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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Roger (ranked 1288 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Mousa Sissoko (ranked 190 p4p, 171 weight class). Roger comes to the cage accompanied by Under Jolly Roger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 cm 38 212 17 - 20 - 0 |
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190 cm 31 205 9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid boxing KO power |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Sissoko! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sissoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roger.
Roger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sissoko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roger thinking. Roger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sissoko. Sissoko throws out a counter right but Roger avoids it with no problem. Roger throws a jab but it's blocked by Sissoko. Sissoko swings for the body but Roger moves out of range.
Roger connects with a jab.
It looks like Mousa Sissoko has been cut. Roger throws out a powerful jab. Sissoko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Sissoko. Jolly Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sissoko looks to throw the jab but Roger is out of range. Roger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sissoko is just out of range. A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target. Sissoko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roger. Decent striking displayed by Sissoko there. This has been an exciting period of action! Sissoko lands with a cross. Sissoko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roger throws out the jab. Roger keeps the fight on the outside. Sissoko throws a nice outside leg kick. Sissoko lands a nice shot that snaps Roger's head back.
Sissoko 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. Roger lands with a shot to the body. Roger throws a jab when Sissoko was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roger swats away the attempt to clinch by Sissoko. Sissoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roger. Sissoko misses with a looping right. Roger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sissoko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Sissoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Roger is just out of range. A nice leg kick from Sissoko, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Roger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sissoko fails to land the takedown. Roger moves out of range of the leg kick from Sissoko. Roger feinted with a counter takedown. Roger looks to land a left hand but Sissoko moved out of range nicely. A jab from Roger misses. Jolly Roger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Roger misses with a looping right. Roger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Roger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sissoko.
Sissoko digs a good hook to Roger's body.
Roger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Roger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sissoko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Roger with a hook. Roger misses with a looping left. Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roger stuns Sissoko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sissoko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Roger throws out a loose jab but Sissoko uses good head movement to avoid it. Sissoko moves out of range as Roger strikes. Sissoko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sissoko or perhaps it was just good defense by Roger, which made it look bad. Roger misses with an uppercut. Sissoko saw that one coming. A big left from Sissoko misses. Sissoko with a body punch. A glancing blow. Some bone on bone action there as Roger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Roger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sissoko with a body punch. A glancing blow. Roger 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. Sissoko ducks under a wild hook from Roger. Sissoko lands with a straight right. Roger didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sissoko misses with a wild body shot. Sissoko moves out of range of the strikes. Sissoko thumps Roger with a low kick. Nice defenses there by Sissoko. Sissoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roger. Sissoko throws a shot to the body.
Roger misses with a hook. Sissoko ducked under it nicely. Roger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sissoko sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sissoko lands a leg kick that knocks Roger off balance momentarily. A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target. Roger looks to land a combination but Sissoko avoids it well. Roger throws a hook to the side of Sissoko's head but Sissoko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sissoko scores with a sloppy right hand. Roger should have avoided that one. Roger misses with a body shot.
Sissoko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sissoko defending well as Roger loads up on a big left hand. Sissoko shoots in and drives through. Roger sprawls well. Jolly Roger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mousa Sissoko. Sissoko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roger throws out the jab. Roger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sissoko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Sissoko tries to land a front kick but Roger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sissoko drops Roger with a big left hand and mounts him. Roger is in big trouble! Roger is looking to get to half guard. Sissoko lands a heavy elbow. A big strike lands for Sissoko! That's really hurt Roger and he's turned his back - Sissoko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sissoko jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mousa Sissoko! A very excited looking Mousa Sissoko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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