PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demassive Thibodeaux (ranked 2969 p4p, 2840 weight class) and Cody Dillon (ranked 321 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thibodeaux
vs
Dillon

206 cm
25
274
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demassive Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Dillon misses with an uppercut
and Dillon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillon swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Dillon.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
Dillon dips to his left and cracks Thibodeaux with an uppercut!
Thibodeaux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dillon misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillon throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Dillon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Cody Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillon.

Dillon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Dillon avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillon.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillon has Thibodeaux pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dillon blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Dillon.
Dillon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dillon 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon trying to stall but Thibodeaux improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thibodeaux as Dillon tries to tie him up.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dillon tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thibodeaux has Dillon pressed against the cage, preventing Dillon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dillon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dillon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Dillon tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Dillon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
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!
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dillon backwards.

Dillon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillon misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
Dillon throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Dillon moved out of range nicely.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dillon throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Dillon.
A big left from Dillon misses.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Dillon saw that one coming.
Thibodeaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Dillon's body.
Dillon throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillon lands with a hook. Thibodeaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Demassive Thibodeaux has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillon throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillon throws out the jab.
Dillon moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Dillon was well out of range.
Thibodeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dillon misses with a looping left.
Dillon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Dillon tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillon moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demassive Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demassive Thibodeaux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dillon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Dillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillon throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Dillon misses.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Dillon loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Dillon tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demassive Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillon misses with a hook.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Dillon misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Dillon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dillon throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Dillon ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Thibodeaux.
Dillon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Dillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Dillon blocks it.
Dillon misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a right hand
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
Dillon misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dillon is rocked!
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dillon is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
BAM! Thibodeaux delivers a spinning backfist that drops Dillon like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Demassive Thibodeaux!