PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane Cohen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anderson
vs
Cohen

188 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cane Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cohen pinned against the cage. Cohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cohen wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Cohen tries to strike from the bottom.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cohen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Anderson stands up from Cohen's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cohen!
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Cohen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cohen hang on?

Cohen is rocked!
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cohen is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Cane Cohen has been cut.
Cohen is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Cane Cohen's cut even more.
Anderson breaks from Cohen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cohen tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cohen looks gassed!
Cohen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Cohen looks very uncomfortable down there.

Cane Cohen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cane Cohen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Greg Anderson!