PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Tissots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tissots has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Chris Long has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Long
vs
Tissots

197 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Tissots!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tissots moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tissots as he avoids it easily.
Tissots tries to clinch up

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long slows down the pace here.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tissots is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Long displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tissots up against the cage.

Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Tissots sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tissots.
Tissots tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long tries for a takedown but Tissots manages to get underhooks.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long has Tissots pressed against the cage.
Tissots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Tissots looks winded!

Long breaks from the clinch.

Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Tissots.
Long avoiding damage as Tissots throws knees to the body.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tissots blocks a head kick by Long.
Tissots displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
Both fighters circling a little - Long finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Long instigates a clinch.

Long manages to break the clinch.
Tissots looks to clinch

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Long drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Long perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tissots really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long prevents Tissots from standing back up.
Long seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tissots to stand up.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long is stalling here.
Tissots is trying to stall.
Long is working for takedown but Tissots is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.
Tissots prevents a takedown attempt there.
Long stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long looking for a takedown.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tissots fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tissots fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tissots closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Tissots will be more careful next time no doubt.

Long pushes Tissots up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tissots gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
Tissots missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Long dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Long misses with a takedown attempt - Tissots sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Long moves into range and clinches up with Tissots.
Long avoiding damage as Tissots throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tissots obliges.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long taking a breather.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long is working for takedown but Tissots is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chris Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Long is trying to drag Tissots to the mat but Tissots just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Long.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Tissots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Long jumps guard.
Long pulls Tissots in close to prevent any damage.
Tissots wants to stand but Long is controlling his posture from full guard.
Long is controlling Tissots's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Long wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tissots sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tissots wants to clinch

and Long counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long tries for a takedown but Tissots manages to get underhooks.
Tissots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Stalling in the clinch from Tissots.
Long tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tissots pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.
Long stalling the fight.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.

Long breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tissots wants to clinch but Long slips to the side

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Tissots misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Long using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tissots lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Long breaks the clinch.
Chris Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Tissots as Long shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Tissots as Long shoots in.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tissots fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.

Tissots has taken the fight to the clinch.
Long jumps guard but Tissots stands there with Long around his waist. Long gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tissots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tissots prevents it.
Long tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long tries to pull guard but Tissots won't allow it.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tissots closes the distance but Long moves to the side
and Tissots takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long looks to land a combination but Tissots avoids it well.

Tissots moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tissots missing with knees to the body.
Tissots prevents the takedown attempt.
Tissots leaning against his opponent.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Tissots will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Long fails with the takedown.
Tissots leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Long rushes Tissots and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tissots gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Tissots trying to land knees to the body.
Tissots missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long goes for a takedown attempt but Tissots pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Long!
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Tissots is looking to clinch.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tissots tries to clinch up.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Tissots swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tissots moves into the clinch successfully.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long tries to pull guard but Tissots holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tissots just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tissots tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tissots wants to clinch
and Long counters with a body kick that stops Tissots in his tracks momentarily.
Long fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tissots avoids it really well and circles away.
Tissots tries to clinch
and Long counters with a leg kick.

Long moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Long jumps into guard, dragging Tissots to the mat.
Tissots wanted to stand there but Long had control of the position.

Tissots decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tissots checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tissots is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt

and Long counters by clinching up.
Tissots is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tissots moves to clinch but Long breaks away
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Long or perhaps it was just good defense by Tissots which made him look bad.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tissots defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tissots looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a slapping head kick.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Tissots shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tissots wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Long is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tissots tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long lands a right hook to the body.
Tissots tries to clinch
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Tissots will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chris Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Tissots tries to clinch up

and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Tissots tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tissots prevents a takedown attempt there.
Long is looking for a takedown.

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 Chris Long.
Well Long 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Long!