PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Cezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cezer
vs
Cohen

189 cm
23
288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Cezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrence Cohen !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cohen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cezer is trying to defend but Cohen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cohen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cohen passes to side control.
Cezer is not content to let Cohen control the position.

Cohen swings around for an armbar but Cezer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cohen 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezer postures up.
Cohen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cezer is one step ahead there.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Cezer from controlling successfully.

Cohen working for a triangle but Cezer defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cezer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cohen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cezer pushes down on Cohen 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.
Cohen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cohen is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cohen .
Cohen wants to sweep here but Cezer controlling him for the moment.

Cohen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cezer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cezer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cohen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cezer controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Cohen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cezer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cohen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cohen wants to control but Cezer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen wants to get back to full guard but Cezer has passed into side control.
Cohen tries to buck Cezer off but Cezer is having none of it.
Cezer working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Cezer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cezer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cezer wants to control but Cohen is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to control but Cezer postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Cohen was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Cohen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cezer on his heels. He'll look to pass Cezer's guard now, I'm sure.
Cohen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cezer is proving hard to escape from.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cezer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cezer keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezer pulls Cohen in close to his closed guard and prevents Cohen from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Lawrence Cohen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Cezer clinches up with Cohen and pushes him back against the cage.
Cohen managing to block the knees to the body from Cezer.
Cezer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lawrence Cohen has been cut.

Cohen pulls Cezer into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezer won't allow Cohen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Cezer passes into half guard.
Cohen wants to control but Cezer is keeping busy.

Cezer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cohen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cezer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cezer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cezer gets a clinch.

Cohen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cezer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cezer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cohen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cohen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cezer's guard.
Cohen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Cezer keeps moving.
Lawrence Cohen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Cohen was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Cezer gets tackled into the cage by Cohen . Cohen maintains the clinch.
Cezer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cohen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cohen jumps guard.
Cohen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cezer cracks Cohen with a solid left hand.

Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cezer defends well.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Cezer from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to stand and escape but Cezer is having none of it.
Cohen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cohen is trying to keep Cezer in close.
Cohen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Cezer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cezer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cezer clinches.
Paolo Cezer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cezer lands a takedown into guard.
Cezer is stalling in the full guard.
Cezer trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lawrence Cohen .
I've got Cohen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

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