PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Glee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Glee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Glee
vs
Cohen

187 cm
25
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willie Glee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Glee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Glee tries for a takedown but Cohen circles away easily
and Cohen counters with a one-two to the body.
Cohen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Glee misses with a low kick.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Glee.
Cohen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cohen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Glee misses with the combination.
Cohen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cohen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glee throws out the jab.
Glee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Glee shoots in.
Cohen throws a series of strikes that have Glee backpedaling.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Glee is defended easily by Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Glee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Glee tries to keep at a distance but Cohen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Glee misses
and Cohen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Willie Glee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glee throws a leg kick
and Cohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Glee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cohen counters with a right hand to the body.
Glee is breathing heavily.

Cohen clinches up against the cage.
Cohen leaning against his opponent.
Glee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cohen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glee is looking to break free of the clinch but Cohen has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Cohen.
Glee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Cohen gets control of Glee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cohen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glee content to stall in guard here.
Glee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Cohen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Glee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glee throws a leg kick
and Cohen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cohen thows a body kick. Glee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cohen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cohen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Glee tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Glee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Glee is trying to force a seperation but Cohen has the dominant position.

Cohen pulls guard successfully.

Glee stands up and waves to Cohen to follow him.
Glee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cohen.
Cohen is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glee swings for the body but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cohen dives in and grabs Glee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glee pushes down on Cohen's head and hops out.
It looked like Glee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen delivers a nice body kick.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glee, pushing him back against the cage.
Glee tries to break free but Cohen pushes him back against the cage.

Cohen drags the fight down to the ground.
Cohen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cohen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cohen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Glee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glee misses with a right hand
and Cohen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glee misses with a hook to the body
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Glee backing up. Glee nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glee misses with a combination
and Cohen counters with a solid body kick.
Cohen throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Willie Glee has been cut.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cohen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glee fails with a takedown attempt.
Cohen throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Cohen.
Cohen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glee defends it nicely.

Cohen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glee, pushing him back against the cage.
Glee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cohen cracks Glee with a nice body shot.

Cohen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Glee throwing strikes from guard but Cohen blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glee is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cohen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glee is one step ahead there.

Cohen has his feet on Glee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cohen throws a leg kick which misses Glee's front leg but catches the back leg as Glee tries to avoid it.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Glee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cohen. That one must have hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Glee after a bit of a struggle.
Willie Glee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Cohen.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glee throws out a leg kick but Cohen moves out of range and Glee only half commits.
Cohen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glee defends well and Cohen ends up having to push Glee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Glee misses with a right hand
and Cohen counters with a left and a right that stings Glee.
Glee throws a combination that misses
and Cohen counters with a left and a right that stings Glee.
Glee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel Cohen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cohen pushes Glee up against the cage in a clinch.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Cohen tries to clinch but Glee is having none of it.
Cohen tries to clinch but Glee moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cohen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cohen rushes Glee and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen stalling.
Cohen taking a breather.
Glee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Cohen manages to pull guard.
Glee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glee wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willie Glee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cohen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Glee to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Cohen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Glee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cohen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cohen just leaning against Glee, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Cohen.
Cohen has a couple of punches blocked by Glee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.
Cohen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch lands to the side of Cohen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen doesn't manage to clinch there - Glee circles away.
Glee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cohen counters with a left and a right that stings Glee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cohen dives in for a single leg takedown but Glee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Glee.
Glee misses with a straight left.
Cohen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glee throws a right hand that misses
and Cohen counters with a series of strikes. Glee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Willie Glee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cohen! Glee is out on his feet! Cohen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Glee is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Glee is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Cohen!
A relieved looking Daniel Cohen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Willie Glee had this to say: 'Ill be back'.