PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 671 p4p, 1055 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 97 p4p, 154 weight class). Kelly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm a Criminal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hakekia's choice of entrance music: Nation Of Violence . Ned Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Hakekia

180 cm
28
180
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
36
170
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Hakekia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hakekia avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Hakekia tries to work over Kelly's front leg with a kick but Kelly checks it.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kelly. Hakekia shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakekia.
Alika Hakekia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Hakekia blocks the leg kick.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Hakekia avoids it.
Hakekia connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Hakekia's leg but Hakekia calmly moves out of range.
Hakekia avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Hakekia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Hakekia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hakekia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hakekia misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Hakekia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hakekia throws a big counter head kick but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly throws a push kick but Hakekia slaps the foot to one side.
Hakekia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hakekia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakekia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hakekia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
Hakekia looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Hakekia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hakekia throws out the jab.
It appears Kelly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
As Hakekia backs away, Kelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hakekia missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Hakekia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Hakekia's torso.
Hakekia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kelly. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Hakekia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hakekia checks it well.
Hakekia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hakekia.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Hakekia counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Hakekia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hakekia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hakekia throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hakekia on the side of the head.
Hakekia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly digs a good hook to Hakekia's body.
Hakekia misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Hakekia scores with a jab to the head.
Hakekia throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Hakekia scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hakekia checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelly takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Hakekia scores with a shot to the body.
Hakekia misses with a head kick.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hakekia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hakekia lands a nice shot that snaps Kelly's head back.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakekia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hakekia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hakekia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ned Kelly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kelly throws a body kick that misses
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range as Hakekia strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hakekia.
Hakekia 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.
Hakekia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakekia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
No joy there for Hakekia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakekia throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hakekia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Hakekia moved away.
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
A head kick misses from Hakekia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Hakekia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Kelly moved away.
Hakekia throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Hakekia saw that one coming.
Hakekia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
A low kick from Hakekia misses
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly is looking to counter punch.
Hakekia misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Hakekia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hakekia tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakekia throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakekia cracks Kelly with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hakekia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly slips a jab from Hakekia.
Alika Hakekia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick lands for Hakekia.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Hakekia blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Jab from Kelly.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hakekia.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hakekia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hakekia avoids a kick to the body.
Hakekia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakekia as he connects with a hook.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hakekia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Hakekia's leg. Hakekia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hakekia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a low kick but Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Hakekia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Hakekia.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakekia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Hakekia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly misses with a hook. Hakekia ducked under it nicely.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kelly looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
It seemed like Hakekia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hakekia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Hakekia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hakekia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kelly slips a jab from Hakekia.
Kelly throws a push kick but Hakekia slaps the foot to one side.
Hakekia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hakekia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hakekia misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia misses with a body punch
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Hakekia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hakekia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakekia throws a low kick, looking for Kelly's leg but Kelly calmly moves out of range.
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Hakekia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Hakekia moves away and avoids it.
Hakekia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hakekia.
Kelly is looking to chop away at Hakekia's legs.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hakekia throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hakekia throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hakekia takes a step back to recover.
Nice jab there from Hakekia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakekia is just out of range.
Kelly throws a push kick but Hakekia slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Hakekia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hakekia misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kelly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hakekia - the referee stops the clock and Kelly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hakekia. Kelly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hakekia.
Hakekia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakekia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hakekia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hakekia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hakekia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hakekia works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakekia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hakekia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Hakekia moves his leg out of the way.
Hakekia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Hakekia throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Hakekia throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakekia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Hakekia.
Kelly tried to score with a low kick but Hakekia checks it.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hakekia 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
In his post fight interview, Alika Hakekia gave a big smile as he said 'I’m Gonna Take Over Smash Welterweight Division, Kai Rossiter Stop Ducking Me Bitch And Your Manager Aaron Work Fuck You'.