PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cohen
vs
Johnson

190 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson enables Cohen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Cohen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cohen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Cohen is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Cohen is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson won't allow Cohen to pass to mount.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Cohen in his half guard.
Cohen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson has hold of Cohen's hands but Cohen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson tries to roll over but Cohen keeps him under control.
Cohen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cohen slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Cohen wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Cohen in his half guard.
Cohen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cohen winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cohen is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Cohen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Cohen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson looks gassed!
Cohen wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cohen working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cohen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cohen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cohen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cohen drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cohen working some strikes from top position.
Cohen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cohen scoring with punches to the head and body.

Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson jumps guard but Cohen stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cohen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cohen pulls guard successfully.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cohen is retaining full guard.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cohen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cohen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson stops Cohen from standing up.
Cohen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cohen tries to get out of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cohen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Cohen getting side control.
Cohen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Cohen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Cohen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Cohen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cohen drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cohen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Cohen stops Johnson from standing up.
Cohen connects with a couple of short punches.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Cohen is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen looking to pass the guard.
Cohen is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cohen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cohen working some strikes from top position.
Cohen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cohen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Cohen wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Cohen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Cohen prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Anthony Cohen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cohen advances to half guard.
Cohen working the head and body with strikes.
Cohen drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Cohen wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Cohen is controlling him
Cohen is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cohen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Cohen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cohen lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Cohen dominating with strikes here.
Cohen landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Cohen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cohen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Cohen breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen working Johnson over with strikes here.
Cohen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cohen breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cohen lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Cohen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Cohen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cohen scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Cohen dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Cohen with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Cohen lands a big elbow.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cohen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cohen scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cohen lands a heavy elbow.
Cohen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen landing shots from mount.
Cohen landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Cohen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cohen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cohen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Cohen has a good base and remains in mount.
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Cohen unloading with bombs!
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cohen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cohen won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cohen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Cohen with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Cohen prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Cohen is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cohen landing shots from mount.
Cohen landing punches.
Cohen raining down shots from the mount!
Cohen landing shots from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cohen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cohen with good strikes from the mount here!
Cohen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cohen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cohen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson wants to hold on but Cohen pushes him away.
Cohen with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Cohen working the ground and pound effectively.
Cohen landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cohen dominating with strikes here.
Cohen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cohen working Johnson over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cohen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cohen lands a nice shot to the head.
Cohen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cohen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Cohen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cohen lands a nice shot to the head.
Cohen with the ground and pound from mount.
Cohen with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Cohen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Cohen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cohen with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Cohen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cohen working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cohen landing shots from mount.
Cohen landing shots from mount.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chuck Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Cohen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cohen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Cohen!