PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Warhol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thibodeaux
vs
Warhol

190 cm
22
174 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Warhol!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thibodeaux pushes Warhol up against the cage in a clinch.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Warhol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warhol looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Warhol's ribcage.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
Warhol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warhol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Warhol avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Warhol fails to pull guard.
Warhol fails to pull guard.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warhol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warhol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warhol jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thibodeaux walks away with a smile on his face. Warhol gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rad Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Warhol.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up but Warhol circles away and keeps his distance.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warhol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux there.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Warhol's front leg but catches the back leg as Warhol tries to avoid it.

Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Warhol in a clinch.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux has Warhol pushed against the cage.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Warhol takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warhol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Warhol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Thibodeaux thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warhol takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Warhol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warhol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warhol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rad Thibodeaux dominated that round.
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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thibodeaux , right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warhol can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warhol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thibodeaux . That's going to slow Warhol down.
Thibodeaux scoring well with a low kick there.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick. Warhol smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
A bit of stalling here from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Warhol fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warhol is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Warhol avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warhol.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warhol.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warhol avoids it.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Warhol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Good work by Warhol as he checks the leg kick.
Warhol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rad Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Warhol.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warhol.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Warhol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warhol fails to pull guard.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warhol is defending well for now.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warhol jumps guard but Thibodeaux stands there with Warhol around his waist. Warhol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warhol tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux holds him up against the cage and eventually Warhol drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warhol in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warhol avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Warhol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Warhol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thibodeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warhol is defending well for now.
Warhol fails to pull guard.
Warhol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux working Warhol over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warhol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warhol.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Warhol's ribcage.
Warhol managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rad Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thibodeaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warhol.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
Warhol fails with a takedown attempt.
Rad Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warhol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick which misses Warhol's front leg but catches the back leg as Warhol tries to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warhol backs up against the cage.

It looks like Matt Warhol has been cut.
A lazy left from Thibodeaux finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thibodeaux . That's going to slow Warhol down.

Thibodeaux moves into range and clinches up with Warhol.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Warhol won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warhol avoids it.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Warhol avoids the damage to the body.
Warhol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rad Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Warhol.
Warhol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thibodeaux .
Rad Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thibodeaux .
The crowd cheers as Thibodeaux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Warhol doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thibodeaux swinging wildly here.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Rad Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warhol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thibodeaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Warhol, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thibodeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warhol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thibodeaux 's waist but Thibodeaux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warhol off to one side.
Thibodeaux with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warhol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.

Thibodeaux pushes Warhol up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warhol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warhol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thibodeaux working Warhol over with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matt Warhol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warhol takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rad Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rad Thibodeaux !