PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Macino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Frazier will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Macino
vs
Frazier

190 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Macino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Macino throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Frazier.
Frazier throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Marcus Macino has been cut.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Macino stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macino throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Macino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macino looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frazier.
Macino is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Frazier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Macino tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frazier.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macino, pushing him back against the cage.
Frazier avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frazier.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Frazier.
Frazier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frazier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frazier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Macino tries to circle away but Frazier has him pinned against the cage.
Frazier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frazier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Frazier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frazier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frazier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frazier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frazier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Frazier working Macino over with knees to the body.
Macino takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Frazier.
Frazier landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier leaning against his opponent.
Macino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frazier scores with a knee to the head.

Marcus Macino's cut is getting worse.
Frazier with a knee to the head.
Frazier landing knees to the body.
Frazier pressing his opponent against the cage.

Frazier drops Macino with a big knee straight up the middle! Macino is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Macino is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Frazier gets a clinch.
Frazier has Macino pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Macino is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Frazier - that's hurt Macino badly! Oh, another knee lands and Macino is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Macino doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.