PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cochrane (ranked 4305 p4p, 24504 weight class) and Jim Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lahey has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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.

Cochrane
vs
Lahey

177 cm
25
147
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
145
0 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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, Matt Cochrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cochrane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lahey looks winded!
Lahey throws a head kick that misses.

Cochrane clinches up against the cage.

Cochrane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cochrane lands a head kick. Lahey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cochrane lands a head kick. Lahey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Cochrane rushes Lahey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cochrane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Cochrane.
Cochrane throws a head kick but Lahey moves out of range.
Cochrane throws a head kick that half lands.
Cochrane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lahey.

Lahey is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Cochrane uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lahey tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Cochrane is absolutely delighted - when Lahey wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Cochrane!