PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Maleady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maleady
vs
Cohen

173 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Maleady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Maleady looks for a takedown but Cohen sprawls well.
Maleady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to avoid it but Maleady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cohen to the ground. Cohen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen throws a combination. Maleady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maleady closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Maleady pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleady closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Maleady pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cohen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maleady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cohen as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen lands a jab to Maleady's midsection.
Maleady doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cohen throws a right and a left that Maleady avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen tries to bum rush Maleady with a series of wild strikes but Maleady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleady dodges the punch combination from Cohen.
Cohen throws a right hand that Maleady ducks under and follows up with a left that Maleady also avoids with ease.
Cohen scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maleady tries a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maleady. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cohen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maleady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleady shoots for a takedown but Cohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen misses with a wild combination.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Maleady avoids it well.

Maleady shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maleady tries to stand but Cohen is controlling from the bottom.

Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maleady is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maleady is aware though and is defending well.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Maleady from controlling successfully.
Cohen trying to control the position.

Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maleady defends well.
Cohen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Maleady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Maleady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maleady has managed to get both his arms back between Cohen's legs - danger averted.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Maleady drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cohen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maleady has Cohen in his guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maleady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen won't allow Maleady to sweep him here.
Cohen trying to control but Maleady is working from the bottom.
Cohen advances position into side control!

That's six 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.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maleady keeps working.
Cohen just content to control the position.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maleady keeps working.
Maleady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maleady is trying to escape the position but Cohen is controlling the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caleb Cohen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maleady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cohen swivels and escapes.
Maleady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cohen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cohen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maleady rather than just go for the knockout.
Cohen throws a series of strikes that have Maleady backpedaling.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maleady shoots in and drives through. Cohen sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.

Maleady is rocked!
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Maleady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Maleady persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Maleady is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maleady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maleady takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cohen scores with a body shot.
Cohen misses with a series of wild punches.
Maleady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cohen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Cohen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Maleady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cohen's corner calls for a 1-2. Cohen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maleady has a takedown stuffed.
Caleb Cohen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleady manages to avoid it.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throws a shot to the body.
Maleady shoots in but Cohen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Maleady or perhaps it was just good defense by Cohen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleady dodges the punch combination from Cohen.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maleady back to the cage. Cohen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Cohen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caleb Cohen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maleady shoots in for a double leg but Cohen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maleady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cohen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cohen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Caleb Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maleady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maleady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Maleady shoots in.
Maleady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleady manages to avoid it.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Maleady tries for a takedown but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cohen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maleady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maleady backs up against the cage.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Maleady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.
Maleady seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maleady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cohen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Cohen.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Cohen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cohen misses with the combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maleady is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cohen.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maleady shoots in but Cohen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Cohen. Beautiful body shot.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen misses with a wild combination.
Cohen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cohen lands with a shot to the body.
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 pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maleady back to the cage. Cohen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Maleady avoids it well.
Cohen throws a combination. Maleady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maleady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Cohen.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maleady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Maleady shoots for a takedown but Cohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cohen. Those never looked like landing.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cohen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maleady looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maleady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maleady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Cohen throws a right hand that Maleady ducks under and follows up with a left that Maleady also avoids with ease.
Maleady misses with a combination
and Cohen counters with a series of strikes. Maleady will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Cohen throws a body punch but Maleady moves out of range.
Maleady shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Maleady backing up. Maleady nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maleady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maleady with a poor takedown
and Cohen counters with a left right combination that sends Maleady crashing to the mat - Cohen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Maleady out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Cohen!
Caleb Cohen is the new welterweight champion!