PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy's entrance music is Buddy Guy - Five Years . A fine choice. Touret comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Valse d'Amelie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buddy Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guy
vs
Touret

195 cm
37
260 lbs
26 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
267 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy looks to land a left hand but Touret moved out of range nicely.
Guy throws a hook but Touret avoids it easily.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy throws a hook but Touret avoids it easily.
We've been told by Guy's head coaches at RAM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Guy gets tackled into the cage by Touret. Touret maintains the clinch.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Guy is trying to break free.
Touret tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret prevents a body shot from Guy.

Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Touret misses with a body kick.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Touret throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Touret tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Touret looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Touret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buddy Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touret throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Touret does a little dance to reset his feet.

Touret rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Touret obliges.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Buddy Guy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touret lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Guy blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Guy avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Touret scores with a shoulder strike.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guy.
Touret is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Touret into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Guy.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Touret looks winded!
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Touret tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Touret.
Touret misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Guy works on Touret's body with a couple of short punches.
Touret tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.

Guy manages to break the clinch.
Touret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Touret defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Touret is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Touret ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Touret.
Touret pushes Guy away with a front kick.
Touret tries to clinch
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Guy misses
and Touret counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy digs a good hook to Touret's body.
Guy checks a leg kick.
Guy throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Touret tenderised Guy's leg. Guy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Touret tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touret wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Touret doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buddy Guy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Touret.
Guy thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Touret in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Touret.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Touret moves away.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Buddy Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Touret tries to score with a low kick but Guy moves his leg out of the way.
Guy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Touret to counter with a crisp jab.
Touret slips a jab from Guy.

Touret clinches up against the cage.
Touret throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touret has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy pushes Touret back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Touret is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Touret.
Touret is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Touret into the cage.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Touret blocks a body shot from Guy.
Touret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Touret.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Touret avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Touret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy blocks an elbow strike.
Guy tries to work over Touret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret misses with the head strike.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.
Touret unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Touret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Touret landing knees to the body.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Touret.
Touret fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Touret with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Touret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Touret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Touret lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Touret is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Touret's elbow.
Guy tries to stall but Touret uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Touret prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy tries a body shot but Touret blocks it.
Touret takes a shot to the head.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
Touret prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Touret is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Touret misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Touret misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Touret prevents a body shot from Guy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Touret.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy is trying to break free.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touret stalling.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Touret tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Touret back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julien Touret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buddy Guy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Touret is looking to clinch.
Touret closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Touret staying out of range there.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Touret tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Touret tries to clinch up.
Guy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Touret.
Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Touret counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Touret.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Touret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Touret tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy misses with a hook
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Touret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Touret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Touret slips under a jab.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Touret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy digs a good body shot into Touret's ribs.
Guy misses with a hook.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Touret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Touret tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Touret tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Touret has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guy tries to work over Touret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Touret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Touret unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Touret keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Touret.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Touret trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
A hook to the body from Touret.
Touret connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
A hook to the body from Guy.
Touret lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guy or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Touret lands a shoulder strike.
Touret lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Touret misses with a knee to the head.
Touret can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Touret misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Touret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Touret throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy blocks an elbow strike.
Touret scores with a nice hook to the head.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Touret lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Touret looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Touret holding his opponent close, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julien Touret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Touret has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julien Touret!
Julien Touret thanked the fans post fight for their support.