PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 22850 p4p, 1959 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 228 p4p, 70 weight class). Imagine Thibodeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thibodeaux
vs
Mendoza

218 cm
28
274
25 - 8 - 0

225 cm
35
262
16 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Mendoza has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Mendoza lands a front kick.

Mendoza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.

It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendoza tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Thibodeaux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mendoza lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendoza.
Thibodeaux tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is getting worse.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position but instead, Mendoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thibodeaux into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Maybe Thibodeaux would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Mendoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux takes a knee right on the jaw!

Thibodeaux is rocked!

Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Imagine Thibodeaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Mendoza!
Our winner, Jason Mendoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.