PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manilo Namilo (ranked 4467 p4p, 4994 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 510 p4p, 547 weight class). Imagine Thibodeaux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Namilo
vs
Thibodeaux

199 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

218 cm
18
274
2 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manilo Namilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Namilo moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Namilo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Namilo backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from Namilo.
Namilo tries to circle away but Thibodeaux has him pinned against the ropes.
Namilo is trying to push Thibodeaux away but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Namilo.

Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a quick inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Namilo.
Namilo wants to break free but Thibodeaux has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux can't break the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Namilo has him pinned against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Namilo.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namilo is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes.
Namilo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thibodeaux is leaning against Namilo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Namilo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Namilo blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Namilo is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Namilo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Namilo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Imagine Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
Imagine Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Namilo tries to clinch up
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Namilo moves out of range easily.
Namilo is looking to clinch.
Namilo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Imagine Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Namilo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Namilo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux keeps control of Namilo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Namilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Namilo blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Namilo backwards.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Namilo trying to control the position but instead, Thibodeaux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Namilo into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Namilo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Namilo.
Namilo misses with a body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a big head kick but Namilo shrugs it off.
Namilo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Namilo takes the fight into the clinch.
Namilo is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Namilo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Namilo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thibodeaux up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Namilos head.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namilo wants to get back to striking at distance but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Namilo can't break the clinch.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Namilo blocks an uppercut.
Namilo is trying to push Thibodeaux away but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Namilo wants to break free but Thibodeaux has control.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Namilo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Namilo blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux has Namilo pressed against the ropes, preventing Namilo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Namilo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Namilo throws an elbow but misses.
Namilo wants to break free but Thibodeaux has control.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Imagine Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thibodeaux.
Namilo lands with a cross.
Namilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Namilo ducks right into an uppercut from Thibodeaux.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a cross.
Namilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Namilo swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Namilo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Namilo throws a big counter combination but Thibodeaux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Namilo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manilo Namilo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Namilo throws a series of strikes that have Thibodeaux backpedaling.

It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Namilo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Namilo throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Namilo misses with a two punch combination.
Thibodeaux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Namilo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Imagine Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Namilo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namilo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thibodeaux with the inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a head kick. Namilo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Namilo moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Namilo controls his hands.
Namilo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Namilo is trying to break free.
Namilo is trying to push Thibodeaux away but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Namilo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Namilo is trying to push Thibodeaux away but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Imagine Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imagine Thibodeaux!
A less than humble Imagine Thibodeaux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.