PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubbles Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lahey
vs
Hannibal

188 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubbles Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Hannibal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannibal avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hannibal gets the takedown into side control.
Hannibal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lahey down.
Lahey is looking to reverse the position.
Hannibal working the head and body with strikes.
Lahey is trying to get back to half guard.
Hannibal lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Hannibal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hannibal lands an elbow.
Hannibal advances to mount.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Lahey working to try and regain half guard.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal pushes him away.
Hannibal with a couple of short strikes.
Hannibal cracks Lahey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lahey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hannibal on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hannibal punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannibal working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannibal controlling the pace for now.
Hannibal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lahey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hannibal scoring with strikes but Lahey is staying in there.
Hannibal landing punches.

Lahey is rocked!
Hannibal looking to control but Lahey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Lahey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hannibal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lahey looks a forlorn figure.
Hannibal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lahey?
Lahey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lahey tries to get out of the position.
Lahey working to try and regain half guard.
Lahey seems to have got his legs back now.
Hannibal unloading with bombs!
Hannibal controlling from the full mount.
Hannibal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lahey hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hannibal unloading with bombs!
Hannibal controlling the pace for now.

Hannibal has control of Lahey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lahey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hannibal content just to control the position here.
Lahey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hannibal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lahey hang on?
Hannibal landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lahey wants to hold on but Hannibal pushes him away.
Hannibal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hannibal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hannibal avoids the attempt from Lahey to control.
Lahey is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hannibal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lahey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hannibal is landing with some decent strikes but Lahey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hannibal unloading with bombs!
Hannibal lands a big shot there that rocks Lahey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal postures up.
Lahey taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hannibal controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Hannibal.
A nice elbow there by Hannibal.
Hannibal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hannibal.
Hannibal landing punches.
Hannibal controlling from mount.
Lahey wants to hold on but Hannibal pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannibal controlling from the full mount.
Lahey is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Hannibal dominated that round.
That's time! Lahey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hannibal lands a body shot.
Jab by Hannibal.

Hannibal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lahey!
Lahey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hannibal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lahey is squirming around, avoiding Hannibal's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal pushes him away.
Hannibal landing strikes from the mount.

Hannibal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lahey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hannibal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lahey looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal postures up.
Vincent Hannibal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hannibal lands a big elbow.
Lahey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hannibal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hannibal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lahey can't escape the position.
Hannibal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hannibal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lahey looks a forlorn figure.
Hannibal dominating with strikes here.
Hannibal dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal looking to control but Lahey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hannibal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lahey's face.
Lahey is desperately trying to improve his position but Hannibal has a good base and remains in mount.
Lahey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lahey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lahey is trying to escape the mount.
Hannibal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lahey is in a horrible position here. Hannibal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hannibal dominating with strikes here.
Lahey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal postures up.
Hannibal landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal postures up.
Hannibal landing strikes from the mount and Lahey is in trouble!
Hannibal controlling from the full mount.
Hannibal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hannibal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hannibal landing shots from mount.
Hannibal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lahey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lahey is working hard here to advance position.
Hannibal lands a heavy elbow.

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.
Hannibal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lahey hang on?
Hannibal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hannibal lands with some strikes.
Hannibal controlling the position easily from mount.
Lahey tries to hold on but Hannibal postures up.
Hannibal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lahey is squirming around, avoiding Hannibal's attempts to control the action.
Hannibal scoring with strikes but Lahey is staying in there.
Hannibal lands a nice shot to the head.
Lahey tries to reverse the position but Hannibal maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Hannibal 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!

Hannibal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lahey.
Lahey wants to slow Hannibal down by chopping away at his legs.
Hannibal with a hook.
Lahey wants to clinch.
Hannibal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lahey circles away.
Hannibal dives in and grabs Lahey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lahey pushes down on Hannibal's head and hops out.
Lahey is looking to clinch but Hannibal is avoiding it.
Lahey tries to clinch but Hannibal is having none of it.
Hannibal avoids the head kick by Lahey.
Hannibal misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannibal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bubbles Lahey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Hannibal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lahey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Lahey.
Hannibal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lahey was well out of range. Poor timing from Hannibal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannibal shoots for a double leg takedown but Lahey sprawls well. He's pushed Hannibal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hannibal swats away the attempt to clinch by Lahey.
No joy there for Lahey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hannibal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hannibal showed some decent athleticism there.
Hannibal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hannibal is nestled in close to Lahey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Lahey actively working from the bottom here.
Lahey wants to get back to full guard.
Lahey is not content to let Hannibal control the position.
Lahey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lahey is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lahey throws a nice looking combination but Hannibal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bubbles Lahey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hannibal shoots in for a takedown but Lahey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lahey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hannibal is not content to let Lahey control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hannibal is trying to get back to half guard.

Lahey decides to stand back up.
Lahey doesn't manage to clinch there - Hannibal circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lahey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hannibal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lahey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hannibal looks to land a left hand but Lahey moved out of range nicely.
Hannibal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hannibal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lahey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hannibal pinned against the cage. Hannibal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lahey blocks a jab.
Bubbles Lahey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lahey.
Lahey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannibal.
Lahey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hannibal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hannibal advances position into side control!
Lahey taking a bit of punishment here - Hannibal scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to improve position but can't.
Lahey is trying to buck Hannibal off.
Hannibal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lahey tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lahey is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hannibal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Hannibal decides to stand back up.
Hannibal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lahey but Lahey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lahey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lahey throws a head kick that half lands.
Vincent Hannibal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hannibal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lahey's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Hannibal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hannibal 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Hannibal!