PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yorgi Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes into the arena with Prison Sex blaring out of the sound system. Zinn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cohen
vs
Zinn

177 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorgi Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinn misses with a looping right.
Cohen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zinn counters with a right hand to the body.
Zinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Yorgi Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen tries to clinch there but Zinn circles away.
Cohen tries to clinch but Zinn moves out of range.

Cohen rushes Zinn and presses him up against the cage.
Cohen lands with a light punch inside.

Zinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinn thuds his right hand into Cohen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Cohen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zinn.
Zinn takes a swing at Cohen's ribcage but misses.
Zinn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen takes one to the side of the head.
Zinn throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinn misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Zinn misses.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zinn throws a lazy right hand but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cohen tries to clinch but Zinn is having none of it.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Cohen gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cohen.
Zinn prevents a body shot from Cohen.

Zinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen lands a slapping body shot.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Cohen blocks the low kick.

Cohen clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cohen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen missing with knees to the body.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zinn blocking some punches.
Cohen misses with a punch to the body.

Zinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Zinn.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Zinn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cohen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen slips a straight right by Zinn.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Zinn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Zinn.
Zinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zinn throws a hook to the side of Cohen's head but Cohen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cohen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zinn misses with a hook

and Cohen moves into the clinch.
Cohen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zinn's efforts to push away.
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!

Zinn manages to break the clinch.
Zinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cohen blocks a jab.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Zinn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zinn lands a big right hand that sends Cohen crashing to the mat! Zinn stays standing though and waves Cohen back to his feet!

Cohen is rocked!
Zinn misses with a body shot.
Oh Cohen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zinn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cohen to the canvas! Cohen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zinn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Zinn!
A very excited looking Martin Zinn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.