PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cohen
vs
David

178 cm
20
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

David gets a takedown into half guard.

David is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cohen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time David.
David prevents Cohen from standing back up.

David is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cohen defends it well.

David seems to be looking for submissions.
Cohen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

David is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cohen is just riding it out for now. David eventually gives up the hold.
Cohen moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David preventing the sweep.

David drops back looking for a leg! Cohen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cohen manages to kick David off! David jumps back into Cohen's guard.

Cohen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

David got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, David has managed to get both his arms back between Cohen's legs - danger averted.

David drops back looking for a leg! Cohen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cohen manages to kick David off! David jumps back into Cohen's guard.
David postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cohen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cohen working a defensive guard here.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and David defends well.
David sitting in guard, not really doing much.
David wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and David counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen gets back to half guard.
David is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cohen reverses the position - he's now on top in David's guard.

David looking for a guillotine here but Cohen defends easily.
Cohen trying to control but David is working from the bottom.

David looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
David striking off his back but it's not causing Cohen any problems.
Cohen wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and David counters with a nice double leg into guard.

David avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
David works over Cohen with some ground and pound from guard.
David passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cohen has his takedown stuffed

and David counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cohen!

David moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cohen has worked his arm free - good work by Cohen!
Cohen taking a bit of punishment here - David scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cohen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

David looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from David are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xavier David has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David grinds an elbow into Cohen's temple.
Cohen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but David wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
David has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cohen is trying to control David's posture but David avoids it.
Cohen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

David looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
David is breathing heavily.
Cohen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cohen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
Cohen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Cohen is working for a submission of some sort.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
David has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cohen is working away from the top position though.
Cohen works his way into side control.
David regains half guard.

Cohen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cohen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cohen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cohen is thwarting David's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cohen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cohen's back!

David has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cohen trying to control the hands but David won't let him.

David patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cohen breaks David's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
David keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cohen wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
David has his hands on Cohen's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David wants to sweep but no luck.

David is looking for a triangle but Cohen pushes his legs off easily.
Cohen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed David's guard.
Cohen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cohen prevents David from getting the reversal.

Cohen wants to finish this one by submission but David is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cohen.
David can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cohen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cohen showed some decent athleticism there.

Cohen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
David keeping full guard, as Cohen tries to pass.
Cohen won't allow David to sweep him here.

David has his foot on Cohen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cohen works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

David has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cohen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
David keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.

David working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cohen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cohen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cohen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cohen closes the distance but David moves to the side

and David counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David trying to mount his opponent but Cohen defends it.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.

Cohen is defending against the submission attempts here by David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cohen looking to control.

Cohen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cohen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. David doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. David manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
David wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
David sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cohen's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

David is looking for a kimura here.
Cohen trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.
Cohen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cohen.
David working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Xavier David!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Xavier David!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Xavier David!

Xavier David wins by unanimous decision!