PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gracie barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). barra has chosen rock with you as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as gracie barra enters the cage!

Lahey
vs
barra

183 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, gracie barra!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
barra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lahey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lahey pushes barra up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for barra.
barra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
barra lands a hook to the side of the head.
barra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lahey is trying to stall.
Lahey tries to pull guard but barra holds him up against the cage and eventually Lahey drops back down to his feet.
barra working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Lahey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on barra's face as Lahey controls the position.
barra wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lahey is looking to take a break and control but barra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lahey prevents barra from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lahey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lahey is breathing heavily.

barra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
barra wants to get back to his feet but Lahey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
barra keeping moving, preventing Lahey from controlling successfully.
Lahey stops barra from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
barra keeping moving, preventing Lahey from controlling successfully.
barra wants to sweep here but Lahey controlling him for the moment.
Lahey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
barra wants to stand but Lahey is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lahey swats away the attempt to clinch by barra.

barra pushes Lahey up against the cage in a clinch.
barra lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra stops a takedown attempt from Lahey.
barra misses with the head strike.
barra jumps guard but Lahey stands there with barra around his waist. barra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
barra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lahey can't break the clinch.
barra misses with a knee to the head.
barra slows down the pace here.
Lahey goes for a takedown in the clinch but barra prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lahey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but barra regains guard immediately.
Lahey throwing strikes but missing.
barra is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lahey dives into side control.
barra is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lahey working away.
Lahey lands a few punches from side control.
barra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lahey landing strikes.

Lahey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by barra, who protects the arm well.

Lahey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by barra, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Lahey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

barra clinches with his opponent.
Lahey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lahey breaks from the clinch.
Lahey stuffs the takedown attempt from barra. barra gets slowly back to his feet.
Lahey circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lahey moves into the clinch.
barra pushes Lahey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
barra tries to stall but Lahey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
barra misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from barra fails to land.
barra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Lahey.
Still in the clinch, barra scores with a nice short uppercut.
barra is breathing heavily.
Lahey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lahey seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
barra looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
barra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laheys head.

Lahey manages to break the clinch.
Lahey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randy Lahey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
barra darts in trying to clinch

and Lahey counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lahey stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lahey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lahey wants to control from the top but barra keeps moving.
barra wants to stand up but Lahey is controlling him.

Lahey stands and steps away. barra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lahey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. barra just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
barra misses with some punches.
barra misses with a knee strike.
barra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
barra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
barra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
barra throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from barra.
barra working aggressively here.
barra lands a left hand.
barra lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from barra.
barra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from barra on the inside.
barra scores with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on barra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from barra on the inside.
barra is stalling here.
Lahey tries to break the clinch but barra is controlling the position.
A short left from barra.
A short right from barra on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lahey uses good head movement to avoid it.
barra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

barra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

barra clinches with his opponent.

barra breaks the clinch.
barra closes the distance but Lahey moves to the side

and Lahey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in barra's guard now.

barra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lahey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
barra tries to clinch up.
Lahey wants to clinch.
barra tries to clinch but Lahey moves away

so Lahey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

barra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lahey lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lahey stands up and waves to barra to follow him.
Lahey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lahey wants to clinch.

Lahey gets the takedown into side control.
Lahey wants to control but barra is keeping him busy.
barra is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lahey is controlling him well.

Lahey stands up and beckons barra to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
barra throws a looping overhand right but Lahey ducks down to avoid it.

Lahey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Lahey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

barra moves into range and clinches up with Lahey.
A head punch on the inside from barra fails to land.
Lahey blocks an uppercut.
Lahey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Lahey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lahey wants a takedown but no success here.
Lahey wants to break free but barra has control.
barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
barra tries to land a knee to the head but Lahey blocks with his arms.
barra is looking to break free of the clinch but Lahey has double underhooks.
Lahey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
barra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lahey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from barra.
barra fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lahey manages to pull guard.
barra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lahey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in barra's guard.
barra wants to get back to his feet but Lahey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey slips nicely into half guard.
Lahey is controlling the pace.

Lahey decides to stand and escape the position.
barra tries to clinch but Lahey moves away

and Lahey counters with a takedown into side control.
barra tries to escape but Lahey is in control.
Lahey controlling the position.
barra is pushing Lahey's head away, looking to escape. Lahey manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey trying to control the action but barra is working from the bottom.
barra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
barra bucks up and tries to throw Lahey off but instead Lahey has got his back!
barra is trying to stand back up.
Lahey softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra is trying to get back to his feet but Lahey has full control of the position and if anything, barra has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lahey is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at barra. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
barra looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Lahey is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged barra with him. barra is trying to defend but Lahey has an arm under the chin now! barra grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Lahey!