PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Season in the Abyss. Hatfield has chosen Flirtin With Disaster as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cohen
vs
Hatfield

178 cm
20
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield works the jab nicely.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Hatfield.

Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Hatfield is pushing Cohen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Hatfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Cohen drops back down to his feet.
Hatfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside.
Hatfield misses with a knee strike.
Hatfield is stalling here.
Hatfield crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Lawrence Cohen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
Hatfield landing knees to the body.
Come on Hatfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield scores with a knee to the head.
Hatfield landing knees to the body.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cohen's face.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cohen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatfield slows down the pace here.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield avoiding damage.
Hatfield gets underhooks to prevent Cohen's takedown attempt.
Hatfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Cohen tries to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling the position.
Hatfield lands a good knee to the midsection. Cohen won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Hatfield manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cohen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hatfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cohen's defenses.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatfield is stalling here.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Cohen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cohen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hatfield smiles and moves away.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hatfield has closed the distance and engaged Cohen in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cohen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hatfield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatfield landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cohen dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen fails to land the takedown.

Cohen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cohen chips away with some ground and pound.
Cohen stops Hatfield from standing up.

Hatfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatfield is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohen slips nicely into half guard.
Cohen trying to control the action but Hatfield is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cohen trying to control from half guard but Hatfield is working away.

Cohen is trying to work for a kimura but Hatfield is defending well.
Hatfield is looking to improve his position.

Hatfield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cohen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hatfield has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Cohen moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Cohen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hatfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen shoots in for a double leg but Hatfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield tries to clinch up.

Hatfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cohen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatfield just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Hatfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Cohen drops back down to his feet.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hatfield obliges.
Hatfield working Cohen over with knees to the body.
Hatfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cohen's defenses.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cohen decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Hatfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield works over Cohen with some ground and pound from guard.
Cohen working a defensive guard here.

Cohen working for a triangle but Hatfield defends it easily.
Cohen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hatfield passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cohen gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hannibal Hatfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Cohen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatfield which made him look bad.

Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Cohen managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Cohen is trying to drag Hatfield to the mat but Hatfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield stalling.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cohen's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a knee to the head.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatfield stalls.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Cohen is blocking nicely.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hatfield.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cohen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatfield down to the mat. Hatfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches up with Hatfield, looking for a takedown. Cohen pushes Hatfield against the cage but Hatfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hatfield instigates a clinch.
Hatfield stops a takedown attempt from Cohen.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatfield connects with a knee to the head.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Hatfield won't allow it.
Hatfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cohen fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Cohen jumps guard.
Hatfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hatfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hatfield thows a big elbow that misses.

Cohen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cohen's head.
Hatfield wants to pass the guard but Cohen is keeping the position.
Hatfield pushing down on Cohen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Hatfield there.

Cohen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hatfield pulls his head out easily.
Hatfield drops an elbow to the side of Cohen's head.

Hatfield has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cohen defend it? Hatfield steps over the head and cranks it - Cohen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hatfield!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hannibal Hatfield!