PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kingsley Brown (ranked 3062 p4p, 5129 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 65 p4p, 161 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brown
vs
Tharrier

196 cm
39
245
27 - 15 - 0

170 cm
32
270
21 - 32 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tharrier avoids nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Tharrier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tharrier.

It looks like Kingsley Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Tharrier backpedaling.
Tharrier throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tharrier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown lands a high kick!

It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tharrier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a shot to the body

and Tharrier counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Brown to the mat, face first! Tharrier goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Brown is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!

Kingsley Brown's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown lands a jab to Tharrier's midsection.
Brown throws a series of punches but Tharrier avoids them all with ease.
Tharrier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Thom Tharrier should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Brown catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Tharrier swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Kingsley Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Brown catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Brown.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tharrier will feel that in the morning.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tharrier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingsley Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Tharrier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Tharrier moves out of range.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Brown.
Kingsley Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Tharrier's defenses.
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!
Tharrier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kingsley Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Brown throws a series of strikes that have Tharrier backpedaling.
Tharrier dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Tharrier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tharrier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tharrier misses the target.
Kingsley Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Tharrier counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Tharrier.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tharrier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Tharrier avoids the head kick by Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tharrier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Good work by Tharrier as he checks the leg kick.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!