PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Trumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trumps might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trumps
vs
Toulon

186 cm
23
224 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Trumps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trumps in his tracks.
Trumps slips a jab from Toulon.
Trumps is looking to land body kicks.
Andre Toulon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toulon throws a poor cross that misses
and Trumps counters with a head kick.
Toulon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toulon takes a swing at Trumps's ribcage but misses.
Trumps throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toulon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trumps at a distance.
Toulon misses with a right hand
and Trumps counters with a nice body kick.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Toulon.
A head kick misses from Trumps.
Trumps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Toulon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trumps doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Toulon.
A big left from Toulon misses.
Toulon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trumps's head backwards.
Toulon tests Trumps's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Toulon misses.
Toulon looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
Trumps takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Trumps walks into a stiff left hand from Toulon.
Trumps lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toulon's sensitive parts.
Trumps ducks right into an uppercut from Toulon.
Toulon throws a body punch but Trumps moves out of range.
Toulon sizes up Trumps with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toulon, as that shot connected.
Trumps slips a jab from Toulon.
Trumps dodges the punch combination from Toulon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trumps.
Toulon misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Toulon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toulon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps looks to land a body kick but Toulon moved away.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Toulon stuns Trumps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toulon throws an overhand right that lands on Trumps's shoulder, as Trumps tries to avoid the shot.
Toulon tests Trumps's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toulon looks to score with a jab to the body but Trumps is just out of range.
Toulon blocks the body kick.
Trumps lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trumps defending well as Toulon loads up on a big left hand.
Toulon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toulon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toulon throws a right hand that misses

and Trumps counters by moving into the clinch.
Toulon tries to circle away but Trumps has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toulon working hard to break the clinch.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Trumps is controlling him.
Toulon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toulon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toulon tries to break free but Trumps pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon can't break the clinch.
Trumps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toulon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trumps pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trumps dodges an elbow strike from Toulon.
Trumps avoiding damage.

Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trumps pinned against the cage. Trumps gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toulon swings widly with a right hand
and Trumps counters with a leg kick.
Toulon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trumps throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toulon misses with a straight right.
Toulon misses with a looping left.
Trumps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
Toulon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trumps.
Toulon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trumps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.
Toulon falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trumps looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toulon throws the left hand but Trumps avoids the punch easily.
Trumps scores with a head kick. Toulon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Toulon blocks the body kick.
Trumps wants to slow Toulon down by chopping away at his legs.
Toulon misses with an uppercut
and Trumps counters with a good low kick that Toulon was not able to check.
Toulon throws a right hand that misses
and Trumps counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Toulon misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trumps drives through and clinches with Toulon against the cage.
Trumps lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Andre Toulon has been cut.
Toulon wants to break free but Trumps has control.
Trumps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toulon's face.
Trumps is trying to drag Toulon to the mat but Toulon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toulon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trumps throws a head kick that half lands.
Toulon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trumps has time to react.
Trumps fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toulon is out of range.
Toulon throws a hook but Trumps avoids it easily.
Trumps takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps counters with a good low kick that Toulon was not able to check.
Trumps moves out of range of the strikes.
Toulon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trumps manages to avoid it.
Toulon misses with a lunging right hand
and Trumps counters with a body kick that stops Toulon in his tracks momentarily.
Toulon misses the jab.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Trumps is out of range.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toulon really felt that one!
Trumps looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trumps misses with a body kick.
Toulon misses with a lunging right hand
and Trumps counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick there by Trumps.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toulon, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trumps counters with a leg kick.
Toulon missing with a left hand there. Trumps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toulon misses with a wild body shot.
Ian Trumps is winning the standup battle so far.
Trumps moves out of range as Toulon strikes.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Trumps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trumps.
Trumps trying to control the position but Toulon is working away.
Trumps creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Toulon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trumps tries for a kimura but Toulon is defending well.
Toulon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trumps has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumps is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toulon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Trumps in side control, throwing shots but Toulon defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trumps in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Ian Trumps wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trumps throws out a leg kick but Toulon moves out of range and Trumps only half commits.
A slow jab from Toulon misses its intended target.
Trumps closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toulon circles away.
Toulon lands a slapping body shot.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Toulon misses its intended target.
Toulon throws a poor cross that misses
and Trumps counters with a nice body kick.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Trumps is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Trumps dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trumps throws a head kick but Toulon moves out of range.
Toulon leaves Trumps with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toulon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toulon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Toulon connects with a looping right hand.
Trumps bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trumps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trumps is looking to clinch but Toulon is avoiding it.
Toulon throws a series of punches but Trumps moves out of range.
Toulon missing with a left hand there. Trumps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trumps misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toulon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trumps.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trumps on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon loads up on a big right hand but Trumps slips the punch.
Toulon takes a swing at Trumps's ribcage but misses.
Trumps ducks under a wild hook from Toulon.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toulon lands the left hand.
Toulon misses with a hook
and Trumps counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toulon blocks a head kick by Trumps.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toulon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trumps was well out of range. Poor timing from Toulon.
Toulon stuffs the takedown attempt from Trumps. Trumps gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Trumps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toulon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trumps tries to work over Toulon's front leg with a kick but Toulon checks it.
Trumps misses with a head kick.
Toulon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trumps counters with a big head kick but Toulon shrugs it off.
Toulon looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
Ian Trumps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Toulon misses.
Trumps is looking to land body kicks.
Toulon jabs at Trumps's body.
Trumps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toulon.
Toulon throws a hook but Trumps blocks it.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toulon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toulon scores with a sloppy right hand. Trumps should have avoided that one.
Toulon misses with a hook.
Trumps scores with a head kick.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Trumps looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Toulon.
Toulon shoots in looking for a takedown but Trumps manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toulon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toulon misses with a hook. Trumps ducked under it nicely.
Trumps thuds his shin into the meat of Toulon's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumps blocks a jab.
Trumps slaps away a takedown attempt from Toulon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toulon throws a sloppy body shot
and Trumps counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toulon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toulon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toulon throws out a loose jab but Trumps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toulon throws a right hand that Trumps ducks under and follows up with a left that Trumps also avoids with ease.
No luck for Trumps with that takedown attempt.
Toulon lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Toulon.
Toulon works Trumps's body with a nice hook.
Toulon throws a shot from downtown. Trumps moves away and avoids it.
Toulon throws the left hand but Trumps avoids the punch easily.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trumps throws a wild body kick that Toulon sees coming a mile off.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps counters with a low kick, right behind Toulon 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toulon misses with a hook.
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toulon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trumps has time to react.
Trumps with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toulon to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Toulon does it's job there.
Toulon misses with a straight left.
Toulon jabs Trumps right on the nose. Trumps blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Toulon.
A telegraphed right hand from Toulon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Toulon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumps slips a jab and a cross from Toulon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trumps wants to clinch up but Toulon keeps it at a distance.
Toulon scores with a jab to the head.
Andre Toulon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trumps throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Toulon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trumps 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Trumps!