PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taranga Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Toulon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Avalon
vs
Toulon

195 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taranga Avalon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toulon lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Taranga Avalon has been cut.
Toulon throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Toulon misses the body punch
and Avalon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toulon's knee momentarily.
Avalon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toulon's sensitive parts.
Toulon throws a combination that misses
and Avalon counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Avalon.
Toulon looks gassed!
Avalon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avalon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avalon.

Avalon closes the distance and pushes Toulon back into the cage.
Avalon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avalon.
Avalon lands with a short shot to the head.
Avalon taking a breather.
Avalon digs a right hand into Toulon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toulon's gas tank.
Avalon crunches a lovely knee into Toulon's ribcage.
Avalon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avalon content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Avalon.
Avalon scores a nice knee to the body.
Avalon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toulon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avalon.
Avalon pushes Toulon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avalon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avalon.
Toulon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon stalls.
Toulon misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Toulon.
Toulon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Avalon as Toulon tries to tie him up.
Toulon is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Avalon has denied him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toulon.
Avalon lands with a right to the head.
Avalon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Toulon or not.
Avalon lands a nice uppercut.
Avalon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toulon swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avalon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toulon.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toulon misses with the head strike.
Toulon swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.

Avalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Avalon clinches up with Toulon and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avalon.
Toulon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avalon's elbow.
Toulon has a couple of punches blocked by Avalon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Toulon working aggressively here.
Toulon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toulon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toulon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Avalon on the inside.
A short left from Avalon.
Toulon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avalon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Avalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toulon throws a shot from downtown. Avalon moves away and avoids it.
Toulon throws the left hand but Avalon avoids the punch easily.
Avalon scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avalon.
Avalon tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Avalon closes the distance and clinches.
Avalon lands a nice shot to the body.
Avalon lands a hook that snaps the head of Toulon backwards.
Avalon landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avalon lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Avalon.
Avalon scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Avalon.
A short uppercut from Avalon.

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

Avalon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Avalon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Avalon.
A right hand to the body from Avalon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avalon lands a body shot.

Avalon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Toulon.
Avalon has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taranga Avalon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taranga Avalon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toulon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avalon finds it's way round the side to connect with Toulon's head.
Toulon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toulon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avalon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avalon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toulon can do to turn this around?
Avalon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toulon throws a shot from downtown. Avalon moves away and avoids it.
Toulon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avalon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avalon.

Avalon lands a big head kick that sends Toulon tumbling to the mat! Avalon takes a step backwards and waves Toulon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Toulon is rocked!

It looks like Andre Toulon has been cut.
Toulon walks straight into a right hand from Avalon - that's dropped him! Avalon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Toulon from any more punishment! Toulon complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taranga Avalon!
Taranga Avalon retains his light heavyweight title!