PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rylee Mannion (ranked 24068 p4p, 24542 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mannion
vs
Lahey

171 cm
22
150
4 - 8 - 0

167 cm
22
145
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rylee Mannion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mannion drives through and clinches with Lahey against the cage.
Mannion tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Mannion back against the cage.
Lahey letting Mannion take a breather here.

Mannion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mannion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lahey is working an open guard so Mannion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lahey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lahey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannion under the eye.
A low kick from Mannion misses
and Lahey counters with a left and a right that stings Mannion.

Mannion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!

Mannion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mannion pushes Lahey up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Mannion.
Lahey is trying to push Mannion away but Mannion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mannion breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mannion or perhaps it was just good defense by Lahey, which made it look bad.
Lahey tries to bum rush Mannion with a series of wild strikes but Mannion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Lahey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mannion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mannion stays in close to Lahey's body and controls the position.
Lahey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mannion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mannion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Lahey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mannion stacks Lahey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mannion!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mannion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mannion decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mannion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lahey was covering up waiting for the punch and Mannion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lahey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lahey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mannion stays in close to Lahey's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mannion decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mannion takes a shot right to the bread basket.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lahey enables Mannion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lahey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lahey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Lahey is working an open guard so Mannion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lahey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rylee Mannion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab from Lahey.
Mannion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lahey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

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

Mannion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mannion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mannion has Lahey pulled in close to control his posture.
Mannion continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mannion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lahey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mannion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mannion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mannion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lahey tries to stand but Mannion is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mannion has Lahey pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mannion has closed the distance and engaged Lahey in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lahey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lahey is trying to break free.
Mannion prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lahey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lahey is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is trying to break free.
Lahey is trying to break the clinch but Mannion is controlling him.

Mannion wants the takedown. Lahey is fighting it off but Mannion persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lahey's guard against the cage.
Lahey trying to control the position here.
Mannion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lahey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is trying to control the position but Mannion postures up.
Lahey wants to control but Mannion passes easily into half guard.
Mannion moves nicely into side control.
Mannion happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mannion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lahey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lahey is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rylee Mannion dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mannion fails with the takedown.
Rylee Mannion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mannion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lahey is trying to push Mannion away but Mannion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mannion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lahey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lahey is trying to break free.
Lahey wants to break free but Mannion has control.
Lahey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mannion has him pressed against the cage.

Mannion breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lahey.

Mannion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lahey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lahey being controlled for a moment.
Lahey is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Lahey is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Mannion take his back! Uh oh - Mannion has got a rear naked choke here! Lahey is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rylee Mannion!