PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cohnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Foxworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohnor comes into the arena with Sound Of Madness blaring out of the sound system. Grant Foxworth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Christian Cohnor's chin.

Cohnor
vs
Foxworth

175 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Cohnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Foxworth!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foxworth gets the takedown into side control.
Foxworth trying to control the position but Cohnor is working away.
You can see the frustration on Cohnor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Foxworth in the domination position with Cohnor hanging on.
Cohnor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Foxworth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Cohnor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cohnor is trying to improve his position.
Foxworth controls the position from side control.
Cohnor tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxworth controlling from mount.
Cohnor wants to hold on but Foxworth pushes him away.

Foxworth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Foxworth unloads with some shots from mount but Cohnor bucks and avoids them well.

Foxworth is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cohnor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cohnor is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Foxworth looking to control but Cohnor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Foxworth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cohnor tries to hold on but Foxworth postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohnor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cohnor wants to hold on but Foxworth pushes him away.
Cohnor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cohnor is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohnor tries to lock up and control but Foxworth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foxworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foxworth unloading with bombs!
Cohnor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Foxworth controlling the pace for now.

Foxworth goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cohnor turns into him and now he's in Foxworth's guard.
Cohnor preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cohnor is looking to stand up but Foxworth won't let him.
Cohnor stopping the sweep attempt from Foxworth.
Cohnor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foxworth's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cohnor lands a couple of elbows.
Cohnor wants to pass the guard but Foxworth is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Foxworth dominated that 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.

Cohnor throws a head kick that Foxworth semi-blocks.

It looks like Grant Foxworth has been cut.
Cohnor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foxworth as he jumps to the side.

Cohnor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Foxworth is looking for a sweep.

Cohnor decides to stand back up. Cohnor steps back and let's Foxworth get back to his feet.
Cohnor shoots in looking for a takedown. Foxworth tries to sprawl out of it but Cohnor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foxworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohnor misses with a takedown
and Foxworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Cohnor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohnor has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foxworth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foxworth.
Cohnor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohnor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cohnor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cohnor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohnor tries to clinch but Foxworth is having none of it.

Cohnor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cohnor controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohnor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohnor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foxworth is keeping the position for now.
Cohnor wants to control from the top but Foxworth keeps moving.

Foxworth pushes Cohnor off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxworth misses with a wild combination.
Cohnor fails with the takedown

and Foxworth counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cohnor!
Cohnor is looking to improve his position but Foxworth isn't that keen on the idea.
Cohnor wants to hold on but Foxworth pushes him away.
Cohnor tries to buck Foxworth off but he can't manage it.
Cohnor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Christian Cohnor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cohnor misses with a head kick.
Foxworth throws a lazy head kick

and Cohnor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Foxworth won't allow Cohnor to pass to mount.
Cohnor trying to control the action but Foxworth is working from the bottom.
Foxworth is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohnor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Foxworth wants to control but Cohnor is keeping busy.
Foxworth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Christian Cohnor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Foxworth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foxworth trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foxworth. That's going to slow Cohnor down.
Cohnor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Cohnor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Foxworth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Foxworth gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cohnor is trying to control but can't.
Cohnor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foxworth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Foxworth working Cohnor over with strikes.
Foxworth wants to take a breather but Cohnor is having none of it.

Foxworth is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cohnor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohnor wants to control but Foxworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Foxworth lands a head kick!
Foxworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohnor fails with the takedown.
Foxworth connects with a jab.
Cohnor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foxworth swivels and escapes.
Cohnor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foxworth.
Foxworth looks for a takedown but Cohnor sprawls well.
Foxworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cohnor takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cohnor.
Foxworth trying to land knees to the body.

Cohnor pulls Foxworth into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cohnor holds on and takes a little breather.
Cohnor is trying to keep Foxworth in close.

Cohnor working for a triangle but Foxworth defends it easily.
Cohnor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohnor keeping moving, preventing Foxworth from controlling successfully.
Foxworth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cohnor's guard.

Cohnor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foxworth in particular looking to stall.
Cohnor moves into full guard.
Cohnor has Foxworth pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cohnor trying to keep a closed guard but Foxworth is proving a slippery customer.
Cohnor wants to get back to his feet but Foxworth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cohnor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cohnor trying to control the position.
Cohnor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foxworth is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foxworth postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grant Foxworth.
I think Foxworth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Foxworth!