PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Thibault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Tweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thibault
vs
Tweet

190 cm
20
203 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Thibault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Tweet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibault fails to land with a series of punches.
Tweet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thibault counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibault takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tweet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibault counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibault fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibault throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tweet tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thibault counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thibault looking to pass the guard.
Thibault throwing strikes from guard but Tweet blocks nicely.
Thibault working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thibault trying to control but Tweet is working from the bottom.
Tweet controls Thibault momentarily but Thibault frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibault won't allow Tweet to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibault throwing strikes from guard but Tweet blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Tweet.
Thibault showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tweet.
Tweet tries to clinch
enabling Thibault to counter with a crisp jab.
Tweet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thibault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thibault wants to get back to striking at distance but Tweet won't allow it.
Thibault tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thibault is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tweet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibault tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweet is trying to maintain a safe position but Thibault gets an underhook and turns Tweet into the cage.
Thibault drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tweet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Thibault. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thibault throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibault tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tweet smiles and moves away.
Thibault shoots in for a double leg but Tweet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tweet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tweet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tweet tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thibault counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tweet!
Thibault is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tweet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibault lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibault is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tweet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thibault looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tweet is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tweet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tweet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tweet tries to free his leg and advance position but Thibault is retaining full guard.
Thibault throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Thibault can't keep his opponent in guard - Tweet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tweet is thwarting Thibault's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibault is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tweet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thibault is breathing heavily.
Thibault tries to get to full guard but Tweet has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Tweet.
Tweet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thibault is pressing down on Tweet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tweet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tweet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibault is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thibault working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Thibault dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tweet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tweet tries to bum rush Thibault with a series of wild strikes but Thibault uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibault misses with a wild combination.
Tweet tries to clinch

and Thibault counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thibault loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tweet keeping moving, preventing Thibault from controlling successfully.
Thibault stops Tweet from standing up.
Thibault trying to control the position from guard on top but Tweet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thibault is looking to advance position but Tweet has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibault is working to get back to half guard.
Tweet wants to control the pace but Thibault is squirming around nicely.
Thibault is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thibault gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tweet is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thibault tries to roll over but Tweet keeps him under control.
Tweet blocks the strikes from Thibault.
Tweet wants to stand up but Thibault is controlling the position.
Tweet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibault's head.
Thibault strikes from the bottom but Tweet passes into mount!
Tweet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thibault can't escape the position.
Thibault regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibault trying to control from the bottom.
Thibault tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Tweet gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Anthony Tweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tweet tries to clinch up
and Tweet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tweet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibault counters with a left to the body.
Tweet looks to clinch

and Thibault counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thibault cracks Tweet with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibault trying to control but Tweet is working from the bottom.
Tweet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thibault stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tweet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tweet striking from the bottom.
Tweet wants to stand but Thibault is controlling the position.
Thibault postures up.
Thibault wants to pass the guard but Tweet is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tweet misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Thibault dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thibault missing with a left hand there. Tweet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tweet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thibault looks to score with a jab to the body but Tweet is just out of range.
Tweet throws a right and a left that Thibault avoids nicely.
Anthony Tweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibault circles away from the clinch attempt

and Thibault counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thibault.
Thibault looking to sit in guard and control but Tweet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thibault trying to keep a closed guard but Tweet is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweet stopping the sweep attempt from Thibault.
Thibault is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibault keeping moving, preventing Tweet from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibault looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tweet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thibault trying to get back to full guard but Tweet takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tweet wants to control the pace but Thibault is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thibault is trying desperately to improve position.
Tweet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thibault is looking to get to half guard.
Tweet trying to control but Thibault is having none of it.
Tweet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweet trying to control but Thibault is having none of it.
Henri Thibault overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thibault is looking to improve his position but Tweet isn't that keen on the idea.
Tweet avoids the attempt from Thibault to control.
Tweet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tweet prevents Thibault from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anthony Tweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tweet wants to control the pace but Thibault is squirming around nicely.
Thibault wants to hold on but Tweet pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tweet wants to control the pace but Thibault is squirming around nicely.
Thibault wants to hold on but Tweet pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Thibault showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thibault, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Thibault!