PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lahey (ranked 5293 p4p, 483 weight class) and Araki Kenjiro (ranked 4712 p4p, 505 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lahey
vs
Kenjiro

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

176 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

One stop shop
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Araki Kenjiro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenjiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Kenjiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kenjiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Kenjiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenjiro obliges.
Kenjiro scores with a knee to the head.
Kenjiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Kenjiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenjiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Lahey won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Kenjiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenjiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Trevor Lahey has been cut.
Nice elbow from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lahey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kenjiro crunches a lovely knee into Lahey's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenjiro obliges.
Kenjiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but Kenjiro has him pressed against the cage.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjiro lands a damaging elbow.
Kenjiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lahey controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenjiro.
Kenjiro lands a knee to the head.
Kenjiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenjiro working Lahey over with knees to the body.
Kenjiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Lahey takes an elbow to the temple.
Kenjiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kenjiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenjiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lahey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenjiro working Lahey over with knees to the body.
Kenjiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lahey.
Kenjiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lahey goes for a takedown attempt but Kenjiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kenjiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lahey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kenjiro misses with a double jab
enabling Lahey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenjiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Lahey is just out of range.

Kenjiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenjiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenjiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenjiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lahey pulls guard effortlessly.
Kenjiro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lahey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lahey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lahey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenjiro manages to get himself to full guard.

Lahey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenjiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lahey controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lahey stands up from Kenjiro's guard - Lahey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kenjiro throws a sloppy head kick and Lahey moves out of range easily.

Lahey clinches.
Kenjiro lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kenjiro to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenjiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kenjiro to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Araki Kenjiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Lahey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lahey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kenjiro counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro lands an elbow just above Lahey 's eye.
Kenjiro working Lahey over with knees to the body.
Kenjiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kenjiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenjiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenjiro lands a knee to the body.
Kenjiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenjiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenjiro.
Kenjiro tries to work over Lahey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenjiro scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lahey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lahey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenjiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahey prevents a body shot from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lahey.
Lahey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lahey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenjiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenjiro lands a damaging elbow.
Kenjiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laheys head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey managing to block the knees to the body from Kenjiro.
Lahey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lahey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lahey jumps guard but Kenjiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kenjiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lahey avoids the elbow strike from Kenjiro, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lahey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenjiro missing with knees to the body.
Lahey avoiding damage as Kenjiro throws knees to the body.
Lahey can't get the takedown.
Lahey can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenjiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lahey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kenjiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lahey avoids it.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but Kenjiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kenjiro.
Lahey is trying to stall.
Kenjiro connects with a knee to the head.
Lahey takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lahey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Lahey as he checks the leg kick.

Lahey darts in and clinches Kenjiro up against the cage.
Kenjiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Lahey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenjiro uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lahey keeping moving, preventing Kenjiro from controlling successfully.
Lahey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lahey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Araki Kenjiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Lahey's cut.
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!

Lahey clinches with his opponent.
Kenjiro misses with a body punch.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but Kenjiro has him pressed against the cage.
Kenjiro tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Kenjiro back against the cage.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kenjiro to keep the fight standing.
Kenjiro lands a damaging elbow.
Kenjiro has a couple of punches blocked by Lahey.
Kenjiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lahey avoids it.
Kenjiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lahey's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Kenjiro.
Kenjiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenjiro stops a takedown attempt from Lahey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lahey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenjiro working Lahey over with knees to the body.
Kenjiro tries to throw a body punch but Lahey avoids it by throwing Kenjiro back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Kenjiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lahey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lahey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kenjiro connects with a knee to the head.
Kenjiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenjiro lands a knee to the head.
Kenjiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lahey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kenjiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kenjiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Lahey won't want to take too many of those.
Kenjiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Lahey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kenjiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lahey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenjiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kenjiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenjiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lahey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenjiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenjiro lands a knee to the body.
Lahey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lahey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenjiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Lahey has wrist control.
Lahey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Kenjiro stands up and waves to Lahey to follow him.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenjiro missing with knees to the body.
Kenjiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lahey.
Kenjiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lahey avoids the damage to the body.
Kenjiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lahey jumps guard but Kenjiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lahey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenjiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kenjiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kenjiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kenjiro trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lahey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kenjiro to keep the fight standing.
Kenjiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lahey avoiding damage as Kenjiro throws knees to the body.
Araki Kenjiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Lahey jumps into guard, dragging Kenjiro to the mat.
Kenjiro preventing the sweep.
Kenjiro wants to stand but Lahey is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lahey pushes Kenjiro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Trevor Lahey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Araki Kenjiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenjiro lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Araki Kenjiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kenjiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Araki Kenjiro!