PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Briggs (ranked 5113 p4p, 503 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 3879 p4p, 412 weight class). McKill has chosen Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses. as his entrance music. Owen Briggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Briggs
vs
McKill

170 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKill throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Briggs fails with the takedown
and McKill counters with a two punch combo.
Briggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McKill moves out of range of the body kick from Briggs.
Briggs moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcKill .
McKill throws a head kick but Briggs moves out of range.
McKill throws a head kick that misses.
McKill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Briggs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McKill .
McKill stalks Briggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Briggs's face. Briggs staggers backwards, shaken.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McKill counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKill misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Briggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Briggs tries to move into range but McKill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Briggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Briggs won't allow McKill to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs is stalling in the full guard.
McKill has control of Briggs's left arm, preventing Briggs from doing any damage.

Briggs gets to his feet - McKill follows without any prompting.

Briggs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McKill !

Briggs has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Briggs tries to counter by clinching up but McKill breaks away and moves out of range.
McKill connects with a high kick.

It looks like Owen Briggs has been cut.
McKill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Briggs eats them both and turns towards McKill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Briggs drives through with a takedown into McKill 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKill is keeping the position for now.
Briggs sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Briggs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Briggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McKill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Briggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
McKill wants to stand up but Briggs is controlling him.
Briggs tries to free his leg and advance position but McKill is retaining full guard.

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.
McKill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Briggs tries to free his leg and advance position but McKill is retaining full guard.
Briggs won't allow McKill to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Briggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McKill misses with a kick to the body.
McKill throws a head kick but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from McKill .
McKill feints a jab promting Briggs to slip. McKill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Briggs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kev McKill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Briggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Briggs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McKill defends well and Briggs ends up having to push McKill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from McKill .
McKill connects with a right hand. Briggs shakes it off.
McKill throws a head kick that misses.

McKill gets caught napping as Briggs dives in and scores a takedown. McKill manages to retain guard.
McKill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Briggs tries to free his leg and advance position but McKill is retaining full guard.
McKill keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Briggs looking to sit in guard and control but McKill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Briggs is trying to control the position but McKill postures up.
Briggs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Briggs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McKill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for McKill .
McKill connects with a single shot there.
McKill cracks Briggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Briggs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKill is controlling Briggs's trapped leg to prevent Briggs from advancing to side control.
McKill won't allow Briggs to pass to mount.
McKill tries to get to full guard but Briggs has control of the leg.
McKill is refusing to be controlled, as Briggs sits in half guard.
McKill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briggs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKill is looking to regain half guard here but Briggs keeps moving and retains side control.
Briggs prevents McKill from escaping the position.
McKill being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kev McKill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Owen Briggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McKill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Briggs.
McKill throws a head kick but Briggs moves out of range.
McKill tries a head kick but it misses.
Briggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Briggs throws a head kick but McKill moves out of range.
McKill misses with a wild combination.
Kev McKill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McKill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs misses with a body kick.
McKill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Briggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McKill looks to land a combination but Briggs avoids it well.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKill as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a low kick.
McKill throws a right and a left that Briggs avoids nicely.
McKill connects with a body shot.
McKill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Briggs. Briggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Briggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McKill is fending him off so far but Briggs persists. Nope, McKill circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKill throws a head kick that Briggs semi-blocks.
McKill misses with a kick to the body.

Briggs rushes McKill and presses him up against the cage.
McKill is trying to break the clinch but Briggs has him pressed against the cage.
Briggs effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Briggs to work.
Briggs seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Briggs has him pressed against the cage.

McKill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Briggs gets a clinch.
McKill tries to circle away but Briggs has him pinned against the cage.
McKill misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKill throws a head punch that misses.
McKill tries to break free but Briggs pushes him back against the cage.
McKill tries to pull guard but Briggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Briggs avoiding damage.
Briggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKill 's efforts to push away.
McKill has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Briggs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McKill can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Briggs breaks from the clinch.
McKill slaps away a takedown attempt from Briggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kev McKill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McKill throws a sloppy head kick

and Briggs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Briggs.
McKill looking to control.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but McKill is keeping the position.
Briggs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKill is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but McKill has wrist control.
Owen Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Briggs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Briggs throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKill throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill swats away the attempt to clinch by Briggs.
McKill keeps Briggs at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kev McKill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McKill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kev McKill !
A relieved looking Kev McKill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.