PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Murphy (ranked 1043 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 61 p4p, 62 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Molly Malone- The Dubliners. Thibodeaux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Luck of the Irish x John Lennon x Yoko Ono kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kaiden Thibodeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Murphy
vs
Thibodeaux

150 cm
26
130
5 - 0 - 0

150 cm
26
140
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thibodeaux tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thibodeaux to the ground. Thibodeaux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Thibodeaux scores with a body shot.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.

Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.

It looks like Seamus Murphy has been cut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Thibodeaux.

Murphy is rocked!
Murphy jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux - that landed with a thud.
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thibodeaux unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Murphy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thibodeaux is unloading with more strikes now! Murphy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Kaiden Thibodeaux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.