PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antwan Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dereck Catone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Catone has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Antwan Cohen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cohen
vs
Catone

217 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dereck Catone!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catone moves to clinch but Cohen breaks away
and Cohen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Catone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cohen to score with a decent uppercut.
Catone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Catone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Catone tries to break free but Cohen pushes him back against the cage.
Cohen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Catone is defending well for now.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Cohen shoots and misses

and Catone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Catone looks winded!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cohen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen is pulling down on Catone's head. It's preventing any offense from Catone, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cohen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cohen seems keen to control Catone's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Antwan Cohen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cohen darts in and clinches Catone up against the cage.

Cohen tightens his grip and picks Catone up, before dumping him to the ground. Catone manages to land in guard.
Catone has a closed guard, preventing Cohen from standing up.

Catone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cohen scoring with some ground and pound.
Cohen wants to stand and escape but instead Catone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cohen wants to stand up but Catone is controlling him.
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 adopting a defensive guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cohen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Catone has passed into half guard!
Catone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cohen wants to improve his position but Catone is controlling well.
Cohen trying to control but Catone postures up.

Cohen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Catone is on him like a limpet, forcing Cohen back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen taking a breather.
Catone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Catone prevents a takedown attempt there.

Cohen decides to pull guard.
Catone wants to pass the guard but Cohen is keeping the position.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cohen has momentary wrist control but Catone slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Catone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cohen is keeping the position for now.
Catone trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwan Cohen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Catone wants to clinch
and Cohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Catone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cohen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Catone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Catone circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cohen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Catone can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

Cohen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Catone, who protects the arm well.
Catone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Antwan Cohen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen thows a huge punch but Catone dodges it nicely.
Catone is breathing heavily.
Catone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cohen.
Cohen lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Catone tries to roll over but Cohen keeps him under control.

Cohen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Catone has hold of Cohen's hands but Cohen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Catone wants to improve his position but Cohen is controlling well.
Cohen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cohen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Catone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cohen is working away from the top position though.

Cohen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Catone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cohen.

Catone is defending against the submission attempts here by Cohen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cohen seems to be working for a kimura but Catone defends the submission attempt.

Cohen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Catone defends it well.
Cohen prevents Catone from improving his position.
Cohen prevents Catone from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cohen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Catone is defending against the submission attempts here by Cohen.

Cohen decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cohen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cohen is thwarting Catone's attempts to control the position.

Cohen is working for a kimura but Catone is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antwan Cohen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cohen pushes Catone up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Cohen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cohen manages to end up in side control.

Cohen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Catone is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Catone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cohen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cohen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Catone taking punishment in the form of punches.

Cohen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Catone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cohen prevents Catone from escaping the position.

Cohen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Cohen is trying to get an arm triangle but Catone is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to stand but Catone is controlling his arm.
Cohen is working Catone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Catone tries to improve position but can't.
Catone struggling a bit here.
Cohen tries to stand but Catone is controlling his head.

Cohen stands up and beckons Catone to his feet.
Catone misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cohen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cohen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

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

Cohen tries for a kimura but Catone is defending well.
Cohen wants to stand but Catone has his arm trapped.
Catone is looking for a sweep.

Cohen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Catone, who protects the arm well.
Catone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catone struggling a bit here.

Cohen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cohen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Cohen crashes against the mat.
Cohen tries to stand but Catone is controlling his head.
Catone is trying to control Cohen's posture but Cohen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antwan Cohen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cohen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

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