PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr (ranked 3035 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Raja Ramirez (ranked 388 p4p, 520 weight class). Raja Ramirez is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thibodeaux Jr
vs
Ramirez

197 cm
19
214
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
220
5 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramirez.

Ramirez pushes Thibodeaux Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Thibodeaux Jr is breathing heavily.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux Jr shrugs off.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux Jr blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez gets through Thibodeaux Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramirez.

It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr has been cut.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux Jr's ribcage. Thibodeaux Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a damaging elbow.
Ramirez tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux Jr's ribcage. Thibodeaux Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux Jr.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez is leaning against Thibodeaux Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux Jr.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.
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!
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeaux Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr backwards.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.

Thibodeaux Jr is rocked!
Ramirez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Thibodeaux Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez is controlling Thibodeaux Jr's neck. Ramirez unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Thibodeaux Jr goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raja Ramirez!
A victorious Raja Ramirez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.