PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thomas
vs
Cohen

208 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cohen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cohen.
Thomas wants a takedown.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cohen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.

Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thomas stops Cohen from standing up.
Cohen is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cohen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas prevents Cohen from getting back to his feet.
Cohen managing to control the position.

Cohen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Cohen's guard.
Cohen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cohen is looking to stand back up but Thomas counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cohen.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Cohen is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cohen clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Boris Thomas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cohen misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Cohen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is dominant here and he's now got Cohen's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cohen can do to turn this around?
Cohen wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cohen doesn't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Thomas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Thomas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Thomas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cohen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cohen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boris Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Cohen shows good takedown defense.
And Cohen tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Cohen gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Cohen pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cohen smiles and moves away.

Cohen closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Cohen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen prevents a takedown attempt there.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cohen swivels and escapes.
Cohen slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Cohen.

Cohen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to pass the guard.
Cohen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas is trying to keep Cohen in close.
Boris Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cohen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cohen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thomas 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cohen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Cohen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cohen drops Thomas with a beautiful combination! Thomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cohen is looking for the KO!

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Boris Thomas has been cut.

Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Cohen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Cohen drags the fight down to the ground.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen trying to control the position here.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.

Cohen tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Cohen dodges it nicely.
Thomas stops Cohen from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is thwarting Cohen's attempts to control the position.
Cohen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cohen is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cohen avoid being mounted?
Thomas is trying to control. Cohen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!

Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Cohen sneaks out the side door and pushes Thomas away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cohen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cohen drops Thomas with a beautiful combination! Thomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cohen is looking for the KO!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cohen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cohen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!