PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 3508 p4p, 4833 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 129 p4p, 96 weight class). Erikson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gåte - Statt Opp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tharrier
vs
Erikson

170 cm
30
270
20 - 29 - 0

199 cm
33
256
26 - 21 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson lands with a nice body punch.
Tharrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Erikson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Erikson works Tharrier's body with a nice hook.
Erikson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Erikson counters with a straight right hand.
Erikson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erikson misses with a wild body shot.
Tharrier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
Tharrier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erikson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tharrier. Tharrier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Erikson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erikson moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
Erikson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tharrier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tharrier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erikson scores with a push kick.
Erikson lands a lovely overhand right.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Erikson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier misses with a body shot
and Erikson counters with an inside leg kick.
Erikson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Erikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Erikson ducked under it nicely.
Erikson cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Erikson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Erikson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erikson.
Erikson connects with a looping right hand.
Erikson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Erikson needs to keep his hands up - Tharrier had a free shot at his head there.
Tharrier throws a body punch but Erikson moves out of range.
Tharrier thows a leg kick but Erikson checks it
and Erikson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Erikson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tharrier off the ropes and back into range.
Erikson with the inside leg kick.
Tharrier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erikson connects with a body shot.
Erikson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Erikson clinches up with Tharrier and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tharrier is trying to push Erikson away but Erikson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erikson tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Erikson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tharrier breaks the clinch.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.

Erikson has managed to clinch.
Erikson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier lands with a right to the head.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Erikson.
Tharrier takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier pushes Erikson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tharrier is trying to break free.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Erikson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tharrier lands a right hand.
Erikson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tharrier's face.
Erikson has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Erikson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tharrier is breathing heavily.
A short left from Erikson.
A short right from Erikson on the inside.
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!
Erikson pushes Tharrier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier tries to break free but Erikson pushes him back against the ropes.
Erikson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the ropes.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Erikson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erikson looking to throw knees to the head but Tharrier is blocking nicely.
Tharrier managing to block the knees to the body from Erikson.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Erikson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Erikson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Erikson.
Erikson scores with a knee to the head.
Erikson lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Erikson dominated that 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.

Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot
and Erikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erikson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
Jon Erikson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Tharrier misses
and Erikson counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Tharrier's belly button to the back.
Erikson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Erikson.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Erikson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tharrier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erikson is out of range and Tharrier settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Erikson slips a straight right by Tharrier.
Tharrier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Erikson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erikson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Tharrier as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Erikson darts in and clinches Tharrier up against the ropes.
Erikson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erikson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erikson.
Erikson lands a nice knee to the body.
Erikson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Erikson tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Erikson lands with a light punch inside.
Erikson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tharrier takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Erikson drops Tharrier with a big knee! Will Tharrier beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Tharrier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erikson.
Erikson scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Erikson.
Erikson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erikson! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Erikson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Erikson finds it's way through Tharrier's defenses.
Erikson catches Tharrier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erikson with a jab.
Tharrier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erikson is looking to slow Tharrier down with leg kicks.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Erikson connects with a crisp jab.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erikson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tharrier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Erikson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharrier misses with an uppercut. Erikson saw that one coming.
Tharrier walks into a stiff left hand from Erikson.
Erikson lands a head shot.
A solid body kick from Erikson.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tharrier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Erikson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Erikson connects with a body shot that sends Tharrier's belly button to the back.
Erikson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tharrier.
Tharrier takes a swing at Erikson's ribcage but misses.
Erikson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Erikson.
Erikson with a nice cross.
Tharrier lands a jab.
Erikson slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Erikson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Erikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tharrier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tharrier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Erikson.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Erikson - just one landing.
Tharrier tries to move into range but Erikson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erikson connects with a body shot.
Erikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier throws a looping overhand right but Erikson ducks down to avoid it.
Erikson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Erikson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Erikson.
Danga de danga de dang - Erikson scores with a four punch combination!
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Erikson!
Erikson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tharrier at a distance.
Erikson lunges at Tharrier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tharrier's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Erikson connects with a single shot there.
Erikson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Erikson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Erikson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier misses with a looping right.
Tharrier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crunch! Erikson slams his shin into Tharrier's torso.
Erikson lands a nice hook to Tharrier's body. Tharrier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Erikson scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erikson throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Erikson. Beautiful body shot.
Erikson cracks Tharrier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the body
and Erikson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Erikson counters with a left to the body.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erikson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Erikson lands a jab.
Erikson with the inside leg kick.
Tharrier connects with a leg kick.
Erikson feints and then cracks Tharrier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Erikson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tharrier tries to score with a low kick but Erikson moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Tharrier.
Erikson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erikson tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tharrier misses with a looping right.
Erikson cracks Tharrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erikson feints a counter leg kick.
Tharrier's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tharrier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Tharrier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erikson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Erikson throws a shot to the body.
Tharrier swings for the body but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.
Erikson connects with a leg kick.
Erikson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erikson slips a straight right by Tharrier.
Tharrier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erikson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Erikson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erikson clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tharrier misses the body punch
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erikson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tharrier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erikson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there

and Erikson counters by moving into the clinch.
Tharrier is trying to maintain a safe position but Erikson gets an underhook and turns Tharrier into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tharriers head.
Jon Erikson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Erikson.
Tharrier managing to block the knees to the body from Erikson.
Erikson crunches a lovely knee into Tharrier's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Erikson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Erikson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tharrier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Erikson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
Erikson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Erikson.
Erikson lands with a right to the head.
Erikson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tharrier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Erikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Erikson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erikson presses Tharrier against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erikson scores a nice knee to the body.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tharrier's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Erikson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erikson.
A short body shot lands from Erikson as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Erikson as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Erikson.
Erikson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but Tharrier blocks it.
Erikson lands an uppercut.
Erikson crunches a lovely knee into Tharrier's ribcage.
Erikson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Erikson pushes Tharrier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Erikson.
Erikson is leaning against Tharrier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson lands a knee to the head.
Erikson is working Tharrier over against the ropes.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Erikson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Erikson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jon Erikson!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jon Erikson!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jon Erikson!

Jon Erikson wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jon Erikson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.