PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topham Hatt (ranked 4417 p4p, 417 weight class) and William Mckean (ranked 2900 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hatt
vs
Mckean

189 cm
25
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Topham Hatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mckean clinches up with Hatt and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckean.
Mckean has Hatt pushed against the cage.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Hatt blocks with his arms.
Hatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mckean keeps control of Hatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hatt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mckean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatt.
Mckean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mckean tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatt avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mckean obliges.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but Hatt blocks with his arms.
Mckean prevents Hatt from breaking the clinch.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hatt prevents a body shot from Mckean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
Hatt being controlled against the cage.
Hatt tries to circle away but Mckean has him pinned against the cage.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hatt breaks the clinch.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Hatt moved out of range.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mckean is able to avoid easily.
Hatt throws a low kick but Mckean moves out of range easily.
Mckean throws the left hand but Hatt avoids the punch easily.
Mckean moves in looking to clinch but Hatt pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Hatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
Hatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatt connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean connects with a crisp jab.
Hatt cracks a nice hook into Mckean's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatt.
Hatt lands a right hook to the body.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hatt throws a body punch but Mckean moves out of range.
Hatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mckean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Hatt scores with a hook to the body. Mckean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
William Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatt takes a swing at Mckean's ribcage but misses.
Mckean slips a straight right by Hatt.
Hatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean sizes up Hatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatt scores with a sloppy right hand. Mckean should have avoided that one.
Hatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckean throws out the jab.
Hatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hatt is looking to wear down Mckean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Hatt.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mckean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatt throws a chopping leg kick but Mckean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hatt throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Mckean misses.
Hatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckean moves away from the strike by Hatt.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Hatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckean throws a poor cross that misses
and Hatt counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatt slips a straight right by Mckean.
Mckean misses with an uppercut. Hatt saw that one coming.
Hatt tries to score with a low kick but Mckean moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean looks to land a left hand but Hatt moved out of range nicely.
Hatt slips under a jab from Mckean.

Mckean clinches.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatt working aggressively here.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatt's head.
Hatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatt connects with a body shot that sends Mckean's belly button to the back.
Hatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckean misses with a left hand
enabling Hatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mckean looks winded!
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Mckean blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Mckean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Mckean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Mckean's head.
Hatt throws a leg kick that misses.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Hatt.
Mckean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mckean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatt.
A big right from Hatt misses.
Hatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hatt swings for the body but Mckean moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mckean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatt misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean misses with a hook. Hatt ducked under it nicely.
Hatt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Mckean closes the distance and pushes Hatt back into the cage.
Hatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Hatt is trying to push Mckean away but Mckean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Topham Hatt has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Hatt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hatt can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean landing knees to the head.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Hatt is trying to break free.
Hatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Mckean has double underhooks.
Hatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Mckean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Mckean to work.
Mckean lands with a light punch inside.
Mckean with a knee to the head.

Hatt is rocked!
Mckean lands with a right to the head.
Oh Hatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
William Mckean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mckean tries a knee to the head but Hatt blocks it.
Mckean is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatt blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mckean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatt's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckean as Hatt tries to tie him up.
Hatt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatt.
Hatt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
The referee calls for Hatt to work.
Hatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mckean up against the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatt.
Mckean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mckean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mckean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Hatt is trying to break the clinch but Mckean has him pressed against the cage.
Mckean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Hatt.
Hatt is struggling to control the position.
Hatt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckean misses with a knee to the head.
Hatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
Hatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatt misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean prevents Hatt from breaking the clinch.
Hatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatt.
Hatt can't break the clinch.
Hatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatt misses with a body shot.
Mckean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mckean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Mckean blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mckean avoids the body shot from Hatt.
Hatt throws a wild body kick that Mckean sees coming a mile off.
Hatt tries to land a leg kick but Mckean saw it coming and moves away.
Hatt missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Mckean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mckean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Topham Hatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatt takes one on the button.
Hatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mckean.
Hatt takes one to the side of the head.
Hatt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mckean checks it well.
Hatt misses with an uppercut.
Mckean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatt misses with a looping right.
Hatt clobbers Mckean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatt misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Hatt moves out of range as Mckean strikes.
A lazy left from Mckean finds it's target.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatt slips a jab from Mckean.
Hatt missing with a left hand there. Mckean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mckean throws a hook but Hatt avoids it easily.
Hatt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mckean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mckean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mckean misses with an uppercut
letting Hatt counter with a right hand.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckean looks to throw the jab but Hatt is out of range.
Mckean 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.
Mckean lands a really nice looking cross but Hatt seems unphased.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
Hatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckean.
Hatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Hatt.
Hatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mckean.
Mckean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mckean throws out a loose jab but Hatt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatt lands a nice shot that snaps Mckean's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckean slips under a jab.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mckean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Hatt is looking to chop away at Mckean's legs.
Hatt thuds a left hand into Mckean's body.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mckean loads up on a big right hand but Hatt slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hatt misses its target.
Hatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mckean has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatt cracks Mckean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hatt.
Mckean throws an overhand right that lands on Hatt's shoulder, as Hatt tries to avoid the shot.
Hatt misses with an uppercut. Mckean saw that one coming.
Mckean swings widly with a right hand
and Hatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckean ducks under a wild hook from Hatt.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatt moves away from the strike by Mckean.
It looked like Hatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mckean.
Hatt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatt has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatt. That snapped Mckean's head back.
Mckean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Mckean.
Mckean walks into a straight right hand from Hatt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mckean momentarily.
Hatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckean was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatt.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean throws a big shot that misses.
Mckean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatt in his tracks.
Mckean looks to land a right hand but Hatt moved out of range.
Hatt throwing a counter right hand but Mckean manages to avoid it.
Mckean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatt.
It seemed like Mckean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mckean lunges at Hatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatt's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mckean misses with a right hand
and Hatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mckean checks it well.
Mckean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hatt throws a low kick but Mckean moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Mckean finds it's target.
Mckean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Topham Hatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckean has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Hatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Topham Hatt.
I think Mckean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Mckean!
William Mckean seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.