PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19761 p4p, 23080 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 529 p4p, 526 weight class). Patrick Chaelsson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chaelsson
vs
Thibodeaux

185 cm
46
270
56 - 24 - 2

210 cm
35
274
27 - 17 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 56 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Thibodeaux clinches.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.

It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thibodeaux closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Thibodeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Chaelsson dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux taking a breather.
Chaelsson working Thibodeaux over with knees to the body.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Chaelsson shrugs off.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaelsson prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thibodeaux looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.

Thibodeaux clinches.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux pushes Chaelsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Thibodeaux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Chaelsson 's eye.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Chaelsson shrugs off.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux cracks Chaelsson with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Chaelsson drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Chaelsson isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Thibodeaux struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Thibodeaux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Fortune Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Fortune Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Patrick Chaelsson had this to say: 'WTF???'.