PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 298 p4p, 1099 weight class) and Ethan Hawk (ranked 44 p4p, 151 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Marciano
vs
Hawk

186 cm
33
182
19 - 8 - 0

181 cm
34
174
26 - 12 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 19 - 8 - 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 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk scores with the left hand. Marciano knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawk.
A little feinted left hand from Marciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hawk gets a clinch.
Hawk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marciano to keep the fight standing.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hawk.
Hawk is trying to pull guard but Marciano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've been informed that Hawk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Marciano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk jumps guard but Marciano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Marciano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hawk fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Hawk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawk looks winded!
Hawk tries to pull guard but Marciano won't allow it.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
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!
Hawk blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Marciano holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Marciano won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
Hawk is trying to pull guard but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano lands a knee to the body.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano pushes Hawk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Hawk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.

Hawk manages to pull guard.
Marciano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawk working for a triangle but Marciano defends it easily.
Marciano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looking to pass the guard.

Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marciano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Marciano circles away easily

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

Hawk is rocked!

It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Marciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawk avoided it.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
Marciano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hawk fails with the takedown
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Hawk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marciano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawk somewhat.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
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 Ethan Hawk's cut.
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.

Hawk tries to keep at a distance but Marciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawk seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawk fails to pull guard.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawks head.
Hawk jumps guard but Marciano stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mikey Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Hawk fails to pull guard.
Mikey Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hawk.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
Marciano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Marciano lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.

Hawk is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marciano cracks Hawk with a nice body shot.
Marciano throws a big uppercut that drops Hawk! More strikes from Marciano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hawk lies dazed against the cage as Marciano celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Marciano!
Mikey Marciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ethan Hawk had this to say: 'In the end he fought like a 'Gentleman', true to his nickname, respecting his mate's money maker.'.