PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothar Dornier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dornier has chosen Dancing Queen by ABBA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cohen
vs
Dornier

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Dornier!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Dornier. No joy for Cohen on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dornier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cohen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dornier stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohen. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Dornier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dornier looks to land a combination but Cohen avoids it well.
Dornier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cohen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dornier. Dornier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cohen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dornier as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Dornier.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Cohen blocks a head kick by Dornier.
Cohen throws a leg kick but Dornier checks it.

Dornier pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Dornier lands an elbow inside.
Dornier connects with a knee to the head.
Dornier tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Dornier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dornier lands an elbow just above Cohen 's eye.
Cohen misses with a knee strike.
Dornier crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Dornier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cohen wants to break free but Dornier has control.
Dornier lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Cohen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dornier won't allow it.
Dornier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dornier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Dornier pushes off an throws an elbow but Cohen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Dornier misses with a knee to the head.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen can't break the clinch.
Dornier lands an elbow that stopped Cohen in his tracks for a moment.
Cohen blocks an elbow strike from Dornier.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen wants to break free but Dornier has control.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cohen tries to break the clinch but Dornier is controlling the position.
Dornier trying to land knees to the body.
Cohen throws a knee to the head but misses.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dornier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dornier takes the fight into the clinch.
Cohen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dornier blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier lands a knee to the body.
Cohen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dornier blocks it with crossed arms.
Dornier landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dornier missing with knees to the body.

Cohen drags the fight down to the ground.
Dornier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Dornier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cohen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cohen controls Dornier momentarily but Dornier frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dornier won't allow Cohen to get back to his feet.
Dornier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cohen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dornier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen misses with a combination
and Dornier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dornier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cohen counters with a two punch combo.
Dornier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cohen.
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cohen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cohen throws a right and a left that Dornier avoids nicely.

Dornier rushes Cohen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Dornier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dornier lands an elbow that stopped Cohen in his tracks for a moment.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to break the clinch but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Dornier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dornier missing with knees to the body.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dornier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dornier lands an elbow inside.
Dornier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dornier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dornier throws an elbow but misses.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dornier.
Cohen avoiding damage as Dornier throws knees to the body.
Dornier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dornier prevents the takedown attempt.
Cohen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dornier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dornier pushes off an throws an elbow but Cohen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cohen blocks an elbow strike from Dornier.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Dornier missing with knees to the body.
Dornier landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cohen fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cohen tries to land a knee to the head but Dornier blocks with his arms.
Cohen tries to break the clinch but Dornier is controlling the position.
Dornier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cohen.
Cohen lands a knee to the head.
Cohen jumps guard but Dornier stands there with Cohen around his waist. Cohen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cohen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lothar Dornier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dornier slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dornier counters by clinching up.
Cohen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dornier won't allow it.
Dornier tries to land knees in the clinch but Cohen avoids the damage to the body.
Dornier throws an elbow but it misses.
Cohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier missing with knees to the body.
Cohen tries to break the clinch but Dornier is controlling the position.
Dornier tries to land knees in the clinch but Cohen avoids the damage to the body.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Dornier manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dornier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cohen's brow.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Cohen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dornier has double underhooks.
Cohen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dornier has double underhooks.
Lothar Dornier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dornier keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dornier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen blocks an elbow strike.
Dornier is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dornier down to the mat. Dornier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cohen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Dornier avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dornier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cohen to the mat! Cohen manages to get full guard.
Cohen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cohen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dornier dives into side control.
Cohen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dornier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Dornier is dominant here and he's now got Cohen's back!
Dornier trying to control but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen can't escape the position.
Cohen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dornier is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cohen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dornier moves into the clinch.
Dornier crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
Cohen avoiding damage as Dornier throws knees to the body.
Dornier keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cohen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dornier smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Cohen.
Cohen throws a leg kick
and Dornier counters with a head kick. That will keep Cohen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cohen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dornier - the referee stops the clock and Cohen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dornier. Cohen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohen.
A low kick from Cohen misses
and Dornier counters with a one-two to the body.
Cohen misses with a series of wild punches.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dornier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dornier clinches.
Cohen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cohen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dornier won't allow it.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dornier lands an elbow just above Cohen 's eye.
Dornier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cohen can't break the clinch.
Dornier lands a nice knee to the body.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch but Dornier keeps him there for the moment.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Dornier trying to land knees to the body.
Cohen connects with a knee to the head.
Dornier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dornier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cohen's brow.
Dornier looking to throw knees to the head but Cohen is blocking nicely.
Dornier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cohen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Dornier lands an elbow just above Cohen 's eye.
Cohen wants to break free but Dornier has control.
Cohen blocks the elbow strike.
Cohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cohen trying to land knees to the body.
Dornier misses with a knee strike.
Dornier tries to land knees in the clinch but Cohen avoids the damage to the body.
Dornier tries to land knees in the clinch but Cohen avoids the damage to the body.
Dornier prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.
Dornier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dornier lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dornier.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dornier pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dornier clinches with his opponent.
Dornier crunches a lovely knee into Cohen's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dornier.
Dornier lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Dornier lands a nice knee to the body.
Dornier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dornier lands an elbow that stopped Cohen in his tracks for a moment.
Dornier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dornier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cohen is trying to break free.
Dornier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dornier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cohen tries a knee to the head but Dornier blocks it.
Dornier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dornier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dornier trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dornier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dornier fakes the leg kick and cracks Cohen in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lothar Dornier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dornier throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely.
Cohen avoids the body shot from Dornier.
Dornier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dornier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cohen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dornier slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Dornier throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Dornier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Dornier throws a one two combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dornier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cohen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dornier.
Dornier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dornier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dornier prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dornier has him pressed against the cage.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dornier lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Dornier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dornier.

Dornier manages to break the clinch.
Lothar Dornier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Dornier misses with a jab to the body
and Cohen counters with a one-two to the body.
Dornier checks a leg kick.
Dornier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cohen rather than just go for the knockout.
Cohen cracks the inside of Dornier's front leg.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cohen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dornier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dornier throws a lazy body kick
and Cohen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cohen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cohen throws a combination that misses
and Dornier counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Dornier looks at the referee who does nothing so Dornier lands a crushing right that sends Cohen to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lothar Dornier!