PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zee (ranked 2496 p4p, 5452 weight class) and Randy Lahey (ranked 268 p4p, 492 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zee
vs
Lahey

205 cm
19
275
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
245
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moritz Zee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zee cracks Lahey with a good jab.

It looks like Randy Lahey has been cut.
Zee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lahey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Lahey.

It looks like Moritz Zee has been cut.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lahey moves away.
It seemed like Lahey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lahey looks to score with a jab to the body but Zee is just out of range.
Zee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lahey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lahey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zee swings widly with a right hand
and Lahey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lahey misses with a hook. Zee ducked under it nicely.
Zee throwing a counter right hand but Lahey manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zee misses the target.
Lahey staying out of range there.
Lahey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zee slips under a jab from Lahey.
Lahey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lahey misses with a hook.
Lahey throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zee thuds a left hand into Lahey's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey missing with a left hand there. Zee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lahey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zee manages to avoid it.
Lahey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zee throws a body punch but Lahey moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lahey! But no joy.
Zee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lahey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zee lands a nice hook to Lahey's body. Lahey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lahey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lahey looks to land a right hand but Zee moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Zee.
Zee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lahey.
Zee connects with a looping right hand.
Zee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lahey momentarily.
Zee lands a leg kick that knocks Lahey off balance momentarily.
Lahey's coach down at Hardcore Boxing & MT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lahey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lahey throws an off balance right hand
and Zee counters with a big right hand! Oh Lahey is in trouble here! Zee follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moritz Zee!
In his post fight interview, Moritz Zee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.