PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 478 p4p, 558 weight class) and Matrix Man (ranked 62 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marciano
vs
Man

186 cm
29
176
6 - 1 - 0

181 cm
29
169
17 - 9 - 2

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matrix Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a low kick.
Marciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Man takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano with a nice calf kick.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Man blocks the body kick.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Man.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Man misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Man looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Man lands a nice hook to Marciano's body. Marciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Marciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano moves out of range as Man strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano scores with a nice head shot.
Man lands with a right hand.
Man lunges at Marciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marciano's hand.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Man.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Marciano checks a low kick from Man.
Man thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marciano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marciano darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marciano tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Man.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Man.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man scores with a jab. Marciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Marciano down.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano moves out of range as Man strikes.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matrix Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Marciano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
It appears Marciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man misses with a looping right.
Matrix Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Marciano walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano slips under a jab from Man.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Marciano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marciano on the side of the head.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Man.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano slips under a jab from Man.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Jab by Man.
Marciano looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Marciano throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man misses the jab.
Man looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marciano in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Marciano throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano cracks Man with a good jab.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Man misses with a looping right.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Man misses.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Man.
Man misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Man throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Marciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Marciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Man avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano misses the jab.
Marciano lands a head kick. Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciano misses the jab.
Man stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mikey Marciano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Man throws a front kick that sends Marciano stumbling back into the cage.
Marciano with a nice cross.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
Marciano takes one to the chin there.
Marciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Man.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Man.
Marciano slips a straight right by Man.
Marciano throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man misses with a hook.
Marciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Man catches Marciano right on the button with a cross.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man slips under a jab.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marciano's head backwards.
Man avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Man checks a low kick from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Marciano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano thumps Man with a low kick.
Marciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Man slips a straight right by Marciano.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Marciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marciano tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Man looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Man throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.

Marciano is rocked!

It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Man misses.
Man jabs Marciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man with a hook.
Marciano moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
and Man counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marciano! He's just covering up as Man starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matrix Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Matrix Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Mikey Marciano had this to say: 'robbery'.