PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 23492 p4p, 23879 weight class) and Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 596 p4p, 568 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thibodeaux
vs
Tate Iii

210 cm
32
274
21 - 16 - 1

185 cm
24
215
38 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tate Iii lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.

Thibodeaux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Thibodeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped Tate Iii in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Iii takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Curtis Tate Iii's cut even more.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tate Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thibodeaux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.

The cut above Curtis Tate Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tate Iii takes an elbow to the forehead.

Curtis Tate Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Curtis Tate Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Fortune Thibodeaux, 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.