PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Carcass - Blind Bleeding The Blind blaring out of the sound system. Marciano has chosen REDEMPTION SONG as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nan Lee
vs
Marciano

201 cm
21
281 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
260 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Roidstore 10$ stamina
Control Nutrition

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Marciano connects with a body shot.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Lee with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Marciano.
Marciano slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marciano thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Marciano.
Lee slips under a jab from Marciano.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Lee misses
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.

Qing Nan Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Marciano scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marciano.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

Marciano closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.

Marciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Marciano catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Lee defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Lee slips under a jab.
Marciano throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.

Qing Nan Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Don Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Marciano throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marciano throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marciano lands a two punch combo.
Lee avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Marciano misses.
Marciano misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a double jab
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Marciano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Lee blocks a jab.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marciano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Marciano with a good jab.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Marciano moved out of range.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
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.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
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!
Lee takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee jabs at Marciano's body.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
A left lands for Lee.
Marciano misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano misses with a body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Marciano misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a head kick.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
A big left from Marciano misses.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee is looking to wear down Marciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marciano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee lands with an overhand left.

That's two 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.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Marciano's defenses.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Marciano jabs at Lee's body.
Marciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Marciano lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Lee slips a jab from Marciano.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Don Marciano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
Marciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Marciano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee 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 of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Marciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Qing Nan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Marciano lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Marciano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Marciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marciano lands a jab to Lee's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Jeez, Qing Nan Lee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Marciano.
Marciano swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Marciano pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

Marciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Qing Nan Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano is the new heavyweight champion!