PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 179 p4p, 318 weight class) and Mikey Marciano (ranked 26 p4p, 39 weight class). Santo Amaro comes into the arena with From Lima blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Santo Amaro
vs
Marciano

175 cm
25
175
13 - 4 - 0

186 cm
31
176
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Marciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santo Amaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a low kick but Santo Amaro moves out of range easily.
Marciano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Marciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.

Santo Amaro drives through and clinches with Marciano against the cage.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santo Amaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro is working Marciano over against the cage.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano gets through Santo Amaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro blocking some punches.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.

Santo Amaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santo Amaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Santo Amaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santo Amaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marciano can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano cracks Santo Amaro with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Santo Amaro is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.

Santo Amaro breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Santo Amaro misses.
Marciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Santo Amaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro moves to clinch but Marciano breaks away
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Santo Amaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Marciano throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santo Amaro dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marciano! But no joy.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Santo Amaro. Beautiful body shot.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santo Amaro lands the left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Marciano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a jab.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santo Amaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.

Santo Amaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santo Amaro defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Santo Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been cut.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Santo Amaro.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junqueiro Santo Amaro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Santo Amaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It looks like Santo Amaro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marciano connects with a body shot.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Marciano jabs Santo Amaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santo Amaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santo Amaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santo Amaro, as that shot connected.
Santo Amaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Santo Amaro.
Marciano lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Santo Amaro is predictable there
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook

and Marciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Santo Amaro! Marciano lets Santo Amaro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Santo Amaro is rocked!
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Oh Santo Amaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santo Amaro throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Marciano!
A relieved looking Mikey Marciano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.