PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boblay Lachlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Cornish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lachlay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ENGLAND BELONGS TO ME. Jeremy Cornish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lachlay
vs
Cornish

181 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boblay Lachlay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Cornish!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornish misses with a looping right.
Cornish throws a looping overhand right but Lachlay ducks down to avoid it.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown but Cornish shows good takedown defense.
Lachlay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lachlay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lachlay wants to stand but Cornish has his arm trapped.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish is trying to improve his position.
Cornish is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cornish throws a jab when Lachlay was well out of range.
Cornish circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cornish stuffs the takedown attempt from Lachlay. Lachlay gets slowly back to his feet.
Lachlay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lachlay shoots in and drives through. Cornish sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boblay Lachlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornish stuffs the takedown attempt from Lachlay. Lachlay gets slowly back to his feet.
Cornish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cornish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lachlay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachlay is not content to let Cornish control the position.
Cornish lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Cornish dominated that round.
That's time! Lachlay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cornish looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachlay is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cornish, as that shot connected.
Lachlay tries to clinch there but Cornish circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Cornish scores with a four punch combination!
Lachlay moves in looking to clinch but Cornish pushes him off.
Lachlay misses with a takedown
letting Cornish counter with a right hand.
Cornish scores with a hook to the body. Lachlay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cornish with a jab.

Lachlay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cornish makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cornish throws a big right hand that misses.
Cornish postures up in Lachlay's guard and throws a big left but Lachlay blocks it.
Cornish pushing down on Lachlay's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cornish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lachlay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cornish.
Lachlay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cornish scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cornish prevents Lachlay from standing back up.
Lachlay trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lachlay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cornish tries to pass to full mount but Lachlay defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lachlay is looking to escape.
Cornish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lachlay defending well though.
Cornish scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lachlay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cornish.
Cornish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cornish takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cornish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cornish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lachlay is in trouble now - Cornish has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish won't let Lachlay get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cornish lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cornish lands a big elbow.
Cornish cracks Lachlay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jeremy Cornish has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cornish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lachlay hang on?
Cornish landing punches.
Cornish in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornish looking to control but Lachlay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornish raining down shots from the mount!
Cornish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cornish looking to control but Lachlay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cornish landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornish lands with some strikes.
Lachlay is in a horrible position here. Cornish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Cornish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lachlay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lachlay tries to clinch but Cornish moves away

and Cornish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cornish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cornish looking to pass the guard.
Lachlay wants to get back to his feet but Cornish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cornish wants to control from the top but Lachlay keeps moving.
Cornish lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cornish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cornish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cornish scoring with some ground and pound.

Lachlay pushes Cornish off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cornish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lachlay was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornish.
Lachlay darts in trying to clinch
and Cornish counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornish throws a series of punches but Lachlay avoids them all with ease.
Lachlay with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cornish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lachlay won't be happy with that.
Cornish is working Lachlay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cornish postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cornish throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lachlay works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ground and pound from Cornish.
Cornish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cornish throwing shots but Lachlay is blocking nicely.
Lachlay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cornish.
Cornish thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish with a nice head shot there.
Cornish wants to control from the top but Lachlay keeps moving.
Cornish throwing strikes from guard but Lachlay blocks nicely.
Cornish throwing strikes but missing.
Cornish postures up in Lachlay's guard and throws a big left but Lachlay blocks it.
Cornish chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cornish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cornish is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cornish throws a strike but Lachlay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lachlay won't allow Cornish to sweep him here.
Cornish pulls Lachlay in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Cornish really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lachlay misses with a takedown attempt
and Cornish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lachlay fails with the takedown
enabling Cornish to counter with a crisp jab.
Lachlay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cornish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lachlay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cornish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boblay Lachlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cornish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cornish lands in his opponent's guard.
Cornish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lachlay's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish trying to control but Lachlay is working from the bottom.
Cornish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cornish trying to control but Lachlay is working from the bottom.
Cornish looking to pass the guard.
Cornish lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cornish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cornish looking to sit in guard and control but Lachlay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lachlay stopping the sweep attempt from Cornish.
Cornish trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lachlay!
Cornish looking to control but Lachlay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cornish lands a nice shot to the head.
Cornish landing shots from mount.
Cornish lands a big shot there that rocks Lachlay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lachlay is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cornish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lachlay suckers Cornish into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Lachlay is now in Cornish's guard!
Lachlay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Cornish dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lachlay shoots and misses
and Cornish counters with a series of strikes. Lachlay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lachlay tries to clinch but Cornish moves away
and Cornish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cornish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lachlay.

Cornish scores a takedown into full mount!
Lachlay wants to get back to his feet.
Cornish landing strikes from the mount and Lachlay is in trouble!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cornish landing shots from mount.
Cornish lands a big shot there that rocks Lachlay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornish breaks from Lachlay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cornish cracks Lachlay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cornish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lachlay hang on?
Cornish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lachlay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Lachlay is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Cornish.
Oh Lachlay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cornish with shots to the head and body - Lachlay looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lachlay seems to have got his legs back now.
Cornish controlling the pace for now.
Cornish trying to control but Lachlay is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornish lands a nice shot to the head.
Cornish cracks Lachlay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lachlay is bucking up trying to escape but Cornish cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cornish lands a big shot there that rocks Lachlay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cornish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cornish lands a big shot to the head and Lachlay winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeremy Cornish!
Jeremy Cornish is the new lightweight champion!