PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by REDEMPTION SONG. 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
Apila

191 cm
23
260 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

210 cm
28
281 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano swings for the body but Apila moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Apila.
Apila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Apila keeps the fight on the outside.
Apila throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apila makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Apila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apila moves away.
A shot to the body from Marciano misses
and Apila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Apila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marciano in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Apila misses.
Marciano jabs at Apila's body.
Apila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marciano throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Apila.
Marciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Apila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Apila.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Apila digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Marciano throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
Apila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Apila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Apila misses the shot to the body.
Apila lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Apila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Apila lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marciano doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano tries a low kick but Apila avoids it.
Marciano slips a jab from Apila.
Apila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marciano is looking to wear down Apila with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Apila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Apila.
A shot to the body from Marciano misses
and Apila counters with a straight right hand.
Apila 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 pâté.
Apila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila lands a nice hook to Marciano's body. Marciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Apila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apila connects with an inside leg kick.
Marciano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Apila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Apila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apila cracks Marciano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Apila tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Apila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Apila counters with a low kick, right behind Marciano 's knee.
Apila cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Apila cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apila lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Apila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano works Apila's body with a nice hook.
Apila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Apila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Apila misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Apila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apila counters with a big head kick but Marciano shrugs it off.
Apila misses with a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Apila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Marciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marciano misses with a left hand
and Apila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Marciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Apila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Apila ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Apila finds it's target.
Apila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Apila counters with an outside leg kick.
Apila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Apila had a free shot at his head there.
Apila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Apila on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pertti Apila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apila is looking to clinch.
Marciano throws a body kick the misses
and Apila counters with a nice leg kick.
Marciano scores with a jab. Apila acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Apila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a left and a right that stings Apila.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Apila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apila is able to avoid easily.
Apila takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Apila is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano digs a good hook to Apila's body.
Apila throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Apila checks a leg kick nicely.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Marciano throws a push kick but Apila slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano misses the jab.
Marciano throws a head kick that Apila semi-blocks.

It looks like Pertti Apila has been cut.
A low kick from Apila misses
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Apila throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano lands a jab to Apila's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Apila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Apila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Apila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Apila throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apila manages to avoid it.
Apila takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apila's sensitive parts.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Apila swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Marciano throws a head kick but Apila moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Apila.
Apila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apila was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Apila is out of range.
Apila slips a jab from Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Marciano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apila.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Apila moved away.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apila is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apila.
Apila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marciano scores with a body shot.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
letting Apila counter with a right hand.
Marciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apila at a distance.
Apila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Apila.
Apila misses the shot to the body.
Apila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Apila counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apila misses with a body punch
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apila.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Apila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Apila.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Apila ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apila is out of range.
Marciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Apila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apila has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body punch but Apila moves out of range.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano lands a jab to Apila's midsection.
Marciano scores with a shot to the body.
Apila throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice body shot.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apila.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano punishes Apila's body with a nice straight punch.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Apila's head.
Apila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Apila misses with a looping left.
Apila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marciano - that will leave a mark!
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Marciano misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!