PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich comes into the arena with Meat Plow blaring out of the sound system. Rad Thibodeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Kulich's chin.

Kulich
vs
Thibodeaux

177 cm
23
183 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

190 cm
25
174 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kulich closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.

Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulich finish him?
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux looks gassed!
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kulich.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulich misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Kulich's ribcage.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux working Kulich over with knees to the body.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rad Thibodeaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thibodeaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Kulich.
Kulich misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kulich counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Kulich moves into the clinch.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulich's defenses.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich gets through Thibodeaux 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kulich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
A short left from Kulich.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thibodeaux is trying to stall.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Rad Thibodeaux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rad Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kulich avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulich checks a leg kick.
Kulich misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a series of strikes. Kulich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thibodeaux takes one on the button.

Kulich clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Kulich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Kulich won't want to take too many of those.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
A short right from Kulich.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Kulich misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux s head.
A short left from Kulich.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich works on Thibodeaux 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux s head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Kulich.
Kulich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mark Kulich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rad Thibodeaux .
Well Thibodeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rad Thibodeaux !