PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Margarito Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Norvac (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
Norvac

214 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Margarito Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Norvac!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvac lands a jab-cross combination.
Cohen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norvac circles away quickly and effectively.
Norvac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Norvac backing up. Norvac nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norvac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.

Cohen tries to keep at a distance but Norvac has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Norvac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norvac.
Cohen feinted with a counter takedown.

Norvac moves into the clinch.

Cohen breaks from the clinch.

Norvac has Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Norvac throws a head punch that misses.
Norvac swings wildly with an uppercut but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norvac is working Cohen over against the cage.
Cohen is trying to drag Norvac to the mat but Norvac just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Norvac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cohen pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvac moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Norvac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norvac stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norvac wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Margarito Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norvac falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cohen counters with a shoot takedown. Norvac fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norvac tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cohen cracks Norvac with a solid left hand.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norvac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Norvac trying to control the position here.
Cohen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cohen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cohen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norvac.
Norvac misses with a head kick.
Cohen is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Norvac moves into the clinch.
Cohen blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Norvac dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown attempt by Cohen or perhaps it was just good defense by Norvac, which made it look bad.
Norvac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norvac cracks Cohen with an open hand slap.
Norvac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norvac throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cohen counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen grinds an elbow into Norvac's temple.
Cohen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Norvac some visible discomfort.
Cohen throws an elbow but Norvac slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cohen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norvac is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Cohen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norvac avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cohen.

Cohen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cohen tries for a kimura but Norvac is defending well.
Cohen working the ground and pound but Norvac is defending the strikes.

Cohen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norvac is trying to control Cohen's posture but Cohen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvac tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cohen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Norvac rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cohen's guard! Nice work there by Norvac!
Norvac wants to stand but Cohen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cohen controls Norvac momentarily but Norvac frees himself.
Norvac throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvac won't allow Cohen to get back to his feet.

Cohen pushes Norvac off and gets back to his feet.
Norvac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norvac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cohen momentarily.
Margarito Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Norvac instigates a clinch.

Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Margarito Cohen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norvac is defended easily by Cohen.
Norvac tries to land a leg kick but Cohen saw it coming and moves away.

Norvac moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cohen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Norvac.
Norvac can't break the clinch.

Norvac manages to break the clinch.
Norvac looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
As Norvac looks to move away, Cohen throws a big counter combo but Norvac just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen looks for a takedown but Norvac sprawls well.
Norvac looks to land a combination but Cohen avoids it well.
Norvac lands a body shot.

Norvac has Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen can't get the takedown.
Norvac prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Margarito Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norvac lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norvac tries to work over Cohen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cohen lands a right hand.
Norvac is trying to break the clinch but Cohen is controlling him.
Norvac is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Norvac.
Cohen is looking for a takedown.
Cohen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Norvac pulls his leg out and moves away.
Norvac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norvac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cohen.
Norvac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Norvac.

Cohen is rocked!
Jimmy Norvac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Norvac clinches.
Cohen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Norvac is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cohen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norvac to the mat. Norvac regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Norvac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cohen postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norvac is on top in guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norvac wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norvac stops Cohen from standing up.
Cohen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Norvac wants to get up but he can't break Cohen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cohen is looking to stand up but Norvac isn't so interested in that idea.
Cohen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Norvac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Norvac finds it's way through Cohen's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Norvac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norvac 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Norvac!