PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 3685 p4p, 5073 weight class) and Raja Ramirez (ranked 438 p4p, 535 weight class). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raja Ramirez's chin.

Thibodeaux Jr.
vs
Ramirez

191 cm
17
223
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
220
8 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raja Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.

Ramirez drives through and clinches with Thibodeaux Jr. against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux Jr.'s face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux Jr. leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a left hand.

It looks like Raja Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.

Thibodeaux Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez wants to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. pushes him away.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Raja Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramirez's head.

That has opened up Raja Ramirez's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a straight left.
Ramirez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at For Pride and Prodigies in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. pushes him off.

Thibodeaux Jr. tries to keep at a distance but Ramirez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux Jr. leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr., against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux Jr. has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.

Raja Ramirez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.