PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dru Quick (ranked 22319 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 193 p4p, 126 weight class). Quick comes to the ring accompanied by Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Dru Quick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Quick
vs
Tharrier

203 cm
28
267
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
30
270
20 - 30 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Quick counters with a straight right hand.
Tharrier lands a nice hook to Quick's body. Quick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tharrier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tharrier throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Quick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.

It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Tharrier is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tharrier throws a lazy uppercut
letting Quick counter with a right hand.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick
enabling Quick to counter with a crisp jab.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quick is out of range.
Tharrier scores with a leg kick.
Tharrier with a hook.

It looks like Dru Quick has been cut.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Quick slips the punch.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quick keeps Tharrier at a distance using the push kick.
Quick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tharrier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Quick moved out of range.
Quick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Tharrier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Quick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Quick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Quick scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quick connects with a crisp jab.
Quick scores with a punch to the head.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand

and Quick counters with a beautiful hook that drops Tharrier to the mat! Will Tharrier be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Quick to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Tharrier is up. He looks OK to continue.

Tharrier is rocked!
Quick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quick checks a leg kick.
Quick avoids the body shot from Tharrier.
Quick is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tharrier looks winded!
Tharrier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quick.
Quick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tharrier.
Quick scoring well with a low kick there.
Tharrier tries to land a leg kick but Quick saw it coming and moves away.
Quick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Quick avoids the punch easily.
Quick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tharrier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tharrier misses with a left hand
and Quick counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dru Quick!
An out of breath Dru Quick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.