PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schreesch Hawk (ranked 4932 p4p, 4993 weight class) and Massif Headingery (ranked 502 p4p, 504 weight class). Massif Headingery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hawk
vs
Headingery

184 cm
26
172
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
170
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schreesch Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massif Headingery!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tests Headingery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Headingery dives in and grabs Hawk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawk pushes down on Headingery's head and hops out.
Hawk cracks Headingery with an open hand slap.
Headingery with a poor takedown
and Headingery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Headingery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Headingery shoots in but no luck this time.
Schreesch Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massif Headingery.
Headingery tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Headingery tries for a takedown but Hawk circles away easily
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Headingery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Headingery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Headingery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawk clobbers Headingery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Headingery shoots and misses
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Headingery shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hawk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Hawk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headingery walks into a stiff left hand from Hawk.

Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Headingery shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Headingery looks winded!

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hawk has Headingery pulled in close to control his posture.

Headingery drops back looking for a leg! Hawk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawk manages to kick Headingery off! Headingery jumps back into Hawk's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Headingery drops back looking for a leg! Hawk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawk manages to kick Headingery off! Headingery jumps back into Hawk's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headingery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Headingery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headingery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hawk is adopting a defensive guard.

Headingery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headingery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Headingery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Headingery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headingery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Headingery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawk wants to sweep here but Headingery controlling him for the moment.

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Headingery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headingery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schreesch Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawk scores with a decent looking hook.
Headingery moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Hawk - just one landing.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Headingery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Headingery with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Hawk lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Hawk.
Headingery shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawk defends it nicely.
Schreesch Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Headingery ducks down to avoid it.
Headingery throws a big counter head kick but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Headingery moves away and avoids it.
Hawk lands with an overhand left.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Headingery can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headingery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Headingery drops his hands momentarily and Hawk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Headingery moves away and avoids it.
Headingery has his takedown stuffed
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schreesch Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massif Headingery.
Headingery shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Headingery is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk connects with the punch.
Hawk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Headingery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Headingery in his tracks.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Headingery.
Headingery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schreesch Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Headingery takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Headingery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headingery is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Massif Headingery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Headingery fails with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk clobbers Headingery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Headingery shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Headingery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Headingery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Headingery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawk with a body shot.
Hawk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Headingery is out of range.
Headingery feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schreesch Hawk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Headingery shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Headingery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hawk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Headingery tries to pass.
Headingery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawk pulls Headingery in close to his closed guard and prevents Headingery from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Headingery drops back looking for a leg! Hawk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawk manages to kick Headingery off! Headingery jumps back into Hawk's guard.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Headingery tries to pass.
Hawk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Headingery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Headingery postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Headingery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headingery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Headingery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Headingery is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Headingery takes one on the button.
Hawk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawk connects with a right hand. Headingery shakes it off.
Headingery walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Hawk.
Headingery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Headingery is looking for the big counter here.
Hawk throws the left hand but Headingery avoids the punch easily.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Headingery's head back.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Headingery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Headingery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Headingery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Headingery slips under a jab from Hawk.
It seemed like Headingery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Headingery doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Headingery in his tracks.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Headingery.
Hawk misses the jab.
Headingery with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Headingery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Headingery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Headingery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Hawk misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schreesch Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schreesch Hawk!