PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lawrence Tureaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eros Selavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eros Selavy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tureaud
vs
Selavy

178 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawrence Tureaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eros Selavy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selavy avoids the body shot from Tureaud.
Selavy misses with a body kick.
Selavy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Selavy throws the kick towards the body but Tureaud avoids it.
Tureaud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Selavy manages to circle out of the way.
Selavy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tureaud is out of range.
Tureaud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Selavy manages to circle out of the way.
Selavy takes a swing at Tureaud's ribcage but misses.

Tureaud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tureaud lands an elbow inside that Selavy shrugs off.
Selavy avoiding damage as Tureaud throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tureaud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Selavy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tureaud controls his hands.
Selavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tureaud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tureaud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Selavy misses with a punch to the body.
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Tureaud lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Eros Selavy has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tureaud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Selavy is defending well for now.
Selavy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tureaud controls his hands.
Tureaud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Selavy up against the ropes.
Selavy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Selavy.
Knees to the body from Tureaud.
Tureaud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selavy looks winded!
Selavy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tureaud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selavy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Selavy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Selavy managing to block the knees to the body from Tureaud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Selavy.
Tureaud prevents a body shot from Selavy.
Tureaud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tureaud lands a knee to the head.
Selavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tureaud is struggling to control the position.
Selavy blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selavy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tureaud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Tureaud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tureaud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selavy blocks an elbow strike from Tureaud.
Tureaud lands an elbow that stopped Selavy in his tracks for a moment.
Tureaud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tureaud trying to land knees to the body.
Tureaud missing with knees to the body.
Selavy avoids the elbow strike from Tureaud, against the ropes.
Tureaud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Selavy lands a nice uppercut.
Tureaud holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tureaud misses with an elbow strike.
Tureaud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tureaud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tureaud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selavy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tureaud misses with the head strike.
Tureaud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tureaud trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Tureaud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Selavy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tureaud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Selavy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tureaud.

Tureaud moves into the clinch.
Selavy can't find room to land a body shot as Tureaud controls the action.
Tureaud blocks an uppercut.
Selavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tureaud takes a shot to the head.
Selavy avoids the elbow strike from Tureaud, against the ropes.
Selavy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tureaud.
Selavy working aggressively here.
Selavy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selavy managing to block the knees to the body from Tureaud.
Tureaud blocks a body shot from Selavy.
Tureaud looking to throw knees to the head but Selavy is blocking nicely.
Lawrence Tureaud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Tureaud tries to land knees in the clinch but Selavy avoids the damage to the body.
Tureaud pushes off an throws an elbow but Selavy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selavy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Selavy - that landed with a thud.
Selavy blocks an elbow strike from Tureaud.
Tureaud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Selavy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Selavy blocks the elbow strike.
Selavy misses with some punches.
Selavy misses with a punch to the body.
Selavy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selavy avoids the elbow strike from Tureaud, against the ropes.
Selavy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Selavy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Selavy avoiding damage as Tureaud throws knees to the body.
Selavy scores with a shoulder strike.
Tureaud throws an elbow but it misses.
Selavy takes an elbow to the temple.
Selavy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Selavy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tureaud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Selavy can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Selavy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selavy blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Selavy fails to land.
Selavy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Tureaud.
Selavy is breathing heavily.
Tureaud throws a head punch that misses.
Tureaud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Selavy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tureaud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tureaud landing knees to the body.
Tureaud lands an elbow just above Selavy 's eye.
Selavy tries to throw a body punch but Tureaud avoids it by throwing Selavy back against the ropes.
Tureaud lands a nice elbow.
Tureaud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tureaud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tureaud working Selavy over with knees to the body.
Selavy avoids the elbow strike from Tureaud, against the ropes.
Tureaud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selavy blocks it with crossed arms.
Selavy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tureaud lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tureaud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Selavy is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Tureaud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eros Selavy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tureaud clinches up with Selavy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Eros Selavy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Tureaud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tureaud has a couple of punches blocked by Selavy.
Selavy managing to block the knees to the body from Tureaud.
Tureaud trying to land knees to the body.
Selavy avoids the elbow strike from Tureaud, against the ropes.
Tureaud misses with an elbow over the top.
Tureaud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tureaud lands an elbow inside.
Tureaud prevents Selavy from breaking the clinch.
Selavy misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selavy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tureaud blocks an uppercut.
Tureaud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Selavy working aggressively here.
Tureaud misses with an elbow over the top.
Tureaud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tureaud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selavy.
Selavy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tureaud's elbow.
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Selavy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tureaud lands an elbow inside.
Tureaud misses with a knee to the head.
Selavy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Selavy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tureaud lands an elbow that stopped Selavy in his tracks for a moment.
Selavy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tureaud taking a breather.
Tureaud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Selavy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tureaud misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tureaud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Selavy's brow.
Selavy working aggressively here.
Tureaud working Selavy over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tureaud.
Tureaud lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tureaud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawrence Tureaud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selavy misses with the head strike.
Tureaud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Selavy's defenses.
Tureaud missing with knees to the body.
Selavy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tureaud blocking some punches.
Selavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Selavy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tureaud's elbow.
Selavy tries to break free but Tureaud pushes him back against the ropes.
Tureaud prevents a body shot from Selavy.
Tureaud lands a damaging elbow.
Tureaud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Selavy is defending well for now.
Selavy can't find room to land a body shot as Tureaud controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Tureaud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tureaud, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Tureaud!
Lawrence Tureaud was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.