PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 1804 p4p, 2036 weight class) and Santiago Santos (ranked 100 p4p, 107 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Thibodeaux
vs
Santos

194 cm
27
284
11 - 8 - 0

200 cm
25
275
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Santos.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.

It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.

Thibodeaux closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Santos tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Santos pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux looking to stall.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Santos pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Santos lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Santos.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
A hook to the body from Santos.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Thibodeaux is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws a big uppercut that drops Thibodeaux! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thibodeaux lies dazed against the cage as Santos celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos!