PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence Cohen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tatsuhiko
vs
Cohen

188 cm
22
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

LHK Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Tatsuhiko as he connects with a hook.
Tatsuhiko misses with a head kick.
Tatsuhiko cracks Cohen with an open hand slap.
Cohen tries to clinch there but Tatsuhiko circles away.
Tatsuhiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatsuhiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsuhiko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cohen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuhiko circles away quickly and effectively.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Tatsuhiko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatsuhiko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatsuhiko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Tatsuhiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatsuhiko.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuhiko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Tatsuhiko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cohen on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatsuhiko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Akihito Tatsuhiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.
Cohen looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cohen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cohen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Cohen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tatsuhiko's waist but Tatsuhiko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Cohen wants to clinch.
Tatsuhiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tatsuhiko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tatsuhiko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cohen colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tatsuhiko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cohen is left battered and dazed whilst Tatsuhiko and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akihito Tatsuhiko!
Akihito Tatsuhiko is the new light heavyweight champion!