PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5350 p4p, 5271 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 535 p4p, 525 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Imagine Thibodeaux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Franco
vs
Thibodeaux

205 cm
26
255
6 - 1 - 1

218 cm
19
274
9 - 1 - 0

Good knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Plebian Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
A telegraphed right hand from Franco misses the target.
Franco finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franco throwing a counter right hand but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.

Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Thibodeaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Thibodeaux is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Thibodeaux working hard to break the clinch.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Franco scores with a hook to the body.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux pushes Franco back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the ropes.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco prevents Thibodeaux from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Imagine Thibodeaux's cut even more.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco stalling in the clinch.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws the kick towards the body but Franco avoids it.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Thibodeaux throws a big counter head kick but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with a jab.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick!

Franco closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.

The cut above Imagine Thibodeaux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco lands an elbow inside.

Imagine Thibodeaux's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks for a moment.

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 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Plebian Franco!
A very excited looking Plebian Franco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.