PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammet Celik (ranked 4344 p4p, 5291 weight class) and John Cosman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cosman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Celik
vs
Cosman

191 cm
19
182
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
174
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammet Celik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cosman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celik shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosman sprawls well. He's pushed Celik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Celik with that takedown attempt.
Cosman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Celik backs up against the cage.

It looks like Muhammet Celik has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Celik.

Cosman lands a left and a right that send Celik crashing to the mat, dazed. Cosman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Celik is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cosman instigates a clinch.
Oh Celik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Cosman fails to land.
Celik seems to have got his legs back now.
Celik blocking some punches.
Cosman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cosman lands a nice elbow.
Celik tries to pull guard but Cosman holds him up against the cage and eventually Celik drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammet Celik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Celik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cosman prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Cosman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Celik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cosman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Celik is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cosman to keep the fight standing.
Cosman trying to control the position but instead, Celik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cosman into the cage.

Cosman breaks from the clinch.
Cosman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Celik takes a jab right on the kisser.

Cosman moves into the clinch.

Cosman breaks the clinch.
Celik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosman.
Celik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Cosman clinches.
Cosman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosman lands a body shot.

Cosman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cosman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Celik.
Celik is breathing heavily.

Cosman moves into the clinch.

Cosman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Celik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cosman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Celik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cosman scores with a sloppy right hand. Celik should have avoided that one.
Cosman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Celik on the side of the head.

Cosman drives through and clinches with Celik against the cage.
Cosman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

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

Cosman sends Celik crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cosman is motioning to the referee to let Celik up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cosman cracks Celik on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Celik falls backwards against the cage. Cosman follows up with more strikes that drop Celik to his knees. Cosman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Celik! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cosman!