PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tharis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning down the house. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tharis
vs
Stein

188 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
32
270 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA ANIMAL

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tharis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharis avoids the head kick by Stein.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tharis clinches up against the cage.
Tharis can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Tharis tries to land knees in the clinch but Stein avoids the damage to the body.
Stein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tharis tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharis pushes off an throws an elbow but Stein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tharis tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tharis up against the cage.
Tharis with a knee to the head.
Stein tries a body shot but Tharis blocks it.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein prevents a body shot from Tharis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tharis.
Tharis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stein avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tharis.
Stein tries to work over Tharis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tharis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tharis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tharis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tharis blocks a body shot from Stein.
Tharis swings wildly with an uppercut but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Tharis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Tharis on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tharis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tharis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stein managing to block the knees to the body from Tharis.
Tharis misses with the head strike.
Tharis tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharis misses with a punch to the body.
Stein dodges an elbow strike from Tharis.
Tharis working aggressively here.
Tharis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tharis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tharis.
Stein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein blocks a body shot from Tharis.
Tharis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tharis lands with a light punch inside.
Stein takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharis misses with a punch to the body.
Tharis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tharis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stein takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tharis gets through Stein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tharis obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tharis.
Tharis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
A knee to the head by Tharis.

It looks like John Stein has been cut.
Tharis lands with a left to the head.
Tharis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tharis landing knees to the body.
Tharis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tharis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tharis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Tharis misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tharis lands a knee to the head.
Tharis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tharis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Tharis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Stein's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tharis rushes Stein and presses him up against the cage.
Tharis scores a nice knee to the body.
Tharis crunches a lovely knee into Stein's ribcage.
Tharis lands an elbow inside that Stein shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jon Tharis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tharis lands a hook that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Tharis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Tharis as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tharis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tharis lands a big knee! That's hurt Stein! Oh, he's all over the place! Tharis lands another knee that sends Stein to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Tharis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jon Tharis thanked MMA ANIMAL for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).