PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 22991 p4p, 23157 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 221 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thibodeaux
vs
Talbain

210 cm
32
274
19 - 16 - 1

210 cm
30
287
11 - 18 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Talbain.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Talbain's ribs.

Thibodeaux has managed to clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Talbain misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux has Talbain pressed against the ropes, preventing Talbain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thibodeaux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Talbain.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Talbain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Talbain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thibodeaux has him pressed against the ropes.
Talbain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.

Talbain is rocked!
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Talbain seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talbain working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Jon Talbain's cut even more.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux keeps control of Talbain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a massive elbow that rocks Talbain's head back - Talbain crumples to the floor and this one is all over! Not often you see a KO via an elbow but that was a huge shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Fortune Thibodeaux!
An out of breath Fortune Thibodeaux thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.