PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cohen
vs
Bautista

174 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Bautista slips a jab from Cohen.
Bautista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Bautista does no damage.
Cohen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cohen dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Rey Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Cohen throws a low kick, looking for Bautista's leg but Bautista calmly moves out of range.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cohen counters with a single leg into guard. Bautista didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Cohen slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bautista could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cohen has cracked it and Bautista is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cohen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raphael Cohen!