PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Master of puppets. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mir
vs
Cohen

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Cohen won't allow it.
Cohen looking to stall.
Cohen crunches a lovely knee into Mir's ribcage.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Cohen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cohen stalling in the clinch but Mir improves position.
Cohen gets underhooks to prevent Mir's takedown attempt.
Cohen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cohen misses with a knee strike.
Cohen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Cohen has double underhooks.
Cohen pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Cohen tries to clinch up.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Mir throws a series of punches but Cohen avoids them all with ease.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Cohen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.

Mir rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
Cohen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cohen is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cohen keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.
Mir misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Mir does no damage.

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.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen misses with a body shot.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cohen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cohen shoots in but Mir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cohen looks gassed!
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Cohen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cohen duly obliges.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cohen is trying to stand back up but Mir is controlling him

Mir stands up out of the half guard.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cohen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir scores with a jab. Cohen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Cohen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cohen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cohen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cohen throws a combination that misses

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cohen won't be happy with that.
Cohen is trying to strike from the bottom but Mir has passed into full mount.
Cohen tries to reverse the position but Mir maintains control.
Cohen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Mir working for a guillotine from mount but Cohen is in no mood to give up.
Cohen is desperately trying to improve his position but Mir has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cohen shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cohen counters with an outside leg kick.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mir as he jumps to the side.
Mir dodges the punch combination from Cohen.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Cohen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mir counters by clinching up.

Cohen manages to pull guard.
Cohen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mir stands up and waves to Cohen to follow him.
Mir throws a combination that misses
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Mir backing up. Mir nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir catches Cohen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Mir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cohen, pushing him back against the cage.
Cohen is looking to control Mir's arms but Mir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cohen has his back to the cage.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Cohen won't allow it.
Mir looking to stall.

Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.

Cohen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cohen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cohen, not yet.
Cohen can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mir stops Cohen from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass to mount but Cohen is defending the position.
Cohen is looking to escape.
Mir working the head and body with strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cohen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir tries to break the clinch but Cohen is controlling the position.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cohen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir looks for a takedown but Cohen sprawls well.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Cohen.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir tries to clinch up.

Mir rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
Cohen tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cohen as he avoids it easily.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Cohen throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Cohen.
Cohen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Cohen keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cohen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Cohen tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Cohen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cohen tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with Cohen.
Mir tries to pull guard but Cohen won't allow it.
Cohen lands an elbow inside.

Mir successfully pulls guard.
Cohen passes Mir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mir is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cohen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mir in his tracks.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.
Cohen tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cohen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cohen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Mir stands up and beckons Cohen to join him on the feet.
Cohen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Cohen throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cohen but Cohen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot by Cohen.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Cohen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mir really felt that one!
Cohen is looking to slow Mir down with leg kicks.

Mir gets a clinch.

Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mir is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cohen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cohen gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Cohen misses with a combination

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen looking to control.

Mir decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cohen tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen swinging wilding here.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cohen to the mat! Cohen manages to get full guard.
Cohen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cohen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cohen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir stops Cohen from standing up.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cohen misses with a head kick.
Mir swinging wilding here.
Cohen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir fails with the takedown.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mir, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.
Mir blocks a low kick nicely.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir looks to land a left hand but Cohen moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cohen misses with a low kick as Mir jumps back.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!