PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Primo (ranked 1331 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 80 p4p, 65 weight class). Primo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Returns a King. Thom Tharrier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Primo
vs
Tharrier

225 cm
31
287
15 - 10 - 1

170 cm
39
270
35 - 42 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Primo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Primo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tharrier lands with an overhand left.
Primo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Primo. That's going to slow Tharrier down.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo lands a head shot.
Primo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Tharrier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Primo avoids the punch easily.
Primo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tharrier was well out of range. Poor timing from Primo.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Primo lands a nice hook to Tharrier's body. Tharrier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tharrier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Primo throws out the jab.
Primo lands a high kick!
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 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Primo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tharrier has time to react.
Primo cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Primo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Primo.
Primo moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
A little feinted left hand from Primo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
It looks like Primo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Primo jabs Tharrier right on the nose. Tharrier blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Primo.
Primo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tharrier.
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
A jab from Primo does it's job there.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Primo ducked under it nicely.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Tharrier is out of range.
Primo with a hook.
Primo tries to score with a low kick but Tharrier moves his leg out of the way.
Primo connects with a jab.
Primo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tharrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Primo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Primo connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands with a shot to the body.
Tharrier scores with a hook.
Primo scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Primo tenderised Tharrier's leg. Tharrier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Primo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Primo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Primo connects with an inside leg kick.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Tharrier ducks right into an uppercut from Primo.
Primo cracks Tharrier with an open hand slap.
Tharrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tharrier checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Primo coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Tharrier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Primo counters with a leg kick.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Primo clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Primo is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hero Primo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A cross from Primo lands.
Primo lands a front kick.
Tharrier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tharrier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Primo.
Primo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tharriers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Primo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Primo lands with a shot to the body.
Primo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Primo moves out of range of the strikes.
Primo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tharrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Primo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier blocks a leg kick.
Primo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Primo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier misses the jab.
Primo swinging wildly here.
Primo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Primo connects with a looping right hand.
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Primo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Primo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tharrier. That snapped Primo's head back.
A jab lands there for Primo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo connects with the punch.
Primo works the jab nicely.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Primo is out of range.
Primo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tharrier counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Hero Primo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tharriers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Primo throws an overhand right that lands on Tharrier's shoulder, as Tharrier tries to avoid the shot.
Tharrier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Primo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Primo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Primo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.
Primo lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Primo swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Primo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Primo scores with a nice right hand.
Primo moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
Primo scores with a jab.
Primo tries to work over Tharrier's front leg with a kick but Tharrier checks it.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primo. Tharrier does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that Primo avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Tharrier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick from Primo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Tharrier to counter with a crisp jab.
Primo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Primo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Primo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Primo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Primo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Primo throws a head kick but Tharrier moves out of range.
Primo lands with a cross.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick from Primo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hero Primo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hero Primo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Primo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Primo checks a leg kick.
Primo misses with a body kick.
Tharrier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Primo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hero Primo is winning the standup battle so far.
Primo ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Primo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Primo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Primo works the jab nicely.
Primo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Tharrier is out of range.
Primo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tharrier staying out of range there.
Primo connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Tharrier as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Primo.
Tharrier blocks a low kick nicely.
Primo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Primo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tharrier counters with a straight right hand.
Primo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tharrier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Primo misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Primo.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Primo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tharrier.
You can see that Tharrier has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Primo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Primo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primo dips to his left and cracks Tharrier with an uppercut!
Primo tries a low kick but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Primo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Primo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Primo wants to land a leg kick but Tharrier is out of range.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Primo defending well as Tharrier loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo slips under a jab from Tharrier.
A lazy left from Primo finds it's target.
Primo tries a head kick but it misses.
Primo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Primo connects with the punch.
Tharrier swings for the body but Primo moves out of range.
Tharrier avoids a kick to the body.
Primo throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier throws a lazy uppercut
and Primo counters with a low kick, right behind Tharrier 's knee.

Tharrier moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Primo controls the action.
Tharrier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Primo can't find room to land a body shot as Tharrier controls the action.

Primo breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Primo.
Primo connects with a crisp jab.
Primo scores with a jab. Tharrier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Primo misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Primo avoids the head kick by Tharrier.
Primo tries to land a front kick but Tharrier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hero Primo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Primo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hero Primo!
Hero Primo took some time post fight to say the following; 'They Think Im Just A Grappler Or Jiu - Jitsu Guy, Nah I Also Can Strike. Mike Zambidis My Kickboxing Hero'.