PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bishop Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon has chosen You Raise me Up by Josh Groban as his entrance music. Bishop Deacon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Cozad's chin.

Cozad
vs
Deacon

185 cm
32
160 lbs
13 - 8 - 2

173 cm
31
166 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bishop Deacon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deacon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Deacon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cozad quickly recovers to half guard.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cozad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deacon is trying to control the action in half guard but Cozad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deacon misses the jab.

Deacon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cozad!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Deacon throwing shots but Cozad is blocking nicely.
Deacon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cozad wants to improve his position but Deacon is controlling well.
Deacon is looking to take a break and control but Cozad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deacon prevents Cozad from standing back up.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad moves into full guard.
Deacon throwing strikes but missing.
Cozad pulls Deacon in close to his closed guard and prevents Deacon from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cozad looking to control but Deacon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cozad is really struggling to control Deacon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cozad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cozad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cozad wants to control the pace but Deacon is squirming around nicely.

Cozad working for a guillotine from mount but Deacon is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon tries to hold on but Cozad pushes him away.
Cozad is looking to stand but Cozad has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Deacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deacon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cozad tries to control but Deacon wriggling away.
Deacon tries to hold on but Cozad postures up.

Cozad looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Deacon is desperately trying to improve his position but Cozad has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad avoids the attempt from Deacon to control.
Cozad looking to ground and pound but Deacon is blocking nicely.
Cozad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deacon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad is pressing down on Deacon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Deacon is holding on for now.
Deacon is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad wants to stand but Deacon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Cozad wants to work for an arm triangle but Deacon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charles Cozad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Deacon throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Deacon!
Cozad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deacon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cozad counters with a solid body kick.
Horrible takedown by Deacon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozad which made him look bad.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Deacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad misses with a head kick.
Deacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Deacon takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Deacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles Cozad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Cozad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cozad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Deacon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cozad was covering up waiting for the punch and Deacon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Deacon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cozad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cozad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deacon is one step ahead there.
Cozad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deacon postures up in Cozad's guard and throws a big left but Cozad blocks it.
Cozad looking for a sweep. Not yet Cozad, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cozad is keeping the position for now.
Cozad wants to sweep here but Deacon controlling him for the moment.
Cozad is pulling down on Deacon's head. It's preventing any offense from Deacon, at least for the moment.
Cozad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Cozad keeping full guard, as Deacon tries to pass.
Cozad controls Deacon momentarily but Deacon frees himself.
Deacon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Deacon working the ground and pound from side control.
Cozad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Deacon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad is refusing to be controlled, as Deacon sits in half guard.

Deacon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cozad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deacon.
Cozad taking some punishment here, with Deacon in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deacon is trying to control. Cozad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deacon throwing shots but Cozad is blocking nicely.
Deacon controlling the action here.
Cozad is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad is looking for a sweep. Deacon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon trying to control the action but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bishop Deacon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Deacon throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deacon misses with an uppercut
enabling Cozad to counter with a crisp jab.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Deacon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cozad is trying to defend but Deacon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cozad is trying to maintain the position but Deacon is very close to passing his half guard.
Bishop Deacon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cozad is not content to let Deacon control the position.
Cozad tries to get to full guard but Deacon has control of the leg.
Cozad trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Deacon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deacon is trying to control. Cozad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deacon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad trying to control here.
Deacon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deacon.
Deacon wants to pass the guard but Cozad is keeping the position.
Deacon is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad has control of Deacon's left arm, preventing Deacon from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deacon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cozad keeping full guard, as Deacon tries to pass.
Deacon wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
Cozad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deacon landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Deacon trying to control but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Deacon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deacon wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deacon is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.
Cozad wants to stand up but Deacon is controlling him.
Deacon trying to control but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deacon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cozad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deacon.
Cozad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cozad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deacon. That's going to slow Cozad down.
Cozad doesn't manage to clinch there - Deacon circles away.
Deacon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cozad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cozad throws a nice looking combination but Deacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deacon slips a jab and a cross from Cozad.
Deacon looks to land a combination but Cozad avoids it well.
Deacon misses with an uppercut. Cozad saw that one coming.
Deacon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozad misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Deacon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozad which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bishop Deacon.
I think Deacon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bishop Deacon!
An out of breath Bishop Deacon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.