PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 104 p4p, 466 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 22 p4p, 73 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thibodeaux
vs
Caruga

190 cm
28
215
21 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
220
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Fast

SynCity Fightwear
HELLBENT

HELLBENT

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 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.

Thibodeaux instigates a clinch.
Caruga jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Caruga around his waist. Caruga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caruga is trying to stall.
Caruga jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Caruga around his waist. Caruga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Caruga fails to pull guard.
Karockas Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Caruga.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caruga backwards.
Caruga tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux holds him up against the cage and eventually Caruga drops back down to his feet.
Caruga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caruga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thibodeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thibodeaux.
Caruga jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Caruga around his waist. Caruga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Caruga's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Caruga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Caruga struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Thibodeaux working Caruga over with knees to the body.
Caruga looks winded!
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand underneath Caruga's ribcage. Caruga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand underneath Caruga's ribcage. Caruga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux works on Caruga's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes Caruga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caruga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caruga takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Caruga's ribcage.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux works on Caruga's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caruga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Stevo Caruga has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Caruga is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Thibodeaux.
Caruga is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux pushes Caruga against the cage. Thibodeaux is working some dirty boxing. Thibodeaux pushes off with a quick right hook! Caruga goes down! Caruga 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 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
A victorious Karockas Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.