PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kody Thibodeaux (ranked 4869 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Laurenz Thibodeaux (ranked 537 p4p, 531 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Thibodeaux
vs
Thibodeaux

188 cm
20
189
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
195
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kody Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurenz Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kody Thibodeaux catches Laurenz Thibodeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Laurenz Thibodeaux has been cut.
Kody Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Kody Thibodeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laurenz Thibodeaux's head.

Kody Thibodeaux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Laurenz Thibodeaux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kody Thibodeaux working a defensive guard but Laurenz Thibodeaux passes into half guard.
Laurenz Thibodeaux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laurenz Thibodeaux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laurenz Thibodeaux passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kody Thibodeaux avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laurenz Thibodeaux.
Kody Thibodeaux is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurenz Thibodeaux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurenz Thibodeaux controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kody Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Laurenz Thibodeaux pushes him away.

Laurenz Thibodeaux is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kody Thibodeaux can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Laurenz Thibodeaux content just to control the position here.
Kody Thibodeaux on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kody Thibodeaux tries to get out of the position.
Laurenz Thibodeaux looking to finish with strikes here!
Laurenz Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurenz Thibodeaux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kody Thibodeaux blocking the ground and pound.
Laurenz Thibodeaux punching from mount but Kody Thibodeaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Laurenz Thibodeaux looking to ground and pound but Kody Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Kody Thibodeaux holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Laurenz Thibodeaux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laurenz Thibodeaux throwing strikes here but Kody Thibodeaux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Laurenz Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laurenz Thibodeaux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laurenz Thibodeaux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Laurenz Thibodeaux throws some wild stikes that Kody Thibodeaux manages to avoid easily.
Kody Thibodeaux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laurenz Thibodeaux on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kody Thibodeaux wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kody Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Laurenz Thibodeaux pushes him away.
Kody Thibodeaux is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Laurenz Thibodeaux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laurenz Thibodeaux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laurenz Thibodeaux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laurenz Thibodeaux thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurenz Thibodeaux avoids the attempt from Kody Thibodeaux to control.
My spies in ubergym inform me that Laurenz Thibodeaux has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Laurenz Thibodeaux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Laurenz Thibodeaux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laurenz Thibodeaux unloads with some shots from mount but Kody Thibodeaux bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laurenz Thibodeaux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Laurenz Thibodeaux controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laurenz Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laurenz Thibodeaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kody Thibodeaux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laurenz Thibodeaux.
Laurenz Thibodeaux shoots for a takedown but Kody Thibodeaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Kody Thibodeaux.
Laurenz Thibodeaux closes the distance but Kody Thibodeaux moves to the side
and Kody Thibodeaux counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Kody Thibodeaux's head coaches at No Limit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kody Thibodeaux lands a jab to Laurenz Thibodeaux's midsection.
Kody Thibodeaux jabs Laurenz Thibodeaux right on the nose. Laurenz Thibodeaux blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kody Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crunch! Kody Thibodeaux slams his shin into Laurenz Thibodeaux's torso.
Kody Thibodeaux cracks Laurenz Thibodeaux with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kody Thibodeaux throws a monster overhand right that drops Laurenz Thibodeaux! Kody Thibodeaux follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kody Thibodeaux!