PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret comes into the arena with La Valse d'Amelie blaring out of the sound system. Michael Proctor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Touret
vs
Proctor

193 cm
33
267 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

195 cm
32
285 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Touret.
Touret jabs Proctor right on the nose. Proctor blinks but takes it well.
Touret tries to clinch up but Proctor circles away and keeps his distance.
Proctor swings widly with a right hand

and Touret counters by moving into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Touret has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Touret misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Touret.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Proctor's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proctor wants to break free but Touret has control.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Proctor.
Touret tries to throw a body punch but Proctor avoids it by throwing Touret back against the cage.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Proctor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Proctor.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Touret lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proctor.
Touret tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proctor blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Touret lands a knee to the body.
Touret lands an elbow just above Proctor 's eye.
Touret avoiding damage.
Proctor blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Proctor is pushing Touret up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Touret blocking some punches.
Touret tries a body shot but Proctor blocks it.
Proctor scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Proctor's defenses.
Touret scores with a nice hook to the head.
Touret blocks a body shot from Proctor.
Touret lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Proctor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Touret lands a shoulder strike.
Touret tries to work over Proctor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Touret slowing the pace effectively.
Proctor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proctor.
Touret tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Proctor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proctor swings wildly with an uppercut but Touret uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret scores a nice knee to the body.
Touret putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Proctor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Proctor looks winded!
Proctor avoids the elbow strike from Touret, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Touret.
Touret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proctor's elbow.
Touret lands a shot to the body.
Touret is struggling to control the position.
Touret struggles to land a body shot inside as Proctor controls his hands.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Proctor misses with some punches.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Touret with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Proctor blocks an uppercut.
Proctor is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret controlling the action here for a moment.
Touret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.
Touret misses with a knee to the head.
Proctor letting Touret take a breather here.
Touret tries to work over Proctor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Proctor avoids the damage to the body.
Proctor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julien Touret dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Proctor throws a hook but Touret blocks it.
Touret moves to clinch but Proctor breaks away
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proctor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Touret. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proctor motions for Touret to come forward. Proctor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Proctor throws a head kick but Touret moves out of range.
Touret moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor wants to land a leg kick but Touret is out of range.
Touret wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Proctor looks to land a body kick but Touret moved away.
Proctor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Touret tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Proctor manages to circle out of the way.
Touret steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proctor.
Proctor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Touret takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Touret throws a leg kick
and Proctor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheers as Touret lands an impressive looking overhand right. Proctor doesn't seem phased though.
Touret lands a glancing blow to the side of Proctor's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor connects with a single shot there.
Proctor wants to slow Touret down by chopping away at his legs.
Proctor throws a lazy uppercut

and Touret counters by moving into the clinch.
Touret lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Michael Proctor has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Touret lands an elbow that stopped Proctor in his tracks for a moment.
Touret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Proctor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Proctor avoids the elbow strike from Touret, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Proctor's brow.
Touret lands a body punch in the clinch.
Touret lands with a left to the head.
Touret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret struggles to land a body shot inside as Proctor controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Touret.
Proctor is breathing heavily.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by Touret.
Touret dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Touret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Touret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Touret has Proctor pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Touret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Proctor can do to turn this around?

Proctor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michael Proctor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Touret throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Proctor looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Touret misses with a hook. Proctor ducked under it nicely.
Proctor throws a big counter head kick but Touret avoids it with no problem.
Touret avoids the head kick by Proctor.
A little feinted left hand from Touret on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Touret is looking to slow Proctor down with leg kicks.
Proctor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Touret's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Proctor.
Proctor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Proctor tries to keep at a distance but Touret has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julien Touret will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
That's time! Touret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Proctor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Proctor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Touret is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Proctor.
Touret fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proctor throws a hook but Touret avoids it easily.
Touret misses the jab.
Proctor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret throws an off balance right hand
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Touret tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Proctor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Touret backing away here, and Proctor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Proctor misses with a hook
and Touret counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret connects with a looping right hand.
Touret misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Touret coming out on top.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Touret.
Touret darts in trying to clinch
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Proctor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Touret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Proctor misses.
Touret tries to counter by clinching up but Proctor breaks away and moves out of range.
Proctor tried to score with a low kick but Touret checks it.
Proctor throws a lazy head kick
and Touret counters with a one-two to the body.
Proctor moves out of range of the strikes.
Touret thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Proctor.
Touret misses with an uppercut
and Proctor counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret jabs Proctor right on the nose. Proctor blinks but takes it well.
Proctor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Touret throws a low kick but Proctor moves out of range easily.
Touret lands a really nice looking cross but Proctor seems unphased.
Touret checks a leg kick.
Touret is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Proctor.
Touret scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Touret misses with a left hand
and Proctor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Proctor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Touret.
Julien Touret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Proctor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Proctor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Touret tries to counter by clinching up but Proctor breaks away and moves out of range.
Touret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proctor throws out the jab.
Touret tries to counter by clinching up but Proctor breaks away and moves out of range.
Michael Proctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Proctor tries to score with a low kick but Touret moves his leg out of the way.
Touret swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Proctor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Touret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proctor.
Proctor is looking for the big counter here.
Touret throws a shot from downtown. Proctor moves away and avoids it.

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 Julien Touret.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Touret, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julien Touret!
A very excited looking Julien Touret made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.