PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha comes to the cage accompanied by Lightning Bolt- Jake Bugg. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Talha
vs
Cohen

170 cm
31
155 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

174 cm
27
156 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Meet the Future

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Talha or perhaps it was just good defense by Cohen which made him look bad.
Talha avoids the body shot from Cohen.
Talha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cohen defends well and Talha ends up having to push Cohen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firnanda Talha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talha.
Cohen slips a straight right by Talha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha fails with the takedown
and Cohen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Talha moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Talha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cohen defends it nicely.
Firnanda Talha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Talha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen stuffs the takedown attempt from Talha. Talha gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talha backs up against the cage.
Talha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Talha is defended easily by Cohen.
Cohen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Talha is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws an off balance right hand
and Talha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cohen as he jumps to the side.
Talha closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Talha pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Talha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cohen pinned against the cage. Cohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Talha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talha misses with a takedown attempt - Cohen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talha blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Cohen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Talha has his takedown stuffed
and Cohen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cohen misses with a lunging right hand
and Talha counters with a series of strikes. Cohen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Firnanda Talha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Talha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to avoid it but Talha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cohen to the ground. Cohen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seth Cohen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cohen throws the left hand but Talha avoids the punch easily.
Cohen slaps away a takedown attempt from Talha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firnanda Talha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cohen avoids it really well and circles away.
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cohen with a hook.
Oh Talha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cohen's coach down at Wake and Bake was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cohen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha works Cohen's body with a nice hook.
Talha seems to have got his legs back now.
Cohen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cohen defends well and Talha ends up having to push Cohen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Cohen. No joy for Talha on that attempt.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talha.
Talha with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cohen counters with a nice right hand that sends Talha toppling to the canvas! Talha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cohen finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talha shoots in for a takedown but Cohen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talha.
Talha is holding his hands too far apart here. Cohen throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Talha is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seth Cohen!
Seth Cohen very nearly forgot to thank Meet the Future amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.