PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flip Fortuin (ranked 7272 p4p, 436 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1383 p4p, 165 weight class). Fortuin comes to the ring accompanied by You shook me all night long. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fortuin
vs
Tharrier

192 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
270 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flip Fortuin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Fortuin scores with the left hand. Tharrier knows he should have avoided that one.
Tharrier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tharrier throws a jab when Fortuin was well out of range.
Fortuin lands a jab.
Fortuin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortuin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Fortuin thows a body kick. Tharrier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fortuin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortuin connects with a jab.
Fortuin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tharrier's hands.

Fortuin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fortuin blocking some punches.
Fortuin tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier tries to break the clinch but Fortuin is controlling the position.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortuin leaning against his opponent.
Tharrier tries to work over Fortuin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin stalls.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Fortuin tries a body shot but Tharrier blocks it.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tharrier is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Nice shot lands for Fortuin.
Fortuin with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Fortuin blocks the low kick.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuin.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Fortuin pushes Tharrier up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fortuin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortuin is looking to control Tharrier's arms but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortuin has his back to the ropes.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Fortuin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortuin.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Fortuin.
Tharrier is trying to break free.
Fortuin tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tharrier prevents Fortuin from breaking the clinch.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns Fortuin into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fortuin moved out of range nicely.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Fortuin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fortuin clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Fortuin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Nice shot by Fortuin.
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuin cracks Tharrier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Fortuin moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Tharrier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flip Fortuin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tharrier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortuin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortuin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tharrier misses with a body shot.

Fortuin darts in and clinches Tharrier up against the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to stall.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Fortuin tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuin misses with a body punch.
Fortuin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns Fortuin into the ropes.
Fortuin looking to stall.
Tharrier misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fortuin digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortuin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fortuin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tharrier up against the ropes.
Fortuin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Fortuin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fortuin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortuin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Fortuin misses.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Fortuin.
Fortuin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fortuin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin throws a head kick that misses.
Tharrier follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tharrier tries to land a leg kick but Fortuin saw it coming and moves away.
Fortuin lands a really nice looking cross but Tharrier seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fortuin clinches with his opponent.

Tharrier manages to break the clinch.
Tharrier swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortuin.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuin moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortuin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier walks into a stiff left hand from Fortuin.
Fortuin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tharrier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tharrier throws a lazy right hand but Fortuin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortuin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tharrier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fortuin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fortuin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuin.
Flip Fortuin is winning the standup battle so far.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fortuin moved out of range nicely.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortuin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortuin blocks a jab.
Fortuin lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortuin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flip Fortuin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Fortuin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortuin throws out a loose jab but Tharrier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier walks into a straight right hand from Fortuin.
Tharrier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortuin connects with an inside leg kick.

Fortuin clinches with his opponent.
Fortuin pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fortuin trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fortuin into the ropes.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortuin.
Fortuin is trying to stall.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fortuin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flip Fortuin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fortuin taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tharrier.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortuin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuin taking a breather.
Fortuin trying to land knees to the body.
Tharrier struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortuin controls his hands.
Fortuin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortuin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fortuin is looking to control Tharrier's arms but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortuin has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flip Fortuin.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Fortuin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tharrier swings for the body but Fortuin moves out of range.
Tharrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortuin blocks a jab.
A big left from Tharrier misses.
Fortuin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fortuin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fortuin counter with a right hand.
Fortuin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier defending well as Fortuin loads up on a big left hand.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuin is just out of range.
A cross from Fortuin lands.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortuin scores with a nice right hand.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fortuin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Fortuin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tharrier doesn't seem phased though.
Tharrier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fortuin is out of range and Tharrier settles back down.
Flip Fortuin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Fortuin slips the punch.
Fortuin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fortuin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tharrier at a distance.
Fortuin tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortuin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tharrier under the eye.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.

Fortuin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flip Fortuin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortuin 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flip Fortuin!
In his post fight interview, Flip Fortuin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.