PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 5798 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Kunt Andreas (ranked 603 p4p, 511 weight class). Andreas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gikk i Bakken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thibodeaux
vs
Andreas

195 cm
18
186
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunt Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andreas.
Andreas feints and then cracks Thibodeaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux down.
Andreas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andreas thumps Thibodeaux with a low kick.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andreas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Andreas coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andreas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andreas.
Kunt Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Andreas.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Andreas manages to avoid it.
Andreas scores with a jab to the head.
Andreas misses with the body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Andreas throws a chopping leg kick but Thibodeaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andreas misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a good, hard body kick but Andreas shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thibodeaux has time to react.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andreas.
A low kick lands for Andreas.
Andreas misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Andreas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kunt Andreas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Andreas.
Andreas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body kick.
Andreas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andreas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andreas misses with a kick to the body
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreas misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andreas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andreas.
Thibodeaux's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andreas lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Andreas lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand.
Andreas staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Andreas.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas avoids a kick to the body.
Andreas thows a body kick. Thibodeaux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Andreas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andreas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andreas tests Thibodeaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kunt Andreas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Andreas.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thibodeaux might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Andreas thinks about the counter body kick.
Andreas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux at a distance.
Andreas throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeaux tries to avoid it.
Andreas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreas throws out the jab.
Andreas thows a leg kick but Thibodeaux checks it
and Andreas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas misses with a straight right.
Andreas scores with a kick to the body.
Andreas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Andreas throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Andreas lands a big right hand that sends Thibodeaux crashing to the mat! Andreas stays standing though and waves Thibodeaux back to his feet!

Thibodeaux is rocked!

It looks like August Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Andreas.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy body kick
and Andreas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreas.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Andreas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andreas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Andreas flicks out a counter leg kick but Thibodeaux steps away.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Andreas scoring well with a low kick there.

Andreas lands a big uppercut and Thibodeaux crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thibodeaux looks OK. Andreas waves Thibodeaux back to his feet!
Andreas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Andreas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Andreas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kunt Andreas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on August Thibodeaux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andreas scores with a push kick.
Andreas lands a nice looking body kick.
Andreas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thibodeaux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Andreas.

Andreas lands a big uppercut and Thibodeaux crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thibodeaux looks OK. Andreas waves Thibodeaux back to his feet!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andreas throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andreas counters with a big left hand that crumples Thibodeaux! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kunt Andreas!
Our winner, Kunt Andreas, 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.