres looks to land a strike but Bissainthe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Seres is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seres looking to pass the guard.
Bissainthe pulls Seres in close to his closed guard and prevents Seres from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bissainthe's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andor Seres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bissainthe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority 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.