PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 4296 p4p, 4335 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 522 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Major Pain enters the cage!

Thibodeaux
vs
Pain

210 cm
29
274
15 - 10 - 1

187 cm
27
216
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Pain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Pain in a clinch.
Pain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Pain jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pain tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Pain.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Major Pain has been cut.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pains head.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.

Pain breaks the clinch.

Thibodeaux clinches with his opponent.
Pain wants a takedown.
Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thibodeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thibodeaux pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Pain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Pain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Thibodeaux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux drops Pain with a naaaaasty hook - Pain is in real trouble here! Thibodeaux dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Fortune Thibodeaux, 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.