PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rocky Marciano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sotto
vs
Marciano

170 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 13 - 2

160 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 19 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sotto back to the cage. Marciano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Roberto Sotto has been cut.
Marciano 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 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Sotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto swinging wildly here.
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 blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotto ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sotto lands with a slapping head kick.
Sotto cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Sotto throws a one two combo.
Sotto ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto lands with a nice body punch.
Sotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Marciano throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sotto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sotto throws a series of strikes that have Marciano backpedaling.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano looks gassed!
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Marciano.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sotto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sotto with a nice cross.
Sotto lands a front kick.
Sotto lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto tries to clinch but Marciano moves out of range.
Sotto lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marciano looks to land a body kick but Sotto moved away.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sotto can pounce on him.

Sotto clinches.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Sotto.
Sotto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano can't get the takedown.
Sotto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marciano looking to stall.
Marciano is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sotto has denied him.
Marciano is trying to pull guard but Sotto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberto Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Marciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sotto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Sotto slowing the pace effectively.
Sotto really is a fat lump.
Sotto taking a breather.
Sotto seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Marciano is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Sotto.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
Sotto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marciano works over Sotto's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sotto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Marciano.
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!
Sotto throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sotto lands a jab-cross combination.
Marciano misses with a low kick.

Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Sotto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sotto tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Sotto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Sotto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sotto cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
Roberto Sotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Sotto avoids it well.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotto connects with the punch.
Sotto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sotto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sotto connects with a high kick.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotto.

Sotto clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sotto taking a breather.
Sotto prevents the takedown attempt.
Marciano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marciano is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto lands with a left to the head.
Sotto tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Sotto back against the cage.
Sotto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sotto misses with the head strike.
Sotto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.

Marciano jumps into guard, dragging Sotto to the mat.
Sotto trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto throws a strike but Marciano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sotto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marciano is controlling him.

Sotto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marciano has passed into half guard!
Marciano passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marciano decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sotto to his feet.
Sotto throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Sotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Roberto Sotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Marciano lands a left and a right that send Sotto crashing to the mat, dazed. Marciano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto takes one to the side of the head.

Sotto is rocked!
Marciano cracks Sotto with a hook to the temple - Sotto is on wobbly legs here! Marciano swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sotto falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marciano wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky Marciano!