|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dobson (ranked 1934 p4p, 84 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 23909 p4p, 271 weight class). Thom Tharrier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 216 cm
19
302 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Tharrier.
Dobson takes a swing at Tharrier's ribcage but misses.
Tharrier lands with a nice body punch.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobson moves away.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tharrier.
Dobson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dobson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tharrier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dobson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Dobson moves away and avoids it.
Tharrier with a hook.
Tharrier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dobson's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Dobson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dobson ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Dobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Dobson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dobson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dobson prevents a body shot from Tharrier.
Dobson cracks Tharrier with a nice body shot.
Dobson digs a right hand into Tharrier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tharrier's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobson.
Dobson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dobson works on Tharrier's body with a couple of short punches.
Tharrier looks winded!
Dobson presses Tharrier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson lands an uppercut.
Dobson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tharrier or not.
Dobson lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dobson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dobson.
Dobson lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Dobson.
Dobson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Dobson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tharrier or not.
Dobson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dobson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dobson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dobson gets through Tharrier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dobson.
A short left from Dobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dobson.
Dobson cracks Tharrier with a nice body shot.
Dobson lands with a light punch inside.
Dobson lands a right hand.
Dobson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dobson.
Dobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dobson lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Dobson lands a shoulder strike.
Dobson lands a nice uppercut.
Dobson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dobson digs a right hand underneath Tharrier's ribcage. Tharrier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dobson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dobson lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dobson.
Dobson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dobson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dobson.
Dobson lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dobson as the two fighters clinch.
Dobson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Dobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dobson scores with a shot to the side of Tharrier's head.
A nice left hand lands by Dobson.
A shot in the inside from Dobson.
Dobson pushes Tharrier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dobson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Dobson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson lands with a left to the head.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dobson gets through Tharrier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dobson is working Tharrier over against the cage.
Dobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Dobson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dobson.
Dobson works on Tharrier's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dobson.
A short uppercut from Dobson.
Dobson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Tharrier is rocked!
Dobson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tharrier to his knees! Dobson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Dobson!
Michael Dobson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm downright famished!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
