PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Fourniret (ranked 7948 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armel Floyd (ranked 6169 p4p, 0 weight class). Armel Floyd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fourniret
vs
Floyd

187 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michel Fourniret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armel Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd tries to clinch but Fourniret moves away
and Fourniret counters with a head kick.
Good exchange - Floyd coming out on top.

It looks like Michel Fourniret has been cut.
Fourniret just misses with a punch to the body.
Fourniret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fourniret digs a good hook to Floyd's body.
Fourniret takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Floyd cracks Fourniret with a good jab.
Floyd lands a jab to the head.
Fourniret throws a poor cross that misses

and Floyd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.

Fourniret manages to break the clinch.
Fourniret throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Floyd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Floyd connects with a crisp jab.
Fourniret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Floyd throws out the jab.
Floyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd scores with a jab. Fourniret acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Floyd lands a right hook to the body.
Floyd jabs Fourniret to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fourniret closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Floyd.
Fourniret misses with a series of wild punches.
Floyd jabs at Fourniret's body.
A punch lands to the side of Floyd 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Armel Floyd has been cut.
Fourniret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fourniret swings widly with a right hand
and Fourniret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Fourniret lands an impressive looking overhand right. Floyd doesn't seem phased though.
Fourniret dips to his left and cracks Floyd with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fourniret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fourniret throws a body kick that misses
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Floyd moves into the clinch.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body.
Floyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fourniret working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Floyd.
Fourniret is breathing heavily.
Fourniret is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Floyd lands a body shot.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Floyd.
Floyd lands an uppercut.
Fourniret tries to circle away but Floyd has him pinned against the cage.
Floyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fourniret backwards.
A shot in the inside from Floyd.
Fourniret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Floyd has him pressed against the cage.
Floyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fourniret backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd works on Fourniret's body with a couple of short punches.
Fourniret has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Floyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Floyd lands a left hand.
Floyd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fourniret up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Floyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Floyd lands with a right to the head.
Floyd keeps control of Fourniret as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Floyd scores with a hook to the body.
Floyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Floyd.
A left hand lands to the body for Floyd.
A short body shot lands from Floyd as the two fighters clinch.
Floyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Floyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Floyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Floyd lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Floyd.
Floyd presses Fourniret against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd scores with a shot to the side of Fourniret's head.

Michel Fourniret's cut is getting worse.
Floyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Floyd digs a right hand underneath Fourniret's ribcage. Fourniret let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Floyd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Floyd.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Floyd as the two fighters clinch.
Fourniret taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Floyd.
Still in the clinch, Floyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Floyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Fourniret is rocked!
Floyd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Fourniret is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floyd works on Fourniret's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Floyd.
A short left from Floyd.

Michel Fourniret's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd works on Fourniret's body with a couple of short punches.
Floyd pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Floyd as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armel Floyd dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Floyd throws an overhand right that drops Fourniret like a sack of potatoes! Floyd dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armel Floyd!