PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret comes to the cage accompanied by La Valse d'Amelie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Touret
vs
Salcedo

193 cm
25
267 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
36
278 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KO Clothing

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 8 - 5 - 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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Touret checks it.
Salcedo has a takedown stuffed.
Salcedo looks to throw the jab but Touret is out of range.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Touret connects with a leg kick. Salcedo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salcedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salcedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Touret doesn't manage to clinch there - Salcedo circles away.
Salcedo looks to throw the jab but Touret is out of range.
Touret moves to clinch but Salcedo breaks away
and Salcedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Salcedo throws a body kick that misses

and Touret counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Touret.
A short uppercut from Touret.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jose Salcedo has been cut.
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!
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Touret has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret dodges an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Touret lands a good knee to the midsection. Salcedo won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Touret tries to land a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks with his arms.
Salcedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Touret has him pressed against the cage.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salcedo's defenses.
Salcedo takes a shot to the head.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Julien Touret has been cut.
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!
Salcedo has Touret pushed against the cage.
Touret lands an elbow inside.
Touret struggles to land a body shot inside as Salcedo controls his hands.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salcedo is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Touret has denied him.
Salcedo tries to break free but Touret pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is trying to maintain a safe position but Touret gets an underhook and turns Salcedo into the cage.
Salcedo prevents a body shot from Touret.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Touret.
Salcedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Touret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salcedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Salcedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Touret's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Touret.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Touret misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salcedo's brow.
Touret with a knee to the head.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands with a left to the head.
Salcedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Touret.
Salcedo looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Touret blocks it.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salcedo blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Salcedo has a couple of punches blocked by Touret.
Touret pushes Salcedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Touret using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Touret gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Touret with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Touret using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands a body shot.
Touret stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Touret.
Touret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Touret avoiding damage.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
Touret misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Salcedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Touret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Touret gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Touret.
Touret landing knees to the head.

Salcedo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touret jerks Salcedo to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Salcedo's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Touret steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). 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.