PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dolvich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Hackney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolvich comes to the ring accompanied by Russian National Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dolvich
vs
Hackney

195 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
274 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 St Petersburg, Ivan Dolvich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Hackney!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolvich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hackney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dolvich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hackney but Hackney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hackney blocks a jab.
Ivan Dolvich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolvich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dolvich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hackney is fending him off so far but Dolvich persists. Nope, Hackney circles away and we're back to standing.
Hackney keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackney misses the shot to the body.
Hackney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hackney stuffs the takedown attempt from Dolvich. Dolvich gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Dolvich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolvich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hackney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dolvich somewhat.
Hackney misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dolvich.
Hackney takes one to the chin there.
Dolvich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackney throws out the jab.
Hackney throws a big shot that misses.
Hackney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dolvich is defended easily by Hackney.
Dolvich throws a right and a left that Hackney avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hackney to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Dolvich.
Hackney digs a good hook to Dolvich's body.

Hackney clinches up with Dolvich and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Hackney.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hackney manages to break the clinch.
Hackney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Hackney catches Dolvich right on the button with a cross.
Dolvich slips under a jab.
Dolvich fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dolvich. Hackney does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackney throws out a loose jab but Dolvich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dolvich ducks under a wild hook from Hackney.
Dolvich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hackney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hackney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dolvich throws a series of punches but Hackney avoids them all with ease.
Hackney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hackney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keith Hackney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hackney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hackney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dolvich wants to clinch up but Hackney keeps it at a distance.
Hackney swings for the body but Dolvich moves out of range.
Hackney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hackney misses with a body shot.
Hackney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hackney wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolvich punishes Hackney's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hackney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dolvich dives in and grabs Hackney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hackney pushes down on Dolvich's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Hackney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hackney slips a straight right by Dolvich.
Dolvich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dolvich jabs Hackney right on the nose. Hackney blinks but takes it well.
Hackney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dolvich fails with the takedown.
Hackney looks to land a right hand but Dolvich moved out of range.
A jab from Dolvich misses.
Hackney lands a glancing blow to the side of Dolvich's head.
Hackney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keith Hackney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hackney scores with a hook to the body. Dolvich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolvich slips a jab from Hackney.
Hackney's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hackney as Dolvich shoots in.
Hackney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Dolvich or perhaps it was just good defense by Hackney which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Dolvich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolvich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dolvich has his takedown stuffed
and Hackney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolvich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hackney takes the fight into the clinch.
Hackney is pressed up against the ropes. Dolvich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hackney down to the mat. Hackney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hackney scores with a decent looking hook.
Hackney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackney sizes up Dolvich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dolvich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hackney closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hackney.
Hackney digs a right hand into Dolvich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dolvich's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hackney.
Hackney scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dolvich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hackney digs a right hand underneath Dolvich's ribcage. Dolvich let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolvich takes a shot to the head.
Hackney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dolvich or not.

Hackney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hackney throws a hook to the side of Dolvich's head but Dolvich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dolvich walks into a jab.
Hackney throws a big shot that misses.
Hackney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hackney pushes Dolvich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hackney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hackney is leaning against Dolvich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Hackney.
Hackney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hackney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dolvich backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hackney.
Nice body punch from Hackney - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hackney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackney lands a right hand.
Hackney lands a shot to the body.
Hackney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackney digs a right hand into Dolvich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dolvich's gas tank.
Hackney lands a nice uppercut.

Hackney breaks from the clinch.
Dolvich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackney.

Hackney rushes Dolvich and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hackney lands with a left to the head.
Hackney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hackney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hackney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dolvich backwards.
Hackney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolvich backwards.
Hackney lands with a short shot to the head.

Dolvich is rocked!

Hackney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh Dolvich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hackney cracks Dolvich with a hook to the temple - Dolvich is on wobbly legs here! Hackney swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dolvich falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hackney wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keith Hackney!
Keith Hackney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.