PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 1569 p4p, 847 weight class) and Rade Franjic (ranked 201 p4p, 115 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thibodeaux
vs
Franjic

194 cm
22
265
6 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
265
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Urban Fighter
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of , Marcel Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Franjic scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franjic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franjic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Rade Franjic has been cut.
Franjic misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Franjic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Franjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Franjic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Franjic.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franjic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Marcel Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Franjic's body.
Franjic misses with a looping right.
Franjic blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franjic misses with a looping left.
Franjic misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Franjic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but Franjic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franjic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franjic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franjic takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Franjic lands an overhand right.
Franjic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thibodeaux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thibodeaux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Franjic lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franjic.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franjic.
Franjic lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Franjic's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Franjic swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Franjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux throws a quick counter head kick but Franjic was just out of range.
Franjic misses with a body punch
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Franjic.
Franjic throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Franjic punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Franjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Franjic.
Franjic cracks Thibodeaux with an open hand slap.
Franjic throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franjic jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franjic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franjic stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Franjic.
Franjic sizes up Thibodeaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franjic lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Franjic lands a big uppercut and Thibodeaux crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thibodeaux looks OK. Franjic waves Thibodeaux back to his feet!
Franjic lands a nice hook to Thibodeaux's body. Thibodeaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franjic looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franjic lands a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Franjic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rade Franjic!
A victorious Rade Franjic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.