PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 1584 p4p, 4015 weight class) and Marcel Tower (ranked 205 p4p, 424 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thibodeaux
vs
Tower

194 cm
21
265
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
250
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Tower!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Thibodeaux rushes Tower and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Tower counters with a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Marcel Tower has been cut.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Tower is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tower moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
Tower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux tests Tower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tower avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tower was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thibodeaux clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Towers head.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Tower's head.
A right hand to the body from Thibodeaux.
Tower is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Tower takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Tower is rocked!
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Tower is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Tower.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Tower seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux pushes Tower against the cage. Thibodeaux is working some dirty boxing. Thibodeaux pushes off with a quick right hook! Tower goes down! Tower tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thibodeaux moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.