PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antwan Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lando Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cohen
vs
Griffin

217 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antwan Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lando Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cohen as he avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a right hand that Cohen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cohen also avoids with ease.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Cohen's body. Cohen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cohen can pounce on him.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cohen on the side of the head.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Griffin swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a one two! Cohen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Griffin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
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.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cohen circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Cohen counters with a big head kick but Griffin shrugs it off.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Antwan Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lando Griffin.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin looks winded!
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.

Cohen drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cohen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cohen jumps guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffin to keep the fight standing.
Cohen has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Cohen to work.
Griffin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cohen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Griffin after a bit of a struggle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen controlling the action here for a moment.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cohen is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Cohen keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin avoiding damage as Cohen throws knees to the body.
Cohen struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
Cohen fails to pull guard.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Cohen has the dominant position.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cohen is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cohen stalls.
Cohen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.

Cohen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cohen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Cohen has a closed guard, preventing Griffin from standing up.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cohen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cohen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cohen has Griffin pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lando Griffin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sloppy strikes from Griffin. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lando Griffin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin throws a combination. Cohen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Griffin pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Griffin tries to break free but Cohen pushes him back against the cage.
Cohen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Cohen is controlling him.
Cohen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cohen has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cohen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cohen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griffin is trying to push Cohen away but Cohen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cohen wants to stall.
Cohen tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen stalling against the cage.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Cohen has the dominant position.
Cohen missing with knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Cohen tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cohen looking to stall.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cohen's waist but Cohen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Cohen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Cohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Lando Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antwan Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lando Griffin.

Cohen feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Cohen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cohen throws a strike but Griffin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cohen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Cohen is keeping the position.
Cohen is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cohen is keeping the position for now.
Griffin is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Antwan Cohen just wasn't active enough.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cohen checks a leg kick.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Cohen counters with a big head kick but Griffin shrugs it off.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin looks to land a combination. Cohen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lando Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cohen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin misses with a low kick as Cohen jumps back.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Cohen avoids them all with ease.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Cohen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohen. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffin to the ground. Cohen is now in Griffin's guard.
Cohen scoring with punches to the head and body.

Cohen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Griffin jabs Cohen to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Cohen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffin's half guard.
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cohen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cohen connects with a nice short shot to Griffin's temple.

Cohen is trying for a kimura here. Griffin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cohen wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antwan Cohen!