PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 1368 p4p, 214 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 1103 p4p, 180 weight class). Joker comes to the cage accompanied by The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott. Mr Joker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Joker
vs
Thacker

194 cm
32
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

175 cm
35
197 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Joker.
Thacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joker throws out the jab.
Thacker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thacker misses with a low kick.
Thacker digs a good hook to Joker's body.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Joker moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Joker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joker scores with a jab.
Thacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joker.
A punch lands to the side of Thacker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thacker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thacker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Joker moved out of range.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
Joker throws a poor cross that misses
and Thacker counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker lands a nice hook to Joker's body. Joker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joker misses with a hook. Thacker ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Joker.
A jab from Thacker misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Joker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker throws a hook but Joker blocks it.
Joker slips a jab from Thacker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker throws out a loose jab but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Joker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joker throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker misses with an uppercut

and Joker counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Joker.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker gets through Joker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Joker controls his hands.
Thacker effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joker tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Joker back against the cage.
Joker misses with the head strike.
Joker blocks an uppercut.

Joker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thacker lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Joker misses.
Joker takes one on the button.
Thacker swings for the body but Joker moves out of range.
Thacker lands with a hook. Joker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joker missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joker.
Thacker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker misses with a straight right.
Thacker misses with a left hand
and Joker counters with a stiff right hand.
Joker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Thacker.
Thacker misses the jab.
Thacker scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joker drops his hands momentarily and Thacker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joker blocks a leg kick.
Thacker jabs at Joker's body.
Joker thuds his right hand into Thacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Joker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Thacker throws a lazy right hand but Joker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thacker counters with a two punch combo.
Joker misses with a body shot.
Joker looks to land a left hand but Thacker moved out of range nicely.
Thacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Joker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Joker counter with a right hand.
Thacker throws a jab when Joker was well out of range.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker blocks it.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joker is looking to counter punch.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Joker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker throws a hook to the side of Joker's head but Joker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joker slips under a jab from Thacker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Joker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Joker. That snapped Thacker's head back.
Thacker tries to bum rush Joker with a series of wild strikes but Joker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Thacker. Beautiful body shot.
Thacker misses with a hook. Joker ducked under it nicely.
Joker misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thacker.
Joker lands a head shot.
Thacker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joker.
Joker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
Joker is looking to counter punch.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joker scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker takes one to the side of the head.
Thacker slips a jab from Joker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thacker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joker.
Thacker connects with a single shot there.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Joker blocks the body kick.
Joker slips under a jab from Thacker.
Joker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thacker connects with the punch.
Thacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Joker counters with a nice uppercut.
Joker misses with a left hand
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Joker looks to land a right hand but Thacker moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Joker.
Joker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thacker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joker checks it well.
Joker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
An attempted straight right counter from Joker misses the target.
Joker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joker misses with a hook.
Joker throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Joker counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joker.
Thacker lands a nice hook to Joker's body. Joker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joker counters with a stiff right hand.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker throws a shot to the body.
Thacker cracks the inside of Joker's front leg.
Joker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Joker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joker throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Joker avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Joker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker throws an off balance right hand
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thacker.
Thacker misses with a body shot
enabling Joker to counter with a crisp jab.
Joker misses with an uppercut
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
Joker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Thacker.
Joker lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Thacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Joker.
Thacker lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Joker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joker 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.
Joker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Joker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thacker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joker scrambles back to his feet.
Joker throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Joker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Thacker moves out of range as Joker strikes.
Thacker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thacker defending well as Joker loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker misses with a double jab.
Thacker lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Joker misses the target.
Thacker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joker misses with a straight left.
Joker misses with a hook.
Joker looks to land a combination but Thacker avoids it well.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
Thacker slips under a jab from Joker.
Joker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thacker punishes Joker's body with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Joker.
Thacker jabs Joker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joker moves away.
Joker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Joker looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joker's calf.
Thacker connects with a solid leg kick.
Thacker jabs Joker right on the nose. Joker blinks but takes it well.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thacker! But no joy.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joker misses with a looping right.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Joker is just out of range.
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 staying out of range there.
Thacker throws a head kick that misses
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joker misses with an uppercut. Thacker saw that one coming.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thacker.
Joker loads up on a big right hand but Thacker slips the punch.
Joker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thacker connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Thacker misses.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker misses with a hook
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker moves forwards but Thacker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joker at a distance.
Joker misses with a shot to the body
and Thacker counters with an outside leg kick.
Thacker throws a shot from downtown. Joker moves away and avoids it.
Thacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thacker under the eye.
Thacker connects with a leg kick. Joker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joker.
Joker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.
Mr Joker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thacker, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thacker with a nice cross.
Joker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thacker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joker throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Thacker misses.
Joker throws a hook but Thacker blocks it.
Joker defending well as Thacker loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Thacker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thacker.
A slow jab from Joker misses its intended target.
Thacker slips a straight right by Joker.
Alasdair Thacker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joker throws a right hand that misses
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alasdair Thacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thacker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alasdair Thacker!
During a confident post fight interview, Alasdair Thacker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.