PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Brodeur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thatcher has chosen party and bullshit as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brodeur
vs
Thatcher

170 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Brodeur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Brodeur misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thatcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brodeur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thatcher tries to avoid it but Brodeur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thatcher to the ground. Thatcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Thatcher gets the takedown into side control.

Thatcher decides to stand back up.

Thatcher has managed to clinch.
Brodeur throws a head punch that misses.
Brodeur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thatcher just stands there and leans against the cage.

Thatcher pulls guard.

Brodeur gets to his feet. Thatcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thatcher throws a sloppy head kick and Brodeur moves out of range easily.

Brodeur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thatcher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thatcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Brodeur stands up and beckons Thatcher to his feet.

Brodeur scores with a takedown into Thatcher's guard.
Brodeur postures up in Thatcher's guard and throws a big left but Thatcher blocks it.
Brodeur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thatcher's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thatcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thatcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brodeur wants to stand but Thatcher is controlling his posture from full guard.

Brodeur stands up and waves to Thatcher to follow him.
Stevie Thatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thatcher throws a hook but Brodeur avoids it easily.
Brodeur shoots in but Thatcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Brodeur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Brodeur tries to sprawl out of it but Thatcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brodeur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thatcher wants to clinch up but Brodeur keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brodeur looking to score a takedown here. Thatcher is defending well but Brodeur drives through and ends up in Thatcher's guard.

Thatcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brodeur defends well.
Thatcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Brodeur gets to his feet. Thatcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brodeur fails with a takedown attempt.
Thatcher throws a combination. Brodeur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thatcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thatcher looks gassed!
Brodeur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thatcher counters with a two punch combo.
Brodeur fails with the takedown.

Brodeur darts in and clinches Thatcher up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brodeur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thatcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Brodeur won't allow it.

Thatcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Brodeur moves out of range.
Thatcher throws a hook but Brodeur avoids it easily.
Brodeur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brodeur scores with a hook to the body. Thatcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thatcher moves out of range as Brodeur throws a body kick.
Thatcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brodeur counters with a two punch combo.
Brodeur scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Stevie Thatcher has been cut.
Brodeur shoots for a double leg takedown but Thatcher sprawls well. He's pushed Brodeur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brodeur tries to clinch but Thatcher is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Thatcher. No joy for Brodeur on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher misses with a body kick.
Thatcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brodeur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Brodeur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thatcher keeping moving, preventing Brodeur from controlling successfully.

Brodeur stands up and waves to Thatcher to follow him.

Brodeur rushes Thatcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brodeur prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brodeur pulls guard.
Brodeur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brodeur keeping moving, preventing Thatcher from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Brodeur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Thatcher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brodeur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marc Brodeur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brodeur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Brodeur has closed the distance and engaged Thatcher in a clinch.

Brodeur gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thatcher regains guard.
Brodeur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brodeur stopping the sweep attempt from Thatcher.
Brodeur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Thatcher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brodeur passes into half guard.
Brodeur prevents Thatcher from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brodeur decides to stand up.
A leg kick checked by Thatcher.
Brodeur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Thatcher as Brodeur shoots in.
Thatcher throws a nice inside leg kick.

Brodeur gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brodeur connects with a nice short shot to Thatcher's temple.
Brodeur trying to control the pace.
Brodeur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brodeur is thwarting Thatcher's attempts to control the position.
Thatcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Brodeur wants to stand up but Thatcher has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Thatcher wants to get back to full guard.
Brodeur winds up and cracks Thatcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brodeur passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brodeur working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that Thatcher really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is squirming around, avoiding Brodeur's attempts to control the action.
Brodeur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thatcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brodeur has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brodeur landing strikes from the mount.
Marc Brodeur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thatcher is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thatcher is breathing heavily.
Brodeur tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodeur scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thatcher?

That has opened up Stevie Thatcher's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodeur prevents Thatcher from getting the reversal.

Brodeur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thatcher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thatcher tries to bench press Brodeur off him but Brodeur keeps the position.
Brodeur lands an elbow.
Brodeur working away.

Brodeur decides to stand back up. Brodeur steps back and let's Thatcher get back to his feet.
Thatcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The cut above Stevie Thatcher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thatcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thatcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Brodeur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thatcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brodeur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thatcher doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Brodeur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Thatcher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brodeur throws a series of strikes that have Thatcher backpedaling.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Brodeur avoids them all with ease.
Brodeur shoots in but Thatcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brodeur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thatcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brodeur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thatcher is looking to clinch.
Brodeur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thatcher's calf.
Brodeur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Thatcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thatcher looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brodeur has picked Thatcher up and slammed him! Thatcher can't keep hold of the triangle and Brodeur manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brodeur is working Thatcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brodeur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thatcher can do to turn this around?
Brodeur misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brodeur lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodeur trying to control the action but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Thatcher parries the strikes from Brodeur easily there. Brodeur is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thatcher to escape.
Brodeur working the body and head with strikes.
Brodeur throws an elbow but Thatcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thatcher looking for a sweep but Brodeur has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thatcher is squirming around, avoiding Brodeur's attempts to control the action.
Thatcher tries to hold on but Brodeur pushes him away.

Brodeur looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur blocks Thatcher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brodeur tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Thatcher can't escape the position.
Thatcher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brodeur avoids the attempt from Thatcher to control.
The referee warns Thatcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brodeur punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brodeur working the ground and pound effectively.
Brodeur looking to finish Thatcher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thatcher!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brodeur raining down shots from the mount!
Brodeur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thatcher is looking to escape.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brodeur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Stevie Thatcher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thatcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brodeur pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stevie Thatcher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marc Brodeur!
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