PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 1565 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Kin Okuma (ranked 234 p4p, 414 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Thibodeaux
vs
Okuma

180 cm
20
195
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
28
201
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Vegan Gains

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Okuma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thibodeaux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okuma to the mat! Okuma manages to get full guard.
Okuma wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thibodeaux manages to pass to side control.

Thibodeaux works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Okuma that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Okuma is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thibodeaux has control of Okuma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Okuma regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux breaks from Okuma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux prevents Okuma from getting the reversal.
Thibodeaux breaks from Okuma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okuma is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thibodeaux working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Okuma looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thibodeaux! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
Sauvage Thibodeaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.