PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 3775 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Taz FeoTeo (ranked 464 p4p, 222 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
FeoTeo

180 cm
20
195
4 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
190
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Conviction

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FeoTeo misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
FeoTeo scores with a nice body kick.
Thibodeaux looks to land a combination but FeoTeo avoids it well.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
letting FeoTeo counter with a right hand.

It looks like Laurenz Thibodeaux has been cut.
FeoTeo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
FeoTeo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
FeoTeo scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for FeoTeo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
FeoTeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux backing away here, and FeoTeo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
FeoTeo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
FeoTeo looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
FeoTeo misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

FeoTeo lands a big head kick that sends Thibodeaux tumbling to the mat! FeoTeo takes a step backwards and waves Thibodeaux back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thibodeaux is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux throws a jab when FeoTeo was well out of range.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibodeaux is aggressively charging in as FeoTeo backs up avoiding any damage. FeoTeo tosses out a jab and Thibodeaux runs right into it face first! Thibodeaux is out cold! FeoTeo dropped down on all fours and is barking in Thibodeaux's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz FeoTeo!
During a confident post fight interview, Taz FeoTeo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.