PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Venda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Venda looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Thibodeaux
vs
Venda

190 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Venda!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Venda's ribcage.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hugo Venda has been cut.
Venda looks gassed!
Venda is trying to force a seperation but Thibodeaux has the dominant position.
Venda is trying to maintain a safe position but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and turns Venda into the cage.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux drops down looking for an ankle pick but Venda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Venda throws a sloppy head kick and Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.

Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Venda in a clinch.
Venda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Thibodeaux has picked Venda up - he's going for a ride! Thibodeaux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Thibodeaux seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Venda is looking for a sweep. Thibodeaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thibodeaux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Thibodeaux seems content to control.
Thibodeaux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thibodeaux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thibodeaux decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Thibodeaux drops Venda with a nice combination! Thibodeaux dives into Venda's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thibodeaux stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Thibodeaux scores with a takedown into Venda's guard.
Thibodeaux sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Thibodeaux decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Venda, up you get!
Hugo Venda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Thibodeaux scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux happy to just control the position for now.

Thibodeaux in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Venda is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rad Thibodeaux !