PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret has chosen La Valse d'Amelie as his entrance music. Dexter Fielding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fielding
vs
Touret

210 cm
25
240 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

193 cm
23
267 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret throws a sloppy head kick and Fielding moves out of range easily.
Fielding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fielding falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Touret counter with a right hand.

It looks like Dexter Fielding has been cut.
Fielding throws a body punch but Touret moves out of range.
Touret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fielding manages to avoid it.
Fielding fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Touret is out of range.
Fielding blocks a jab.
Fielding shoots in for a double leg but Touret sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Fielding.
Touret checks a low kick from Fielding.
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!

Fielding fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Touret to the ground. Fielding is now in Touret's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Touret preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fielding stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Touret swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fielding throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Touret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret seems keen to control Fielding's posture.
Fielding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fielding preventing the sweep.
Fielding sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fielding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Touret goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding checks a leg kick nicely.
Touret throws the left hand but Fielding avoids the punch easily.
Touret takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Touret throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fielding.
Fielding tries to clinch up but Touret circles away and keeps his distance.
Fielding swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fielding moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fielding cracks Touret with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Fielding.
Fielding fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Touret avoids it really well and circles away.
Fielding is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fielding throws a series of punches but Touret moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fielding.
Fielding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fielding fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Fielding. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Fielding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fielding's sensitive parts.
Julien Touret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fielding is breathing heavily.
Touret throws an overhand right that lands on Fielding's shoulder, as Fielding tries to avoid the shot.
Fielding blocks a jab.
Fielding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Touret pinned against the cage. Touret gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Fielding misses its intended target.
Touret bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fielding's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Touret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fielding at a distance.
Touret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fielding's sensitive parts.
Fielding ducks under a wild hook from Touret.
Touret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fielding. That did some damage!

Touret clinches.
Touret manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding takes an elbow to the temple.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fielding's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julien Touret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Fielding's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Touret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fielding is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fielding.
Fielding avoids the head kick by Touret.
Touret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fielding's calf.
Dexter Fielding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fielding shoots for a double leg takedown but Touret sprawls well. He's pushed Fielding's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Touret swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Touret clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding is looking for a takedown.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.
Touret has a couple of punches blocked by Fielding.
Touret gets through Fielding's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fielding has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Touret is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Touret misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret prevents a takedown attempt there.
Touret lands an elbow that stopped Fielding in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Touret.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Touret lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Touret utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Touret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fielding backwards.
Touret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fielding backwards.
Fielding wants a takedown but no success here.
Touret slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is working for takedown but Touret is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fielding is looking for a takedown.
Touret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fielding wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
Fielding has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Touret after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding goes for a takedown in the clinch but Touret prevents it.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Touret won't allow it.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
Touret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Touret pressing his opponent against the cage.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Touret lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Touret creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Touret scores with a shoulder strike.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.

Dexter Fielding's cut is getting worse.
Touret keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fielding's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Touret.
Come on Touret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touret lands a nice shot to the body.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 Dexter Fielding'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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Touret is looking to slow Fielding down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Touret.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Touret! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Julien Touret!
An out of breath Julien Touret thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.