PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 2171 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Mustafa McBeth (ranked 279 p4p, 263 weight class). Mustafa McBeth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thibodeaux
vs
McBeth

188 cm
30
207
12 - 8 - 0

200 cm
27
210
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mustafa McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from McBeth both land. Nice combination.
McBeth misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McBeth lands an overhand right.
McBeth works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
McBeth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBeth.
McBeth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McBeth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBeth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBeth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBeth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McBeth misses.
McBeth takes one to the side of the head.
McBeth lands with an uppercut that bounces Thibodeaux off the cage and back into range.
Thibodeaux moves forwards but McBeth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from McBeth misses.
McBeth scores with a jab.
McBeth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McBeth works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by McBeth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McBeth.
McBeth throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
McBeth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from McBeth.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBeth. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
McBeth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McBeth misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
McBeth scores with a one two! Thibodeaux had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mustafa McBeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by McBeth.
McBeth misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Mustafa McBeth has been cut.
McBeth swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Thibodeaux counters with a nice right hand that sends McBeth toppling to the canvas! McBeth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux finish him?!

McBeth is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBeth looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from McBeth.
McBeth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux.
McBeth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth misses the jab.
Thibodeaux throws a big counter combination but McBeth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McBeth connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from McBeth.
McBeth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thibodeaux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A shot to the body from McBeth misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
McBeth connects with a body shot.
McBeth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
McBeth throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
McBeth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa McBeth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustafa McBeth'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.

McBeth scores with a nice head shot.
Darius Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBeth throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBeth moves away.
McBeth slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
McBeth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of McBeth's head but McBeth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McBeth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when McBeth was well out of range.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from McBeth.
It looked like Thibodeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by McBeth.
McBeth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McBeth moves into range and connects with a jab.
McBeth lands a jab.
McBeth throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mustafa McBeth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McBeth's corner calls for a 1-2. McBeth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thibodeaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBeth lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
McBeth connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux's belly button to the back.
McBeth throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McBeth.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McBeth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thibodeaux defending well as McBeth loads up on a big left hand.
McBeth scores with a jab.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McBeth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
McBeth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBeth lands a really nice looking cross but Thibodeaux seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from McBeth.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McBeth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
McBeth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by McBeth as he connects with a hook.
McBeth cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
McBeth jabs Thibodeaux right on the nose. Thibodeaux blinks but takes it well.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
McBeth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
McBeth misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a quick counter head kick but McBeth was just out of range.
McBeth throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McBeth throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from McBeth.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBeth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McBeth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBeth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa McBeth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mustafa McBeth's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Thibodeaux scores with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by McBeth. Beautiful body shot.
McBeth thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McBeth lands with a straight right. Thibodeaux didn't see that one coming.
McBeth scores with a sloppy right hand. Thibodeaux should have avoided that one.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBeth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBeth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Thibodeaux is rocked!
McBeth misses with a straight right.
McBeth lands with a good body shot.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McBeth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McBeth works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
McBeth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBeth misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBeth.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
McBeth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by McBeth.
McBeth throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBeth thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux drops his hands momentarily and McBeth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBeth moves away.
McBeth missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McBeth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBeth. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mustafa McBeth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and McBeth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McBeth connects with a single shot there.
McBeth lands a right hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on McBeth's shoulder, as McBeth tries to avoid the shot.
McBeth with a nice cross.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
letting McBeth counter with a right hand.
McBeth misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but McBeth manages to avoid it.
McBeth cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Thibodeaux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McBeth lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thibodeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thibodeaux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBeth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux at a distance.
McBeth connects with a jab.
McBeth jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McBeth lands a slapping body shot.
McBeth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mustafa McBeth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McBeth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa McBeth!
Mustafa McBeth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.