PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lahey
vs
Shreve Jr

202 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

209 cm
20
289 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
King of Fists

MayheM sportswear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey throws an overhand right that lands on Shreve Jr's shoulder, as Shreve Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Shreve Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lahey manages to avoid it.
Lahey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lahey tries a low kick but Shreve Jr avoids it.

Shreve Jr forces Lahey back against the cage and clinches.
Lahey misses with a knee strike.
Shreve Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Jim Lahey has been cut.
Lahey throws a head punch that misses.
Lahey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shreve Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lahey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lahey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Shreve Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lahey stalling in the clinch but Shreve Jr improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Shreve Jr.
Lahey misses with a knee strike.
Lahey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lahey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shreve Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shreve Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Shreve Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Lahey.
Lahey misses with a punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr avoiding damage as Lahey throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shreve Jr - that landed with a thud.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Lahey is trying to maintain a safe position but Shreve Jr gets an underhook and turns Lahey into the cage.
A short right from Shreve Jr on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr cracks Lahey with a nice body shot.
Shreve Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
Lahey has a couple of punches blocked by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shreve Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Shreve Jr.
Lahey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shreve Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shreve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lahey backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shreve Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shreve Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Shreve Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lahey is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shreve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lahey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lahey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shreve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lahey seems to have got his legs back now.
Shreve Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shreve Jr creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lahey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lahey drops to his knees and Shreve Jr pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Shreve Jr!
Larry Shreve Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Larry Shreve Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.