PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Martino Frederick (ranked 23898 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 218 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frederick
vs
Lahey

179 cm
25
166
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
220
9 - 4 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Kore Fight Nutrition
Hawaii Nutrition

Un-Kaged Nutrition
Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martino Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lahey dodges the punch combination from Frederick.
Jim Lahey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Frederick drives through and clinches with Lahey against the ropes.

Lahey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahey throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Martino Frederick has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Lahey.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frederick. Lahey shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lahey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Frederick clinches up with Lahey and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lahey wants to break free but Frederick has control.
Frederick prevents Lahey from breaking the clinch.

Frederick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim Lahey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick tries to clinch but Lahey moves out of range.
Lahey throws a head kick but Frederick moves out of range.
Lahey throws a lazy head kick

and Frederick counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Lahey on his ass! Lahey wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Lahey blocks a head kick by Frederick.
Frederick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Frederick clinches up against the ropes.

Lahey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frederick staying out of range there.
Frederick tries to clinch there but Lahey circles away.
Lahey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Frederick takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lahey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frederick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lahey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lahey takes a swing at Frederick's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lahey misses.
Lahey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lahey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lahey throws a series of punches but Frederick avoids them all with ease.

Frederick has taken the fight to the clinch.

Frederick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frederick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Frederick clinches.

Frederick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frederick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lahey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martino Frederick should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Martino Frederick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lahey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frederick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lahey misses with a double jab
and Lahey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lahey scores with a hook to the body. Frederick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lahey throws a sloppy head kick and Frederick moves out of range easily.

Frederick instigates a clinch.

Frederick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frederick tries to clinch but Lahey is having none of it.
Frederick throws a low kick but Lahey moves out of range easily.
Lahey swats away the attempt to clinch by Frederick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lahey throws a combination that misses
and Frederick counters with a series of strikes. Lahey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frederick tried to score with a low kick but Lahey checks it.
Frederick is looking to clinch.
Frederick is looking to clinch but Lahey is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lahey does no damage.
Lahey works over Frederick's head and body with a nice combination.
Lahey misses with a shot to the body
and Frederick counters with a two punch combo.
Lahey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jim Lahey seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Frederick rushes Lahey and presses him up against the ropes.

Frederick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frederick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frederick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lahey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frederick moves in looking to clinch but Lahey pushes him off.
Lahey avoids the head kick by Frederick.

Frederick closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is looking to break free of the clinch but Frederick has double underhooks.

Lahey breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Frederick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frederick misses with a kick to the body.
Lahey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Lahey clips Frederick with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Frederick a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Lahey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frederick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lahey misses with a series of wild punches.
Lahey looks to land a combination but Frederick avoids it well.

Frederick pushes Lahey up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Frederick closes the distance and clinches.
Lahey is trying to break the clinch but Frederick is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Lahey takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Martino Frederick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frederick dodges the punch combination from Lahey.
Frederick tries to clinch up but Lahey circles away and keeps his distance.
Lahey tries to counter with a clinch but Frederick shakes him off and moves away.
Lahey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frederick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lahey wants to counter with a clinch but Frederick pushes him away.
Frederick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lahey wants to counter the offense by Frederick and move into the clinch position.
Lahey misses with a head kick.
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lahey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lahey wants to counter with a clinch but Frederick pushes him away.
Lahey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frederick counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Lahey. Those never looked like landing.

Frederick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lahey breaks from the clinch.
Lahey misses the body punch
and Frederick counters with a series of strikes. Lahey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frederick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lahey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lahey misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Frederick.
Frederick tries to clinch there but Lahey circles away.
Lahey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lahey jabs Frederick right on the nose. Frederick blinks but takes it well.
Lahey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Frederick has closed the distance and engaged Lahey in a clinch.

Frederick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frederick throws a series of punches but Lahey avoids them all with ease.

Frederick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lahey, pushing him back against the ropes.

Frederick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frederick doesn't manage to clinch there - Lahey circles away.
Lahey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey lands with a hook. Frederick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Frederick.
Frederick wants to clinch up but Lahey keeps it at a distance.
Frederick slips a jab from Lahey.
Lahey throws a head kick but Frederick moves out of range.
Frederick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lahey.
Lahey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frederick.
Frederick tries to clinch there but Lahey circles away.
Frederick tries to bum rush Lahey with a series of wild strikes but Lahey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frederick scores with a three punch combo!
Lahey throws a head kick that misses.
Frederick wants to clinch.
Frederick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frederick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lahey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jim Lahey just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Martino Frederick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lahey swats away the attempt to clinch by Frederick.
Frederick works over Lahey's head and body with a nice combination.
Lahey throws a jab when Frederick was well out of range.
Frederick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frederick misses with the combination.
Frederick shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lahey eats them both and turns towards Frederick to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lahey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frederick circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frederick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lahey tries to circle away but Frederick has him pinned against the ropes.

Lahey breaks from the clinch.

Frederick has Lahey up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frederick breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Lahey misses its intended target.
A combination from Lahey does no damage.
Lahey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frederick blocks a head kick by Lahey.
Martino Frederick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martino Frederick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frederick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frederick tries to clinch there but Lahey circles away.
Frederick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lahey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Frederick forces Lahey back against the ropes and clinches.

Frederick breaks the clinch.
Lahey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Frederick to counter with a crisp jab.
Frederick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lahey in his tracks.

Frederick instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frederick breaks the clinch.
Lahey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frederick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lahey at a distance.
Lahey throws a head kick that misses

and before Lahey can reset, Frederick rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Lahey is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!

Lahey is rocked!
Lahey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lahey get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lahey stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Frederick runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martino Frederick!
Martino Frederick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.