PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ron Burgundy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Burgundy
vs
Cohen

182 cm
18
266 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

New World Order Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrence Cohen !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown but Burgundy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cohen 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cohen pushes Burgundy away with a front kick.

Cohen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burgundy's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Burgundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy really is a fat lump.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgundy holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burgundy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burgundy wants to stand up but Cohen is controlling him.
Burgundy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cohen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Cohen has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Cohen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cohen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cohen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Cohen pulls Burgundy into guard.
Cohen controls Burgundy momentarily but Burgundy frees himself.

Cohen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen has his hands on Burgundy's head, controlling the position.
Burgundy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cohen on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Let's hope that Cohen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cohen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burgundy manages to get himself to full guard.
Cohen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burgundy's guard.
Cohen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Cohen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cohen tries a head kick but it misses.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cohen . Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cohen tries to bum rush Burgundy with a series of wild strikes but Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Burgundy. No joy for Cohen on that attempt.
Ron Burgundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen .

Burgundy feints and as Cohen raises his hands in defense, Burgundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cohen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cohen looks gassed!
Burgundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burgundy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burgundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cohen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cohen thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Cohen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Burgundy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cohen trying to control from the bottom.
Burgundy trying to control the action but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cohen trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lawrence Cohen .

Cohen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen is trying to keep Burgundy in close.

Cohen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Cohen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burgundy.

Cohen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burgundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cohen is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Burgundy wants to control but Cohen passes easily into half guard.
Burgundy is in trouble now - Cohen has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burgundy is looking to get to half guard.
Cohen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cohen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Burgundy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cohen .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burgundy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Cohen is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Burgundy with him. Burgundy is trying to defend but Cohen has an arm under the chin now! Burgundy grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lawrence Cohen !