PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Season in the Abyss. Lawrence Cohen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cohen
vs
Penn

178 cm
22
178 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen moves out of range of the strikes.

Cohen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Cohen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cohen stalling.
Cohen trying to control from Penn's half guard. Penn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cohen content to stall in guard here.
Penn trying to control the position.
Cohen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cohen has passed into side control.
Penn seems a little lost for a moment, as Cohen dominates the positioning.
Cohen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Cohen tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Cohen happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Cohen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Cohen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Cohen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Penn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cohen asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cohen is staying tight to Penn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Penn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cohen fails to take his opponent's back.
Cohen throwing strikes here but Penn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cohen controlling the pace for now.

Cohen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Cohen has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cohen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn is not content to let Cohen control the position.
Cohen passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Cohen dominated that round.
That's time! Cohen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cohen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohen slips a straight right by Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cohen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Cohen is out of range.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cohen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn works over Cohen's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn misses with a hook.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cohen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Cohen moves out of range as Penn strikes.

Cohen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn wants to stand but Cohen is controlling the position.
Penn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cohen controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen looking to pass the guard.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cohen is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cohen looking to pass the guard.
Cohen is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn misses with a looping left.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn takes a swing at Cohen's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Cohen moved out of range.

Cohen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Cohen sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Cohen wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Cohen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cohen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cohen is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cohen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cohen prevents Penn from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Cohen slips under a jab.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Cohen moved out of range nicely.
Penn looks to land a combination. Cohen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penn connects with a right hand. Cohen shakes it off.
Cohen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.

Cohen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cohen was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cohen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn throws a hook but Cohen avoids it easily.

Cohen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cohen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cohen is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Cohen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Cohen in his half guard.

Cohen is looking for a kimura here.
Cohen controlling the action here.
Penn trying to get back to full guard but Cohen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cohen controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!

Cohen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cohen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn is trying to stand up.

Cohen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penn regains half guard.
Cohen trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Cohen controlling the action here.
Cohen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cohen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Cohen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cohen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

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