PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (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. Toni Eerkilaa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Eerkilaa
vs
Touret

207 cm
32
292 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

193 cm
37
267 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Touret darts in and clinches Eerkilaa up against the cage.
Touret is working Eerkilaa over against the cage.
Eerkilaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eerkilaa presses Touret against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Touret is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eerkilaa is defending well for now.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.
Eerkilaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Eerkilaa blocks the elbow strike.
Touret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eerkilaa backwards.
Good body shot from Touret.
Eerkilaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eerkilaa working aggressively here.
Eerkilaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Touret gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
Touret lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Touret misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Touret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eerkilaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eerkilaa can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Touret throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eerkilaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Touret controls his hands.
Eerkilaa misses with an elbow strike.
Eerkilaa misses with some punches.
Touret blocks the elbow strike.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Eerkilaa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Touret.
Touret misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Touret has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Touret is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eerkilaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eerkilaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Touret controls his hands.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Eerkilaa.
A body shot lands from Touret.
Touret pushes Eerkilaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Touret tries a body shot but Eerkilaa blocks it.
Touret controlling the action here for a moment.
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 controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eerkilaa.
Touret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Touret lands an elbow that stopped Eerkilaa in his tracks for a moment.
Eerkilaa lands with a right to the head.
Eerkilaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Touret.
Eerkilaa blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Touret.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Touret is looking to control Eerkilaa's arms but Eerkilaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Touret has his back to the cage.
Eerkilaa tries a body shot but Touret blocks it.
Eerkilaa avoids the elbow strike from Touret, against the cage.
Eerkilaa avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Eerkilaa.
Touret misses with an elbow over the top.
Touret putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eerkilaa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Touret is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eerkilaa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Touret - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eerkilaa lands a right hand.
Touret scores with a hook to the body.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Touret tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Touret takes an elbow to the temple.
Touret stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Touret's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eerkilaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eerkilaa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Eerkilaa breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Touret.
Touret blocks a jab.
A jab from Touret misses.
Touret connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Touret.

Touret darts in and clinches Eerkilaa up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eerkilaa's brow.
Touret blocks a body shot from Eerkilaa.
Touret struggles to land a body shot inside as Eerkilaa controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julien Touret dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Touret digs a good hook to Eerkilaa's body.

Touret moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Eerkilaa can't find room to land a body shot as Touret controls the action.
Eerkilaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Touret working aggressively here.
Touret prevents a body shot from Eerkilaa.
Touret tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eerkilaa avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Touret lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Toni Eerkilaa has been cut.
Eerkilaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Eerkilaa avoids the damage to the body.
Touret misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eerkilaa working aggressively here.
Eerkilaa blocks a body shot from Touret.
Eerkilaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Touret tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eerkilaa's brow.
Touret blocks an elbow strike.
Eerkilaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Touret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Touret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Touret throws a punch but it's blocked by Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Touret has him pressed against the cage.
Eerkilaa blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Eerkilaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eerkilaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Eerkilaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Touret blocks an uppercut.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Touret looking to slow down the pace here.
Eerkilaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Eerkilaa takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Touret.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret just leaning against Eerkilaa, taking a breather.
Eerkilaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Touret uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Eerkilaa fails to land.
Touret holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.
Touret scores with a shot to the side of Eerkilaa's head.
Eerkilaa managing to block the knees to the body from Touret.
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eerkilaa pushes Touret back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Eerkilaa as the two fighters clinch.
Touret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eerkilaa backwards.
Eerkilaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eerkilaa throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Touret just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eerkilaa's brow.
Touret lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eerkilaa.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eerkilaa blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands an elbow just above Eerkilaa 's eye.
Eerkilaa cracks Touret with a nice body shot.
Eerkilaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Touret holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eerkilaa scores with a shot to the side of Touret's head.
Touret throws an elbow but it misses.
Eerkilaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tourets head.
Eerkilaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Touret trying to land knees to the body.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
Touret lands an elbow inside that Eerkilaa shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Eerkilaa.
A short uppercut from Touret.
Touret prevents a body shot from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eerkilaa misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eerkilaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Touret controls his hands.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
Touret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eerkilaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Touret controls his hands.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Eerkilaa.
Touret comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Touret blocks an uppercut.

Eerkilaa breaks the clinch.

Eerkilaa forces Touret back against the cage and clinches.
Touret has a couple of punches blocked by Eerkilaa.
Touret lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Touret tries a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks it.
Eerkilaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Toni Eerkilaa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Touret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Touret 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.
Touret misses with a series of wild punches.
Eerkilaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Touret throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Touret.
Touret throws the left hand but Eerkilaa avoids the punch easily.
Touret throws a lazy head kick
and Eerkilaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret connects with a solid leg kick.
Eerkilaa catches Touret with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Touret with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eerkilaa to score with a decent uppercut.

Touret is rocked!
Eerkilaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Touret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eerkilaa finds Touret's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Touret flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Eerkilaa lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Touret will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toni Eerkilaa!
A victorious Toni Eerkilaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.