PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Ridgewood (ranked 4564 p4p, 24859 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ridgewood
vs
Lahey

188 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
145
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Ridgewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey fails with the takedown
and Ridgewood counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ridgewood.
Lahey shoots and misses

and Ridgewood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ridgewood pulls guard.
Lahey wants to stand but Ridgewood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lahey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lahey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ridgewood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lahey has managed to get both his arms back between Ridgewood's legs - danger averted.
Lahey wants to control from the top but Ridgewood keeps moving.
Ridgewood managing to control the position.
Ridgewood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lahey trying to control but Ridgewood is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ridgewood misses with a takedown attempt - Lahey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lahey darts in looking for a takedown but Ridgewood gets double underhooks and turns Lahey into the cage.
Barry Ridgewood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Lahey.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ridgewood.

Lahey sneaks out the side door and pushes Ridgewood away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Ridgewood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ridgewood dodges an elbow strike from Lahey.
Lahey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ridgewood is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lahey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ridgewood.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lahey enables Ridgewood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lahey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Ridgewood gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ridgewood throws a one two combo.
Lahey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ridgewood connects with a leg kick.
Ridgewood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ridgewood wants it to stay on the feet.
Ridgewood is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lahey looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgewood swats away the attempt to clinch by Lahey.

Ridgewood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lahey sprawls well initially but Ridgewood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ridgewood slips a nice elbow through Lahey's hands, connecting with Lahey's forehead.
Ridgewood is controlling the pace.

Ridgewood stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Ridgewood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ridgewood slaps away a takedown attempt from Lahey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Lahey looks to move away, Ridgewood throws a big counter combo but Lahey just gets out of the way.

Ridgewood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lahey to the ground. Ridgewood is now in Lahey's guard.
Ridgewood looking to pass the guard.
Ridgewood controlling from the top position.
Lahey is looking to stand up but Ridgewood isn't so interested in that idea.
Ridgewood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ridgewood gets to his feet. Lahey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgewood shoots in and drives through. Lahey sprawls well.
Lahey shoots and misses

and Ridgewood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ridgewood breaks from the clinch.
Ridgewood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ridgewood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barry Ridgewood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Lahey.
Lahey is breathing heavily.
Ridgewood fails to land the takedown.
Lahey tries to counter by closing the distance.

Ridgewood has Lahey up against the cage in a clinch.
Ridgewood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ridgewood has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lahey regains guard immediately.
Ridgewood works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey has a hand on Ridgewood's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ridgewood takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lahey is working to get back to half guard.
Ridgewood controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgewood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lahey is in a horrible position here. Ridgewood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ridgewood with the ground and pound from mount.
Lahey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lahey working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgewood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridgewood seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lahey for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridgewood breaks from Lahey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ridgewood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ridgewood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ridgewood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lahey can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ridgewood swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lahey is now in Ridgewood's guard. A big mistake from Ridgewood there, giving up the dominant position!

Lahey stands up from Ridgewood's guard - Lahey perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Ridgewood dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Ridgewood dives in and scores a takedown into Lahey's guard.

Lahey kicks Ridgewood off and gets to his feet.
Barry Ridgewood is winning the standup battle so far.
Lahey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ridgewood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lahey throws a sloppy head kick and Ridgewood moves out of range easily.
Lahey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ridgewood circles away.

Ridgewood dives in and scores a takedown into Lahey's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgewood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgewood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lahey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ridgewood sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lahey looking for subs off his back but Ridgewood has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ridgewood is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lahey!
Ridgewood controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Lahey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lahey is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ridgewood has taken his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgewood softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lahey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ridgewood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ridgewood controls the action.
Ridgewood scores with punches and elbows.
Ridgewood scores with punches to the body.
Ridgewood is riding his opponent, not letting Lahey buck him off.
Lahey tries to escape but Ridgewood has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahey trying to control the hands but Ridgewood won't let him.
Ridgewood just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Ridgewood is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lahey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ridgewood has good solid back control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Ridgewood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ridgewood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Ridgewood!