PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Henry Pageau (ranked 3911 p4p, 6267 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 515 p4p, 718 weight class). Marcel Thibodeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joseph Henry Pageau's chin.

Pageau
vs
Thibodeaux

198 cm
19
275
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
265
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Henry Pageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Pageau finds it's target.

Thibodeaux rushes Pageau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pageau blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Pageau.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pageau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pageau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pageau.
Pageau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pageau misses with a punch on the inside.
Pageau managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux.
Pageau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pageau breaks from the clinch.
Pageau lands a nice hook to Thibodeaux's body. Thibodeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pageau lands with an overhand left.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Pageau counters with a straight right hand.
Pageau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibodeaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Pageau moves away
and Pageau counters with a crisp right that sends Thibodeaux to the canvas! Pageau follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Henry Pageau!