PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 233 p4p, 329 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 13 p4p, 19 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Motts
vs
Tharrier

190 cm
41
250
33 - 23 - 0

170 cm
37
270
32 - 37 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

NARCOS
Conquer

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 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts throws a hook but Tharrier blocks it.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Tharrier throws a lazy head kick
and Tharrier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Motts.
Gregory Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Tharrier thinks about the counter body kick.
Tharrier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tharrier.
Tharrier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Motts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tharrier.
Motts lands a nice shot that snaps Tharrier's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Motts connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Motts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motts defending well as Tharrier loads up on a big left hand.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Tharrier moved out of range nicely.
Motts misses with a hook
and Tharrier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motts scores with a body shot.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tharrier thumps Motts with a low kick.
Tharrier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Motts misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts looks to land a right hand but Tharrier moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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.
Motts misses with a hook

and Tharrier counters with a nice right hand that sends Motts toppling to the canvas! Motts scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tharrier finish him?!

It looks like Gregory Motts has been cut.
Tharrier misses with a left hand
enabling Motts to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Motts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Tharrier misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tharrier clinches up with Motts and pushes him back against the cage.
Tharrier misses with the head strike.
Tharrier prevents a body shot from Motts.
Motts misses with some punches.
Tharrier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tharrier lands a left hand.
Motts misses with a punch on the inside.
Motts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Motts blocking some punches.
Motts has a couple of punches blocked by Tharrier.
Motts tries to work over Tharrier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motts.
Motts throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a light punch inside.
Motts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a punch but it's blocked by Motts.
Tharrier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motts can't find room to land a body shot as Tharrier controls the action.
Tharrier lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Motts.
Tharrier misses with some punches.
Tharrier blocks a body shot from Motts.
Tharrier struggles to land a body shot inside as Motts controls his hands.
Motts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tharrier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Motts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Motts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Motts lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier takes a shot to the head.
Motts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Motts works on Tharrier's body with a couple of short punches.
Motts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tharrier is looking to break free of the clinch but Motts has double underhooks.
Tharrier misses with a body punch.
Motts misses with some punches.
Tharrier misses with a punch to the body.
Motts struggles to land a body shot inside as Tharrier controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gregory Motts will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Motts jabs Tharrier right on the nose. Tharrier blinks but takes it well.
Motts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Motts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tharrier.
Motts throws a jab when Tharrier was well out of range.
Motts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Motts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tharrier's head backwards.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts throws a hook but Tharrier avoids it easily.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Motts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tharrier slips a straight right by Motts.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts tries to clinch up but Tharrier circles away and keeps his distance.
Motts throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Motts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Motts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Motts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Motts jabs Tharrier right on the nose. Tharrier blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.
Motts with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Motts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tharrier doesn't seem phased though.
Motts is looking to clinch but Tharrier is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts misses with a hook.
Tharrier lands a nice looking body shot.
Tharrier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Motts. Motts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Motts does it's job there.
Tharrier moves out of range as Motts strikes.
Motts scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Motts looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
Motts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Tharrier moves away and avoids it.
Tharrier is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Motts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Motts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier tries to move into range but Motts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but Tharrier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Motts misses the target.

Tharrier lands a left and a right that send Motts crashing to the mat, dazed. Tharrier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Motts is rocked!
Gregory Motts is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tharrier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Motts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Motts walks straight into a right hand from Tharrier - that's dropped him! Tharrier jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Motts from any more punishment! Motts complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thom Tharrier!