PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 283 p4p, 302 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 42 p4p, 44 weight class). Le Franc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction. Thibodeaux Jr. has chosen Rags2Riches as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le Franc
vs
Thibodeaux Jr.

184 cm
33
205
19 - 16 - 0

191 cm
28
205
25 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

Conviction
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Le Franc has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux Jr..
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Franc thinking.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Franc misses with a hook

and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a crisp right hand that drops Le Franc! Thibodeaux Jr. lets Le Franc back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Le Franc is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a jab when Thibodeaux Jr. was well out of range.
Le Franc misses with a right hand

and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice right hand that sends Le Franc toppling to the canvas! Le Franc scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?!
Oh Le Franc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Franc seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a left to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks the leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Franc.
A head kick from Le Franc lands but Thibodeaux Jr. takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Franc throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le Franc misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Le Franc is predictable there
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Franc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a right hand from hell and Le Franc is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
After the fight, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.