PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Salaam (ranked 1611 p4p, 3148 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 240 p4p, 387 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Salaam
vs
Thibodeaux

191 cm
20
265
3 - 7 - 0

194 cm
20
265
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conquer

HELLBENT

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Salaam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Thibodeaux coming out on top.

It looks like Andre Salaam has been cut.
Salaam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Thibodeaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Salaam misses with a punch to the body.
Salaam misses with a body punch.
Salaam working aggressively here.
Salaam is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Salaam lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salaam.
Salaam misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Salaam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salaam.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salaam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch but Salaam improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaam tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Salaam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Salaam is having none of it.

Thibodeaux forces Salaam back against the cage and clinches.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Salaam controls the action.
Salaam is looking to control Thibodeaux's arms but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salaam has his back to the cage.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Salaam fails to land.
Thibodeaux pushes Salaam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thibodeaux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salaam.
Salaam lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Salaam misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salaam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salaam tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Salaam.
Salaam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Salaam avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Salaam.
Salaam throws a head punch that misses.
Salaam blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salaam is breathing heavily.
Salaam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salaam tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Salaam back against the cage.
Salaam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salaam gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salaam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salaam lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.

Salaam breaks the clinch.

Thibodeaux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Salaam sprawling to the canvas! Salaam rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thibodeaux finish him?!

Thibodeaux lands a big uppercut and Salaam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Salaam looks OK. Thibodeaux waves Salaam back to his feet!

Salaam is rocked!
Salaam walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Salaam limp body while Thibodeaux jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcel Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Marcel 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.