PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 1797 p4p, 5927 weight class) and Gudmar Lilja (ranked 97 p4p, 297 weight class). Gudmar Lilja will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thibodeaux
vs
Lilja

150 cm
25
140
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
140
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gudmar Lilja!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lilja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Lilja moves out of range.
Lilja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lilja counters with a stiff right hand.
Lilja keeps the fight on the outside.

Lilja clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lilja lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lilja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Lilja controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lilja.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Lilja.
Lilja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Lilja's coach down at Sprawl & Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lilja's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Lilja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Gudmar Lilja has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Lilja stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand underneath Lilja's ribcage. Lilja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lilja looks winded!
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lilja tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux gets through Lilja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lilja is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilja is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Lilja blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes Lilja against the cage. Thibodeaux is working some dirty boxing. Thibodeaux pushes off with a quick right hook! Lilja goes down! Lilja tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thibodeaux moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!