PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Draughn Diego (ranked 5347 p4p, 5623 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 171 p4p, 173 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Diego
vs
Tharrier

202 cm
40
255
46 - 15 - 0

170 cm
33
270
22 - 33 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Diego closes the distance and pushes Tharrier back into the ropes.
A short left from Diego.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the ropes.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Diego back against the ropes.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Tharrier scores with a hook to the body.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tharrier pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thom Tharrier will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Diego.
Diego moves to clinch but Tharrier breaks away
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
A combination from Diego does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Tharrier moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier tests Diego's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego looks to clinch
letting Tharrier counter with a right hand.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tharrier, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short left from Tharrier.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Diego blocking some punches.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Tharrier.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Tharrier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a head punch that misses.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Diego working aggressively here.
Tharrier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tharrier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tharrier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
Tharrier works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tharrier's elbow.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thom Tharrier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diego looks for the body kick but Tharrier saw that one coming.
Diego closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tharrier counters with a straight right hand.
Diego throws a hook but Tharrier avoids it easily.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Diego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tharrier counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Diego goes down! Tharrier rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Diego is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
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!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Diego backs off Tharrier throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier 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 throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thom Tharrier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to land a body kick
and Tharrier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharrier checks a leg kick.

Diego rushes Tharrier and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tharrier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tharrier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.

Tharrier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Tharrier counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tharrier keeps the fight on the outside.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tharrier drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Diego onto his butt! Diego pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego scores with a punch to the head.

Diego ducks into a a hook from Tharrier and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Diego is rocked!

Diego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Nice body punch from Tharrier - that landed with a thud.
Tharrier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tharrier breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Diego with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Diego looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Diego get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
In defeat, Draughn Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'.