PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Songkom Fairtex (ranked 22374 p4p, 3442 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 101 p4p, 117 weight class). 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.

Fairtex
vs
Tharrier

196 cm
30
262
15 - 8 - 1

170 cm
29
270
19 - 29 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex slips a jab from Tharrier.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier tries a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Tharrier jabs Fairtex to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tharrier doesn't seem bothered though.
Fairtex with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Fairtex sizes up Tharrier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tharrier takes one to the chin there.
Tharrier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fairtex checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tharrier throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairtex.
Tharrier misses with the combination.
Tharrier wants to slow Fairtex down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tharrier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairtex is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tharrier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fairtex scrambles back to his feet.
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fairtex moved out of range nicely.
Fairtex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fairtex ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairtex thuds his shin into the meat of Tharrier's side.
Tharrier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Fairtex lands.
Tharrier is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tharrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Tharrier scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Fairtex. That snapped Tharrier's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex scores with a jab. Tharrier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex's corner calls for a 1-2. Fairtex obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tharrier throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Tharrier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tharrier 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Tharrier tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the ropes.
Fairtex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.

It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.

Tharrier breaks from the clinch.
Tharrier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fairtex is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tharrier throws a sloppy body shot

and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tharrier is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
Tharrier lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Tharrier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I was talking to Fairtex's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fairtex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Tharrier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tharrier being controlled against the ropes.
Fairtex is looking to control Tharrier's arms but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the ropes.
Fairtex blocking some punches.

Tharrier breaks from the clinch.
Fairtex moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a shot to the body.
Fairtex with a jab.
Fairtex connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier lands the left hand.
Fairtex is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tharrier lands the left hand.

Fairtex is rocked!
Fairtex blocks a jab.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fairtex takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fairtex works the jab nicely.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Fairtex moved out of range.
Fairtex is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tharrier.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Fairtex throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fairtex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
Fairtex seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fairtex scores with a nice head shot.
Tharrier takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Tharrier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairtex lands a glancing blow to the side of Tharrier's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
Tharrier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairtex doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Fairtex as he checks the leg kick.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier feints a counter leg kick.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Songkom Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thom Tharrier's cut.
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 lands with a hook. Fairtex tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fairtex thuds a left hand into Tharrier's body.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
Fairtex takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tharrier takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fairtex cracks Tharrier with an open hand slap.
Fairtex checks the leg kick.
Tharrier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tharrier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tharrier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that misses.
Tharrier throws a hook but Fairtex avoids it easily.
Fairtex is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tharrier.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Tharrier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Tharrier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier looks to land a left hand but Fairtex moved out of range nicely.
Fairtex is looking to counter the offense by Tharrier and move into the clinch.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Fairtex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tharrier manages to circle out of the way.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses

and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Songkom Fairtex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Tharrier shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Tharrier gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the ropes.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tharrier is breathing heavily.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex is struggling to control the position.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tharrier or not.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fairtex working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex is working Tharrier over against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to stall but Tharrier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tharrier's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Fairtex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tharrier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex lands a left hand.
Fairtex prevents Tharrier from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier avoids a wild elbow strike from Fairtex.
Fairtex cracks Tharrier with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
Tharrier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tharrier avoids it.

Tharrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairtex moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
As Tharrier tries to get set, Fairtex tries to push him back and clinch up but Tharrier manages to avoid the attempt.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Tharrier circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Tharrier.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex checks a low kick from Tharrier.
As Tharrier tries to get set, Fairtex tries to push him back and clinch up but Tharrier manages to avoid the attempt.
Fairtex scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tharrier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fairtex's sensitive parts.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tharrier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tharrier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fairtex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tharrier under the eye.
A left lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tharrier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fairtex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
Fairtex tries to counter by clinching up but Tharrier breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Songkom Fairtex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thom Tharrier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fairtex lands a leg kick that knocks Tharrier off balance momentarily.
Fairtex slips a jab from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Fairtex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tharrier on the side of the head.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fairtex lands a jab to the nose.
Tharrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fairtex scores with a shot to the body.
Tharrier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tharrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fairtex lands a head shot.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Tharrier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fairtex wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fairtex scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow Tharrier down.
Fairtex dips to his left and cracks Tharrier with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Fairtex.
Fairtex swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
Tharrier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fairtex. Fairtex obviously looking to wear him down.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Tharrier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tharrier down.
Fairtex throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Tharrier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fairtex lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tharrier will feel that in the morning.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Fairtex with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex thuds a left hand into Tharrier's body.
Fairtex throws a nice head kick!
Fairtex takes a swing at Tharrier's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex scores with the left hand. Tharrier knows he should have avoided that one.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Fairtex - just one landing.
Tharrier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fairtex checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fairtex.
Songkom Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fairtex walks into a stiff left hand from Tharrier.
Tharrier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tharrier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tharrier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tharrier closes the distance and catches Fairtex with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Fairtex is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Fairtex is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Fairtex is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Tharrier takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!