PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Thibeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Caton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thibeau comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing - Kanye West . The key to victory for Nicholas Thibeau has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Thibeau
vs
Caton

169 cm
23
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Thibeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Caton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibeau connects with the punch.
Caton throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibeau.
Caton throws a series of punches but Thibeau moves out of range.
Thibeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caton lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thibeau.
Caton throws a hook but Thibeau blocks it.
Caton throws a hook but Thibeau blocks it.
Caton catches Thibeau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thibeau lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Thibeau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caton doesn't seem phased though.
Caton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibeau lands a jab to Caton's midsection.
Caton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibeau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caton in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Thibeau.
Thibeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caton throws out a loose jab but Thibeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caton throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thibeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caton looks gassed!
Caton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caton takes one to the chin there.
Thibeau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Caton finds it's way through Thibeau's defenses.
Caton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thibeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caton throws a combination that misses
and Thibeau counters with a straight right hand.
Caton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thibeau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibeau is looking to clinch.
Thibeau's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thibeau duly obliges.
Thibeau with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau lands with a nice body punch.
Thibeau works Caton's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Caton misses.
Thibeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thibeau scores with a nice strike.
Thibeau tries to clinch up.
Caton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Thibeau misses.
Thibeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibeau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caton was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibeau.
Thibeau misses with a double jab.
Thibeau waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Caton.
Caton throws out a loose jab but Thibeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caton slips a jab and a cross from Thibeau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thibeau dips to his left and cracks Caton with an uppercut!
Thibeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thibeau throws a combination that misses
and Caton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Thibeau.
Caton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibeau circles away quickly and effectively.
Caton misses with a hook to the body
and Thibeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caton lands a jab-cross combination.
Thibeau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caton lands with a nice combination. Thibeau backs away looking to recover.
Caton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Caton misses.
A combination from Caton does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Caton.
Caton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibeau circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thibeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibeau ducks under a wild hook from Caton.
Caton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thibeau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thibeau misses with a two punch combination.
Caton scores with a nice right hand.
Caton throws a lazy right hand but Thibeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibeau finds it's way round the side to connect with Caton's head.
Caton misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibeau moves away.
Thibeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibeau defending well as Caton loads up on a big left hand.
Thibeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Thibeau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thibeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caton throws the left hand but Thibeau avoids the punch easily.
Caton throws a combination. Thibeau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibeau counters with a straight right hand.
Nicholas Thibeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caton.
Caton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Caton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibeau.
Thibeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thibeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibeau misses with a few strikes there.
Thibeau misses with a jab to the body
and Caton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibeau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thibeau.
Caton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, jab by Caton - just one landing.
Thibeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caton throws an overhand right that lands on Thibeau's shoulder, as Thibeau tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thibeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nicholas Thibeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caton misses with a body punch
enabling Thibeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Caton swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibeau.
Thibeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibeau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thibeau blocks a jab.
Caton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thibeau avoids the body shot from Caton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibeau slips under a jab.
Thibeau wants to clinch up but Caton keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Caton misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Caton duly obliges.
Caton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibeau manages to avoid it.
Thibeau connects with a looping right hand.
Caton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronnie Caton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Thibeau.
Thibeau staying out of range there.
Caton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibeau manages to avoid it.
Thibeau takes one to the chin there.
Thibeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caton scores with a punch to the head.
Caton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibeau.
Caton misses with a combination
and Thibeau counters with a series of strikes. Caton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thibeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caton throws out the jab.
Thibeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Caton circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau slips a jab from Caton.
Caton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thibeau counters with a straight right hand.
Thibeau swings for the body but Caton moves out of range.
Caton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Thibeau.
Caton throws a hook but Thibeau blocks it.
Thibeau misses with a wild combination.
Caton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thibeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Caton misses.
Caton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thibeau.
Thibeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thibeau tries to clinch but Caton is having none of it.
Caton throws a right hand that Thibeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Thibeau also avoids with ease.
Thibeau lands with a right hand.
Thibeau moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caton misses with a straight left.
Caton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibeau manages to avoid it.
Caton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thibeau.
Caton lands with an overhand left.
Thibeau slips under a jab from Caton.
Caton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caton lands with an overhand left.
Caton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caton throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibeau.
Caton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caton, as that shot connected.
Caton throws a body punch but Thibeau moves out of range.
Thibeau scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibeau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Caton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Caton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Caton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Caton throws a big shot that misses.
Caton throws a looping overhand right but Thibeau ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Thibeau.
Caton misses with a double jab
and Thibeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thibeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Caton misses with a few strikes there.
Caton misses the shot to the body.
Thibeau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caton throws a hook to the side of Thibeau's head but Thibeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibeau tests Caton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thibeau misses with a two punch combination.
Caton misses with a double jab
and Thibeau counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caton misses with a hook. Thibeau ducked under it nicely.
Thibeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Caton.
Thibeau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thibeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caton.
Caton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibeau.
Caton throws a one two combo.
Thibeau staying out of range there.
Caton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibeau misses with a wild combination.
Thibeau ducks under a wild hook from Caton.
Thibeau needs to keep his hands up - Caton had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thibeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thibeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Caton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thibeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thibeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibeau's corner calls for a 1-2. Thibeau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thibeau scores with a nice right hand.
Thibeau is looking to clinch but Caton is avoiding it.
Thibeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caton misses with an uppercut. Thibeau saw that one coming.
Thibeau blocks a jab.
Caton looks to land a combination but Thibeau avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Caton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Caton.
Thibeau dodges the punch combination from Caton.
Caton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thibeau counters with a two punch combo.
Caton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Thibeau counter with a right hand.
A jab from Caton misses.
Caton misses with a combination

and Thibeau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Caton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caton throws a right hand that Thibeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Thibeau also avoids with ease.
Caton loads up on a big right hand but Thibeau slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibeau slips a jab and a cross from Caton.
Thibeau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caton throws a nice looking combination but Thibeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thibeau catches Caton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thibeau throws a right and a left that Caton avoids nicely.
A big left from Caton misses.
Thibeau avoids the body shot from Caton.
Caton misses with an uppercut.
Caton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibeau's head backwards.
Thibeau throws a right and a left that Caton avoids nicely.
Thibeau slips a jab and a cross from Caton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caton dodges the punch combination from Thibeau.
Caton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibeau slips a straight right by Caton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Thibeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibeau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Thibeau!