PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 5447 p4p, 2014 weight class) and Milos Obilic (ranked 177 p4p, 85 weight class). Fortune Thibodeaux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Thibodeaux
vs
Obilic

210 cm
30
274
19 - 12 - 1

190 cm
29
215
10 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obilic cracks Thibodeaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Obilic counters with a straight right hand.
Obilic cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Obilic throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.

Obilic clinches.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Obilic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obilic dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Obilic scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic's coach down at LA Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Obilic's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Obilic works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obilic lands with a light punch inside.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obilic cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Obilic pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic misses with a body punch.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obilic dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Obilic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic blocking some punches.
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Obilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obilic.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Milos Obilic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Obilic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obilic misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obilic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obilic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Obilic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obilic connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux's belly button to the back.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux walks into a stiff left hand from Obilic.

Obilic gets a clinch.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Obilic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Obilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic lands a right hand.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milos Obilic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Obilic is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Obilic.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Obilic cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Obilic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
A short left from Obilic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obilic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Obilic lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Obilic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obilic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Milos Obilic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Obilic cracks Thibodeaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Obilic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obilic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Obilic has Thibodeaux up against the ropes in a clinch.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obilic is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Obilic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obilic.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Obilic.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Obilic pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Obilic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obilic is working Thibodeaux over against the ropes.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Obilic.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Obilic lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands with a light punch inside.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Obilic.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Obilic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obilic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Obilic! Milos Obilic retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Milos Obilic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.