PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Noel
vs
El Toro

194 cm
35
217 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

178 cm
28
196 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro connects with the punch.
El Toro lands an overhand right.
El Toro walks into a jab.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Noel moves his leg out of the way.
Noel walks into a straight right hand from El Toro.
Noel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before El Toro has time to react.
El Toro checks the leg kick.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Noel scores with a sloppy right hand. El Toro should have avoided that one.

It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Nice jab there from El Toro.

El Toro moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Noel breaks the clinch.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel throws out a loose jab but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro throws an off balance right hand
and Noel counters with a stiff right hand.
Noel throws the left hand but El Toro avoids the punch easily.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a hook to the body
and Noel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
El Toro misses with a hook
and Noel counters with a low kick, right behind El Toro 's knee.
Noel lands a leg kick that knocks El Toro off balance momentarily.
Noel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noel lands the left hand.
El Toro moves away from the strike by Noel.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from El Toro tenderised Noel's leg. Noel is trying to keep his angry face on.
El Toro throws a jab when Noel was well out of range.
Noel lands with a right hand.
Noel scores with a jab.

El Toro is rocked!
Noel staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from El Toro.
Noel loads up on a big right hand but El Toro slips the punch.
Noel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BEVA Fight Home in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an off balance right hand

so El Toro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
El Toro stops Noel from standing up.
Noel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Toro prevents Noel from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Toro prevents Noel from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Noel misses with a hook.
Noel's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Toro under the eye.
El Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for El Toro.
Noel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
El Toro throws out a loose jab but Noel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel moves away from the strike by El Toro.
Noel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
El Toro throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
El Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Toro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noel.
Some wild striking there from Noel.
El Toro throws a head kick but Noel moves out of range.
El Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noel misses with a leg kick

and El Toro counters with a shoot takedown. Noel fights it but they end up in guard.
Noel wants to get back to his feet but El Toro passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

El Toro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
El Toro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
El Toro wants to take a breather but Noel is having none of it.
El Toro prevents Noel from standing back up.
El Toro wants to free his trapped foot but Noel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
El Toro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Noel tries to kick El Toro off but El Toro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Noel is defending against the submission attempts here by El Toro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Noel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Bethany Noel has been cut.
Noel looks to land a right hand but El Toro moved out of range.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Noel is just out of range.
El Toro misses with a left hand
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Noel misses with a right hand

and El Toro counters with a takedown into side control.

El Toro tries for a kimura but Noel is defending well.
El Toro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Noel stops El Toro from passing to mount.
El Toro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Julio El Toro has got the better of the ground game so far.

El Toro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Noel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
El Toro trying to control the action but Noel is working from the bottom.
Noel pushes El Toro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, El Toro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Noel dodges the ground and pound from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Noel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but El Toro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
El Toro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Noel wants to get back to his feet but El Toro drags him back down.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for El Toro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
El Toro trying to control the action but Noel is working from the bottom.
El Toro is chipping away with strikes.

Noel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bethany Noel is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel throws a leg kick that misses.
El Toro connects with a body shot that sends Noel's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Toro, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Toro.
El Toro fails to land the takedown.
El Toro jabs at Noel's body.
Noel lands a jab.

That has opened up Julio El Toro's cut even more.
Nice takedown defense from Noel. No joy for El Toro on that attempt.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
El Toro shoots in for a takedown but Noel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bethany Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio El Toro.
Noel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Toro.
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noel 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.
El Toro takes a swing at Noel's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from El Toro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
El Toro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noel takes a step back to recover.
Noel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Toro.
El Toro throws a body kick that misses.
El Toro connects with a single shot there.
El Toro tries to clinch but Noel is having none of it.
El Toro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bethany Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio El Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

El Toro connects with a looping right hand.
Noel dips to his left and cracks El Toro with an uppercut!
El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro throws a shot to the body.
El Toro slips under a jab from Noel.
El Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
El Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
El Toro connects with a looping right hand.
El Toro throws a right hand that misses
and Noel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
El Toro motions for Noel to come forward. El Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by El Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noel's corner calls for a 1-2. Noel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Noel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro scores with a jab to the body.
El Toro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Toro connects with a crisp jab.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
A swing and a miss from Noel.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Bethany Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses the jab.
Noel misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Toro connects with a right hand. Noel shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noel defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from El Toro.
Noel moves out of range as El Toro strikes.
Noel looks to land a combination. El Toro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Noel swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
Noel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by El Toro. Beautiful body shot.
Noel throws a leg kick that misses.
Julio El Toro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
El Toro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Noel as El Toro shoots in.
El Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
El Toro digs a good body shot into Noel's ribs.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Toro. El Toro obviously looking to wear him down.
El Toro lands with a good body shot.
El Toro throws a right hand that Noel ducks under and follows up with a left that Noel also avoids with ease.
El Toro misses the jab.
Noel throws an off balance right hand

so El Toro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro stops Noel from standing up.
Noel keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Noel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Noel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
Noel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
El Toro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Noel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Noel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El Toro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El Toro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Noel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Noel is looking for a triangle here but El Toro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio El Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got El Toro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio El Toro!
Julio El Toro thanked the fans post fight for their support.