PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Survival. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thacker
vs
O Neill

175 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill misses with a straight left.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thacker.
Thacker slips a straight right by O Neill.
Thacker is looking to counter punch.

Thacker clinches up with O Neill and pushes him back against the cage.

O Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker connects with a leg kick. O Neill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thacker wants to clinch.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker cracks O Neill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Thacker.
O Neill defending well as Thacker loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker cracks O Neill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Neill needs to keep his hands up - Thacker had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. O Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Neill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thacker throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
O Neill moves out of range as Thacker strikes.
O Neill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thacker closes the distance but O Neill moves to the side
and O Neill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thacker lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Thacker.
Thacker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thacker swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
O Neill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thacker tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and O Neill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.
Thacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thacker was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neill.
Thacker misses with a wild combination.
O Neill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thacker in his tracks.
O Neill thuds his right hand into Thacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thacker throws a right hand that misses
and O Neill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thacker wants to clinch but O Neill slips to the side
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
Thacker throws the left hand but O Neill avoids the punch easily.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neill throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Thacker misses.
O Neill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thacker tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Neill momentarily.
Jab by O Neill.
Thacker works O Neill's body with a nice hook.
Thacker thumps O Neill with a low kick.
Thacker lands a jab to O Neill's midsection.
O Neill has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
O Neill lands the left hand.
O Neill slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Thacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thacker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neill working hard to break the clinch.

O Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neill misses with a hook.
A low kick from Thacker is predictable there
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker throws a body punch but O Neill moves out of range.
Thacker wants to clinch but O Neill slips to the side
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Thacker lands with an overhand left.
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thacker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thacker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thacker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Neill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Thacker rushes O Neill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thacker misses with a knee strike.
Thacker tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neill's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
O Neill wants to break free but Thacker has control.
O Neill is trying to break free.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neill.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thacker throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
Thacker scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker throws a sloppy body shot
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill moves away from the strike by Thacker.

Thacker clinches with his opponent.
O Neill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thacker.
Thacker tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
O Neill blocking some punches.
Thacker prevents O Neill from breaking the clinch.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill can't break the clinch.
Thacker tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker prevents O Neill from breaking the clinch.
O Neill is trying to push Thacker away but Thacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thacker controlling the action here for a moment.
Thacker tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Thacker.
Thacker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Neill can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
Thacker tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thacker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alasdair Thacker has scored more points in the clinch so far.

O Neill breaks from the clinch.
O Neill 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.
O Neill looks to score with a jab to the body but Thacker is just out of range.
Thacker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling O Neill to counter with a crisp jab.
O Neill throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Thacker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws an off balance right hand
and Thacker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thacker looks to clinch
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neill avoids the body shot from Thacker.
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neill is just out of range.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Thacker connects with a nice looking jab.
Thacker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
O Neill has had enough of the clinch but Thacker keeps him there for the moment.

O Neill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling him.

O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Thacker. That snapped O Neill's head back.
Thacker throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
O Neill throws out a counter right but Thacker avoids it with no problem.
Thacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Thacker has O Neill up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thacker scores with a shoulder strike.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
Thacker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neill's efforts to push away.
Thacker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Neill is looking to break free of the clinch but Thacker has double underhooks.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neill tries to break free but Thacker pushes him back against the cage.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.

O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker cracks O Neill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thacker thuds his right hand into O Neill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thacker scores with a body shot.
Thacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Thacker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Neill scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Thacker lands.
Thacker misses with a few strikes there.
Thacker wants to clinch
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thacker loads up on a big right hand but O Neill slips the punch.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill catches Thacker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thacker misses with a shot to the body
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Thacker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.

O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thacker misses with an uppercut
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thacker tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.

Thacker rushes O Neill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Neill wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
Thacker prevents O Neill from breaking the clinch.
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but O Neill avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thacker has O Neill pressed against the cage, preventing O Neill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thacker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neill's efforts to push away.
Thacker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Neill blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker missing with knees to the body.
Thacker lands with a light punch inside.
O Neill tries to circle away but Thacker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Thacker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Neill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Thacker.
O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Neill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Thacker on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thacker effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

O Neill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thacker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Neill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.

Thacker darts in and clinches O Neill up against the cage.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
A short right from Thacker.
Thacker is pushing O Neill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thacker pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
Thacker prevents O Neill from breaking the clinch.
Bosco O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thacker lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thacker lands a left hand.
Thacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
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!
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neill backwards.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

O Neill breaks the clinch.
Thacker swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
Thacker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Thacker has O Neill up against the cage in a clinch.

O Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Neill avoids the body shot from Thacker.
O Neill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thacker's head.
Thacker throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Thacker clinches up against the cage.
O Neill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Alasdair Thacker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alasdair Thacker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thacker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Bosco O Neill stepped up to the mic, saying 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.