PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cohen
vs
Dawson

187 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 7 - 1

180 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Myles Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen scores with a spinning back kick!

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.

Cohen clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.

Cohen clinches up with Dawson and pushes him back against the cage.

Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cohen moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Dawson tries to counter by closing the distance.

Cohen drops Dawson with a beautiful combination! Dawson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cohen is looking for the KO!

Cohen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.

Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen throws a right hand that Dawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawson also avoids with ease.

Cohen forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.

Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.
Cohen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cohen wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.

Cohen breaks the clinch.
Daniel Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cohen moves into the clinch.

Cohen jumps guard and drags Dawson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Dawson stands and steps away. Cohen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawson avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cohen darts in and clinches Dawson up against the cage.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands with a nice combination. Dawson backs away looking to recover.

Cohen pushes Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Dawson misses with a two punch combination.

Cohen takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cohen.
Cohen stalling.
Cohen taking a breather.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.

Cohen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dawson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cohen finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but Cohen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cohen sitting in guard here, content to control.

Cohen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Cohen pressing his opponent against the cage.

Cohen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cohen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cohen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cohen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cohen tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson tries to counter with a clinch but Cohen shakes him off and moves away.
Cohen looks for a takedown but Dawson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cohen moves into the clinch.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Cohen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dawson breaks the clinch.

Cohen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cohen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cohen, pushing him back against the cage.
Cohen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawson is looking for the big counter here.

Cohen tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniel Cohen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson stops a takedown attempt from Cohen.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen throws a combination that misses
and Dawson counters with a series of strikes. Cohen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cohen wants to clinch
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cohen stalling against the cage.

Cohen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cohen has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.

Cohen has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Cohen lands a high kick!
Cohen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cohen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Cohen. Those never looked like landing.
Cohen darts in looking for a takedown but Dawson gets double underhooks and turns Cohen into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson scores with a jab to the head.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawson as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohen thuds his shin into the meat of Dawson's side.
Cohen with a poor takedown
and Dawson counters with a three punch combo that has Cohen backing up. Cohen nods at Dawson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cohen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Cohen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cohen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cohen tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Cohen backs off Dawson throws a huge counter combo but Cohen manages to avoid it all.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.

Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Cohen moves into range and clinches up with Dawson.

Cohen decides to pull guard.
Cohen pulls Dawson in close to his closed guard and prevents Dawson from doing any damage or advancing position.

Cohen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dawson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dawson moves into the clinch.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cohen gets tackled into the cage by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Cohen gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Cohen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cohen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.
Daniel Cohen is winning the standup battle so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawson is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawson, pushing him back against the cage.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.

Cohen rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Cohen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Dawson blocks a head kick by Cohen.

Cohen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen lands a jab-cross combination.

Dawson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Cohen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Cohen!
Daniel Cohen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Myles Dawson stepped up to the mic, saying 'My bad. You deserve better than this.'.