PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cohen
vs
Marshal

175 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cohen's head backwards.
Marshal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but Cohen moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws a shot to the body.
Marshal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cohen's head backwards.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Marshal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Marshal tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marshal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshal's waist but Marshal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen moves into the clinch.
Cohen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshal is keeping busy.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal pushes off an throws an elbow but Cohen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal leaning against his opponent.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cohen is working for takedown but Marshal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Cohen wants to break free but Marshal has control.
Marshal avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Cohen fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marshal.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cohen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marshal walks away with a smile on his face. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Marshal clinches up against the cage.
Marshal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cohen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Marshal is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marshal down to the mat. Marshal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Marshal.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshal's waist but Marshal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Marshal stuffs the takedown.

Cohen pushes Marshal up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal lands a left hand.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal scores with a knee to the head.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Marshal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshal.
Marshal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marshal misses with a knee to the head.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cohen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal prevents a body shot from Cohen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cohen has closed the distance and engaged Marshal in a clinch.
Marshal is struggling to control the position.
Marshal tries to throw a body punch but Cohen avoids it by throwing Marshal back against the cage.
Marshal just leaning against Cohen, taking a breather.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marshal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cohen is defending well for now.
Marshal keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.

Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshal, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Cohen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cohen wants to take the fight to the mat but Marshal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cohen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eliah Marshal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cohen's face.
Marshal just leaning against Cohen, taking a breather.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshal is pushing Cohen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to slow down the pace here.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cohen.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cohen's elbow.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal stalling against the cage.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Marshal with a knee to the head.
Marshal stops a takedown attempt from Cohen.
Marshal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cohen wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshal.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshal, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cohen is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cohen is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshal has double underhooks.
Marshal has Cohen pressed against the cage.
Cohen tries to circle away but Marshal has him pinned against the cage.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshal pushes Cohen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Marshal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
Marshal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marshal lands a nice elbow.
Marshal lands a knee to the body.
Marshal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliah Marshal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Cohen throws a head kick that misses.
Marshal looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
Marshal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cohen's hands.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshal throws a looping overhand right but Cohen ducks down to avoid it.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
John Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cohen rushes Marshal and presses him up against the cage.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshal has him pressed against the cage.
Marshal lands an uppercut.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Marshal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Marshal.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Marshal landing knees to the body.
Marshal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marshal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Cohen's ribcage. Cohen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshal to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of Cohen backwards.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cohen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marshal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshal.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marshal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Marshal prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal working Cohen over with knees to the body.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Marshal trying to land knees to the body.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Marshal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marshal tries to work over Cohen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cohen.
A short left from Marshal.
Cohen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cohen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marshal prevents it.
Marshal crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
Cohen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marshal after a bit of a struggle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cohen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliah Marshal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marshal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliah Marshal!