Flair 113 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 22732 p4p, 22887 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 263 p4p, 256 weight class). Jon Talbain is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thibodeaux
vs
Talbain

210 cm
39
274
37 - 17 - 1

210 cm
36
287
19 - 27 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Talbain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Thibodeaux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Talbain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Talbain misses with a takedown attempt - Thibodeaux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Thibodeaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Talbain takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbain can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talbain up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talbain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thibodeaux walks away with a smile on his face. Talbain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Talbain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Talbain misses with a takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talbain's head.
A head kick misses from Talbain.
Talbain shoots for a takedown but Thibodeaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux is pressed up against the ropes. Talbain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thibodeaux down to the mat. Thibodeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick!
Talbain fails to land the takedown.

Talbain gets tackled into the ropes by Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux maintains the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Talbain wants to break free but Thibodeaux has control.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Jon Talbain's cut even more.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talbain's defenses.

Talbain is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped Talbain in his tracks for a moment.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?

The cut above Jon Talbain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Thibodeaux lands a vicious elbow to the side of Talbain's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Thibodeaux tries to finish him with strikes but Talbain still seems able to defend himself so Thibodeaux steps back and lets Talbain get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Talbain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talbain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thibodeaux is fending him off so far but Talbain persists. Nope, Thibodeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
Talbain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thibodeaux. Talbain shrugs it off though.
Talbain seems to have recovered his senses.

Thibodeaux rushes Talbain and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.

Jon Talbain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talbain jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Talbain! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Thibodeaux is unloading with more strikes now! Talbain drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Fortune Thibodeaux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19399 p4p, 22811 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 547 p4p, 491 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chaelsson
vs
Camacho

185 cm
50
270
64 - 26 - 2

190 cm
38
210
18 - 28 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 64 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho throws a lazy head kick

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Camacho didn't expect that.
Camacho wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chaelsson is now in half guard.

Chaelsson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho tries to clinch

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho looking to control but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Camacho is looking to get back to full guard here but Chaelsson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Camacho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Chaelsson stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes a swing at Chaelsson's ribcage but misses.
Chaelsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Camacho misses with an uppercut

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Camacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chaelsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Chaelsson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Camacho.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Camacho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaelsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.

Chaelsson stands up and waves to Camacho to follow him.
Camacho misses with an uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chaelsson gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
Camacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Camacho to join him on the feet.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaelsson moves away.
Chaelsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camacho sprawls and moves away.
Camacho gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.

Chaelsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but Chaelsson shows good takedown defense.
Chaelsson feinted with a counter takedown.
Camacho misses with the body kick

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chaelsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Camacho doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patrick Chaelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
Camacho looking to control but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camacho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Chaelsson passes into side control!
Camacho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chaelsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Chaelsson stands up.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Camacho get back to his feet.

Camacho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chaelsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Chaelsson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho throws a lazy head kick

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.
Camacho tries to improve position but can't.
Camacho looks winded!

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho has his takedown stuffed

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Chaelsson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Camacho moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away

and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Camacho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chaelsson uses it to pass to side control.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Camacho to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Camacho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Chaelsson kicks Camacho off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
That's time! Chaelsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Camacho throws a head kick that misses

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Camacho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chaelsson uses it to pass to side control.

Chaelsson stands up and beckons Camacho to his feet.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Camacho didn't expect that.

Chaelsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Camacho, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.

Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Camacho swings away with a body shot that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.

Chaelsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses the body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chaelsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Camacho fails with the takedown

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chaelsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Camacho connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho looking to control but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Camacho is breathing heavily.

Chaelsson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Patrick Chaelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.

Chaelsson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camacho!

Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick

and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.

Chaelsson stands up from Camacho's guard - Chaelsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Camacho throws a combination that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Camacho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chaelsson uses it to pass to side control.

Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Camacho tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaelsson gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
Camacho lands with a shot to the body.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Camacho misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Camacho wants to clinch

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Camacho didn't expect that.

Chaelsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Camacho tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Camacho to his feet.
Camacho misses the body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camacho!

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Camacho get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a body shot

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Chaelsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Camacho to stand up.
Camacho tries to clinch

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patrick Chaelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Chaelsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Camacho, up you get!
Camacho throws a combination that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Camacho didn't expect that.

Camacho is working an open guard so Chaelsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Camacho has his takedown stuffed

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chaelsson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.

Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Camacho throws a head kick that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
A head kick by Camacho misses

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.

Chaelsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Camacho, up you get!
Camacho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chaelsson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Camacho throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chaelsson gets to his feet. Camacho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Camacho misses with a takedown

and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Camacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaelsson stands up and waves to Camacho to follow him.
Camacho doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Chaelsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Camacho throws a head kick that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chaelsson gets to his feet. Camacho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Camacho throws a body kick that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Camacho has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chaelsson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chaelsson!

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Camacho get back to his feet.
Macho Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Chaelsson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A head kick by Camacho misses

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chaelsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Camacho darts in trying to clinch

and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camacho's guard.

Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chaelsson passes into side control.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho wants to clinch

so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chaelsson stands and steps away. Camacho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Chaelsson stands and steps away. Camacho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Camacho fights it but they end up in guard.

Camacho looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chaelsson has picked Camacho up and slammed him! Camacho can't keep hold of the triangle and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control!

Chaelsson stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camacho!
Patrick Chaelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.

Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho has his takedown stuffed

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.

Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Camacho misses the body punch

and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camacho!

Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Camacho get back to his feet.
Camacho has his takedown stuffed

and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Chaelsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Camacho to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camacho won't be happy with that.

Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Camacho fails with the takedown

and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaelsson, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Patrick Chaelsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23062 p4p, 22935 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 532 p4p, 529 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tate Iii
vs
Crusader

185 cm
30
215
52 - 15 - 0

182 cm
36
200
9 - 29 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader wants to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tate Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Tate Iii.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate Iii digs a good body shot into Crusader 's ribs.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Oooooh!!! Tate Iii has knocked Crusader down with a huge combo! Tate Iii steps away and waves a wobbly Crusader back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Crusader is rocked!

It looks like Righteous Crusader has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Crusader is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Iii finish him?
Crusader looks winded!
Tate Iii digs a good body shot into Crusader 's ribs.
Tate Iii is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Crusader hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii is the new light heavyweight champion!