PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slimed Undies (ranked 1026 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 148 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Undies
vs
Thibodeaux

180 cm
24
190
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
195
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimed Undies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Undies misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Undies strikes.
Thibodeaux wants to counter the offense by Undies and move into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux defending well as Undies loads up on a big left hand.
Undies has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Undies jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Undies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thibodeaux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Undies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies misses with a shot to the body

and Thibodeaux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thibodeaux.

Undies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Undies defends well and Thibodeaux ends up having to push Undies into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Undies.
Thibodeaux wants to counter with a clinch but Undies pushes him away.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Undies.
Undies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Undies lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Undies misses its intended target.
Undies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Undies.
Undies misses with a lunging right hand

and Thibodeaux counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Undies!
Undies gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to control the action in half guard but Undies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thibodeaux controlling the pace.
Undies moves into full guard.
Thibodeaux throwing strikes from guard but Undies blocks nicely.
Undies on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Undies tries to get out of the position.
Thibodeaux slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thibodeaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is looking to work some ground and pound but Undies has wrist control.
Thibodeaux passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thibodeaux working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Undies is letting Thibodeaux control him for a moment.

Thibodeaux goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Undies rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thibodeaux's guard! Nice work there by Undies!

Undies gets to his feet - Thibodeaux follows without any prompting.
Undies throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Undies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Undies.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Undies.
Undies swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Undies misses with a straight right.
Undies cracks Thibodeaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Undies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thibodeaux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Undies throws a leg kick

and Thibodeaux counters with a single leg into guard. Undies didn't expect that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slimed Undies 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.

Undies looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Undies falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thibodeaux counters with a single leg into guard. Undies didn't expect that.
Undies keeping moving, preventing Thibodeaux from controlling successfully.
Thibodeaux is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies keeping moving, preventing Thibodeaux from controlling successfully.
Thibodeaux pushes down on Undies's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thibodeaux is stalling here. Undies is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thibodeaux seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Undies has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Undies stands up.
Undies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Undies. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Undies.
Thibodeaux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Undies defends it well.
Thibodeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Undies throws a low kick, looking for Thibodeaux's leg but Thibodeaux calmly moves out of range.
Thibodeaux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Undies defends it well.
Slimed Undies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Undies misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Undies strikes.
Undies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thibodeaux backs up against the cage.
Slimed Undies is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Undies misses with a hook

and Thibodeaux counters with a takedown into side control.
Thibodeaux laying and praying for a moment but Undies takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thibodeaux uses his free foot to push down on Undies's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Undies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undies is squirming around, avoiding Thibodeaux's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Thibodeaux.
Undies wants to control but Thibodeaux is having none of it.

Thibodeaux has isolated one of Undies's arms. Undies looking to fight him off but Thibodeaux twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sauvage Thibodeaux!
After winning the bout, Sauvage Thibodeaux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.