PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 342 p4p, 537 weight class) and Demassive Thibodeaux (ranked 45 p4p, 70 weight class). Ante Petric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Petric
vs
Thibodeaux

190 cm
30
265
16 - 6 - 0

206 cm
30
274
14 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of , Demassive Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Demassive Thibodeaux has been cut.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but Thibodeaux seems unphased.
Petric misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petric misses with a looping left.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Petric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Petric misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric with a jab.

That has opened up Demassive Thibodeaux's cut even more.
Petric defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Petric is looking to counter punch.
Petric throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Petric slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Petric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petric throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Petric misses with a hook
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Petric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.

Ante Petric's cut is getting worse.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petric throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Petric avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petric.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws a series of strikes that have Thibodeaux backpedaling.

The cut above Demassive Thibodeaux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Petric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
A counter left hand to the body from Petric misses its target.
Thibodeaux scores with a body shot.
Petric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ante Petric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot by Petric.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Petric dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Petric misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Petric there.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Petric counters with a big right hand! Oh Thibodeaux is in trouble here! Petric follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Petric!
During a confident post fight interview, Ante Petric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.