PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cohen
vs
Felix

217 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Felix!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cohen.
A jab from Felix does it's job there.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Cohen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Felix smiles and moves away.
Felix misses with the combination.
Felix misses with a double jab.
Felix throws a one two combo.
Peter Felix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felix throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Felix.
Cohen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Cohen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cohen prevents Felix from breaking the clinch.
Felix lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Felix is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen can't get the takedown.
Cohen is struggling to control the position.
Felix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cohen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cohen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen breaks the clinch.
Felix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cohen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Felix is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felix shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cohen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cohen dives in and grabs Felix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Felix pushes down on Cohen's head and hops out.
Cohen stuffs the takedown attempt from Felix. Felix gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown but Felix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cohen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felix goes for a double leg but Cohen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cohen continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felix is looking to break free of the clinch but Cohen has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Felix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cohen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Cohen has him pressed against the cage.
Cohen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Felix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Felix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cohen backs up against the cage.
Felix moves in looking to clinch but Cohen pushes him off.
Felix dives in and grabs Cohen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cohen pushes down on Felix's head and hops out.

Felix gets tackled into the cage by Cohen. Cohen maintains the clinch.
Cohen jumps guard but Felix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Felix breaks from the clinch.
Cohen slips a jab and a cross from Felix.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown but Felix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cohen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Felix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Felix misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Felix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Cohen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Felix misses with a head kick.
Cohen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cohen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Felix circles away.
Cohen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Felix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Felix looks to land a combination. Cohen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Felix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Cohen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Felix stalls.

Cohen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Felix wants to stand and escape but Cohen is having none of it.

Felix is working an open guard so Cohen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cohen keeps the fight on the outside.
Felix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.

Cohen closes the distance and pushes Felix back into the cage.
Felix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Felix holds him up against the cage and eventually Cohen drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch but Felix keeps him there for the moment.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Cohen has him pressed against the cage.
Felix is looking to break free of the clinch but Cohen has double underhooks.
Cohen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Felix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felix is looking to clinch.
Felix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Felix wants it to stay on the feet.
Felix wants to clinch up but Cohen keeps it at a distance.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Felix misses with a few strikes there.
Peter Felix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohen.
Cohen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Felix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cohen is defended easily by Felix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Felix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Felix.
Cohen tries to buck Felix off but Felix is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felix wants to stand but Cohen is controlling his arm.
Cohen is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Felix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cohen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cohen takes the fight into the clinch.
Cohen tries a knee to the head but Felix blocks it.
Cohen blocks a body shot from Felix.
Cohen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Felix stalling in the clinch.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Cohen has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Felix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cohen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Felix's waist but Felix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Felix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Felix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cohen.
Felix throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Felix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Cohen closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felix backwards.

Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Felix tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Felix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Felix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Felix is looking to land body kicks.
Juan Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felix misses with a few strikes there.
Felix shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felix throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Cohen manages to pull guard.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cohen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Cohen looking for a guillotine here but Felix defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felix trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cohen's guard.

Cohen kicks Felix off and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cohen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cohen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Cohen!