PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Everett Cohen (ranked 23572 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yxng Takahasi (ranked 6165 p4p, 0 weight class). Everett Cohen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cohen
vs
Takahasi

198 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Everett Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yxng Takahasi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahasi blocks a head kick by Cohen.
Takahasi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.
Takahasi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Cohen counters by moving into the clinch.
Takahasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takahasi avoiding damage.

Takahasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Takahasi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cohen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takahasi.
Cohen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Takahasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen tries to roll over but Takahasi keeps him under control.
Cohen wants to control but Takahasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cohen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Takahasi stands up out of the half guard.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahasi scores with a body shot.
Cohen misses with a kick to the body.

Takahasi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cohen was covering up waiting for the punch and Takahasi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takahasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takahasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen tries to strike from the bottom.
Takahasi wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Takahasi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cohen dives on top into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cohen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Cohen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cohen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cohen seems to have locked his on tight now - Takahasi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cohen, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Everett Cohen!