PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth McGriff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Hakkney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGriff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGriff
vs
Hakkney

193 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth McGriff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Hakkney!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGriff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGriff misses with a hook to the body

and Hakkney counters by clinching up.
Hakkney landing knees to the body.
McGriff is breathing heavily.
Hakkney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGriff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGriff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenneth McGriff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Hakkney.
Hakkney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but McGriff holds him up against the cage and eventually Hakkney drops back down to his feet.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGriff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hakkney goes for a takedown attempt but McGriff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hakkney tries to clinch but McGriff moves away
enabling McGriff to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakkney tries to clinch up but McGriff circles away and keeps his distance.

Hakkney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hakkney fails to pull guard.
Hakkney tries for a takedown but McGriff manages to get underhooks.
Hakkney tries to land knees in the clinch but McGriff avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGriff.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but McGriff holds him up against the cage and eventually Hakkney drops back down to his feet.
Hakkney throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGriff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hakkney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGriff just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGriff looking to stall.
McGriff lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkney fails to pull guard.
McGriff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hakkney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGriff.
McGriff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGriff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGriff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGriff just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hakkney decides to pull guard.
Hakkney pulls McGriff in close to prevent any damage.
McGriff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hakkney swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hakkney misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakkney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hakkney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hakkney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGriff takes a swing at Hakkney's ribcage but misses.
Hakkney slips under a jab.
Hakkney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hakkney has McGriff up against the cage in a clinch.
McGriff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hakkney lands a nice knee to the body.
Hakkney missing with knees to the body.
Hakkney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakkney tries to land knees in the clinch but McGriff avoids the damage to the body.
Hakkney missing with knees to the body.
McGriff stalling against the cage.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but McGriff won't allow it.
Hakkney trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakkney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGriff.
McGriff scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on McGriff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGriff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but McGriff holds him up against the cage and eventually Hakkney drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGriff.
Hakkney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGriff walks away with a smile on his face. Hakkney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGriff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for McGriff.
Hakkney closes the distance but McGriff moves to the side
and McGriff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keith Hakkney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakkney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGriff finds it's way round the side to connect with Hakkney's head.
Hakkney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGriff pinned against the cage. McGriff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGriff with a jab.
Hakkney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakkney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGriff but McGriff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hakkney tries to clinch up
and McGriff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hakkney has his takedown stuffed
and McGriff counters with a straight right hand.
McGriff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hakkney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGriff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hakkney thinking.
McGriff cracks Hakkney with an open hand slap.
Hakkney misses with a double jab.
Kenneth McGriff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakkney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hakkney throws a head kick but McGriff moves out of range.
Hakkney tries to clinch
and McGriff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGriff scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth McGriff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McGriff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGriff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakkney.
No joy there for McGriff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGriff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hakkney lands a high kick!

Hakkney clinches.
Hakkney fails to pull guard.
Hakkney missing with knees to the body.
Hakkney misses with an elbow strike.
McGriff managing to block the knees to the body from Hakkney.
Hakkney tries to pull guard but McGriff won't allow it.
Hakkney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGriff smiles and moves away.
Kenneth McGriff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Hakkney.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hakkney.
McGriff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakkney.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakkney throws a head kick that misses.
Hakkney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGriff is fending him off so far but Hakkney persists. Nope, McGriff circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakkney misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkney wants to clinch
and McGriff counters with a nice body shot.
McGriff misses with a straight left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hakkney.

Hakkney tries for a kimura but McGriff is defending well.

Hakkney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hakkney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGriff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hakkney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hakkney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGriff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hakkney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGriff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hakkney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hakkney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Hakkney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGriff, who protects the arm well.
McGriff is trying to control Hakkney's posture but Hakkney avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hakkney stands up and beckons McGriff to his feet.
Hakkney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Hakkney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hakkney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hakkney is trying to work for a kimura but McGriff is defending well.

Hakkney gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Hakkney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hakkney darts in trying to clinch
letting McGriff counter with a right hand.
Hakkney scores with a spinning back kick!
Hakkney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGriff.
Hakkney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from McGriff misses.
Hakkney tries to close the distance and clinch but McGriff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakkney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGriff swings for the body but Hakkney moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hakkney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Hakkney.
McGriff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGriff misses with an uppercut. Hakkney saw that one coming.
McGriff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hakkney.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakkney. That's going to slow McGriff down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkney misses with a double jab
and McGriff counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Hakkney.
Hakkney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenneth McGriff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Hakkney.
McGriff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hakkney. Hakkney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGriff scores with a body shot.
Hakkney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hakkney closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling McGriff to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakkney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keith Hakkney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hakkney closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGriff circles away.
Hakkney moves to clinch but McGriff breaks away
and McGriff counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGriff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakkney lands a high kick!
McGriff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hakkney doesn't seem bothered though.
Hakkney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hakkney throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGriff counters with a left to the body.
McGriff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGriff avoids the head kick by Hakkney.
A lazy left from McGriff finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for McGriff.
Hakkney scores with a head kick.
McGriff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hakkney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGriff lands a nice shot that snaps Hakkney's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hakkney.
Hakkney tries to clinch up
and McGriff counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakkney moves to clinch but McGriff breaks away
and McGriff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hakkney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hakkney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hakkney moves out of range as McGriff strikes.
Hakkney moves in looking to clinch but McGriff pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Hakkney or perhaps it was just good defense by McGriff which made him look bad.
Hakkney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGriff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGriff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakkney.
Hakkney lands with a slapping head kick.
Hakkney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hakkney tries to clinch up
and McGriff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hakkney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGriff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hakkney.
Hakkney tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGriff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hakkney somewhat.
McGriff slaps away a takedown attempt from Hakkney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGriff connects with a body shot that sends Hakkney's belly button to the back.
McGriff connects with a body shot that sends Hakkney's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGriff looks to throw the jab but Hakkney is out of range.
Hakkney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakkney shoots in and drives through. McGriff sprawls well.
Hakkney takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth McGriff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGriff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth McGriff!