PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonus Bgc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bgc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Na Łazarskim Rejonie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bonus Bgc will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cohen
vs
Bgc

195 cm
20
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bonus Bgc!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen tries to clinch but Bgc is having none of it.
Cohen tries to clinch up but Bgc circles away and keeps his distance.
Bgc tries for a takedown but Cohen circles away easily
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Bgc backing up. Bgc nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Bgc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bgc tries to clinch but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen throws the left hand but Bgc avoids the punch easily.
Cohen really is a fat lump.
Bgc darts in looking for a takedown but Cohen gets double underhooks and turns Bgc into the cage.
Cohen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cohen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cohen is working Bgc over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cohen - that landed with a thud.
Cohen tries a body shot but Bgc blocks it.
Cohen is trying to push Bgc away but Bgc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bgc misses with a knee to the head.
Bgc keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cohen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cohen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bgc wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen wants to sweep here but Bgc controlling him for the moment.
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.

Cohen has his foot on Bgc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bgc works his way back into a safe position though.
Cohen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cohen, not yet.
Cohen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cohen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cohen is striking off his back. Bgc thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Cohen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bgc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cohen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bgc throws a strike but Cohen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bgc trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Cohen is working hard here to advance position.
Bgc is looking to work some ground and pound but Cohen has wrist control.
Bgc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cohen's head.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Bgc postures up and lands a big shot to Cohen's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bgc has passed into side control.

Bgc is trying to get an arm triangle but Cohen is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bgc presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cohen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cohen blocking the ground and pound.
Bgc controlling the pace for now.
Cohen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bgc controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to improve his position but instead Bgc has taken his back!
Cohen avoids the strikes from Bgc.
Cohen rolls, trying to escape but Bgc keeps control of the position.
Bgc trying to control momentarily.
Bgc thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bgc has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cohen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Bgc has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aldo Cohen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo Cohen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bgc rushes Cohen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bgc.
Cohen trying to land knees to the body.
Cohen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cohen is trying to push Bgc away but Bgc has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cohen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bgc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cohen backwards.
Cohen missing with knees to the body.

Cohen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bgc is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cohen to the mat. Cohen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bgc works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bgc throwing shots but Cohen is blocking nicely.
Cohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bgc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cohen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cohen wants to sweep but Bgc has passed to side control!

Bgc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bgc in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Bgc.
Bgc is looking to take a break and control but Cohen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bgc tries for a kimura but Cohen is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to control but Bgc manages to take his back.

Bgc patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bgc missing with strikes.
Bgc controls the action.
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!
Cohen avoids the strikes from Bgc.

Bgc is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cohen is defending well though. Bgc let's go of the attempt for now.
Cohen covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bgc throwing sloppy strikes.
Bgc scores with punches and elbows.

Aldo Cohen's cut is getting worse.
Bgc struggling to land strikes to the head as Cohen covers up.
Bgc somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bgc tries to keep control of the position but Cohen is staying busy.
Cohen is in bad spot here.
Bgc missing with strikes.
Bgc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bgc trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bgc punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cohen wants to escape the position.

Bgc is persistently looking for the submission but Cohen is defending it well.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bonus Bgc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aldo Cohen's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bgc instigates a clinch.
Bgc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Aldo Cohen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cohen tries to throw a body punch but Bgc avoids it by throwing Cohen back against the cage.
Cohen can't find room to land a body shot as Bgc controls the action.
Bgc taking a breather.
Cohen missing with knees to the body.
Cohen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cohen letting Bgc take a breather here.
Cohen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Bgc.

Bgc breaks the clinch.
Bgc shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bgc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bgc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen tries to clinch up.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice sprawl there from Bgc as Cohen shoots in.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bgc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bgc.
Bgc throws a head kick that Cohen semi-blocks.

Cohen is rocked!
Bgc scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Cohen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bgc throws a powerful right kick. Cohen tried to block low but the kick was high! Cohen was taken right off of his feet! Bgc jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bonus Bgc!