PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 23401 p4p, 23005 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 260 p4p, 268 weight class). Mudo has chosen Rise-Disturbed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thibodeaux
vs
Mudo

218 cm
27
274
23 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
300
2 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudo swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Mudo.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mudo throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Mudo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Mudo misses

and Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Thibodeaux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mudo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mudo.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mudos head.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Mudo throws out a leg kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range and Mudo only half commits.
Thibodeaux throws a quick counter head kick but Mudo was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudo clobbers Thibodeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mudo throws a lazy head kick

and Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudo misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mudo's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Mudo.
Mudo swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Mudo misses its intended target.
Mudo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thibodeaux.
Some bone on bone action there as Thibodeaux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Toa Mudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudo misses with a hook.
Mudo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thibodeaux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thibodeaux.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes Mudo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mudo.
Mudo pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mudo looks winded!
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mudo or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mudo catches Thibodeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mudo throws a right hand that misses

and Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mudo.
Mudo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Mudo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
A right hand to the body from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Mudo's head.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Mudo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mudo's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the side of Mudo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Mudo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mudo's gas tank.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Imagine Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imagine Thibodeaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Mudo tries to get set, Thibodeaux tries to push him back and clinch up but Mudo manages to avoid the attempt.
Mudo throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Mudo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mudo.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mudo misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a leg kick.
Mudo misses with a left hand

and Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux cracks Mudo with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux.
A body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Mudo is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mudo or not.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Imagine Thibodeaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Mudo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mudo's gas tank.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Mudo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mudo throws a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Mudo badly! Thibodeaux follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Mudo out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Thibodeaux finished him against the ropes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Imagine Thibodeaux!
During a confident post fight interview, Imagine Thibodeaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.