PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Connor Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenway has chosen Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cohen
vs
Connor Kenway

187 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

184 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Connor Kenway !
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenway works the jab nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenway as he connects with a hook.
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Kenway pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacob Connor Kenway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway tries to bum rush Cohen with a series of wild strikes but Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen is looking to counter the offense by Kenway and move into the clinch.
Kenway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenway shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cohen defends it nicely.
Cohen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Kenway .
Cohen tries to counter with a takedown but Kenway is quick to defend against it.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Cohen lands a head kick!

It looks like Jacob Connor Kenway has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to clinch but Kenway moves away
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenway fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Cohen rushes Kenway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kenway tightens his grip and picks Cohen up, before dumping him to the ground. Cohen manages to land in guard.

Cohen has his feet on Kenway 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kenway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.

Cohen clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen is pressed up against the cage. Kenway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cohen down to the mat. Cohen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniel Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Connor Kenway .

Cohen clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kenway breaks from the clinch.
Kenway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cohen.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenway as he jumps to the side.
Cohen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kenway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenway .
Kenway flicks out a counter leg kick but Cohen steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Connor Kenway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Connor Kenway 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kenway leaves Cohen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Kenway shoots in.
Cohen is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway throws a nice looking combination but Cohen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenway scores with the left hand. Cohen knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a good cross that connects.
Cohen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenway but Kenway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenway unleashes a big counter combination but Cohen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kenway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Kenway persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenway connects with a body shot.
Kenway connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kenway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Cohen avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kenway .

Cohen is rocked!
Kenway flashes Cohen a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Cohen's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Cohen crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kenway punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Connor Kenway !
Jacob Connor Kenway was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.