PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 15 p4p, 39 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Vice has chosen Miami Vice Theme as his entrance music. Miami Vice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Marciano's chin.

Marciano
vs
Vice

186 cm
32
176
16 - 4 - 0

177 cm
34
175
28 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense.
Vice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice with a poor takedown
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Vice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Vice lands but Marciano takes it in his stride.
Vice shoots and misses
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miami Vice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marciano slaps away a takedown attempt from Vice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vice just manages to avoid it.
Vice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marciano defends well and Vice ends up having to push Marciano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Vice backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marciano sprawls well. Marciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vice gets slowly back to his feet.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Vice manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vice dives in for a single leg takedown but Marciano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vice shoots in and drives through. Marciano sprawls well.
Marciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marciano's waist but Marciano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vice off to one side.
Marciano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Marciano sprawls well. He's pushed Vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marciano with the inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marciano.
Vice looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vice.
Vice shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense.
Marciano stuffs the takedown.
Mikey Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Vice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marciano defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice tries to clinch up.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marciano stuffs the takedown.
Vice avoids a kick to the body.
Vice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.

That has opened up Miami Vice's cut even more.
Vice fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Vice shoots for a takedown but Marciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miami Vice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vice.
Vice drops his hands momentarily and Marciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vice.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miami Vice.
Vice dives in for a single leg takedown but Marciano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marciano counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Vice falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mikey Marciano!
Mikey Marciano retains his welterweight title!
Mikey Marciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.