PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang - . Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guerreiro by Curumin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Marciano
vs
Alves

180 cm
41
166 lbs
42 - 15 - 0

169 cm
34
171 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Marciano takes one on the button.
Marciano lands an overhand right.
Alves lands the left hand.
Marciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Marciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marciano on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Alves 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano with a jab.
Alves looks for a takedown but Marciano sprawls well.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marciano thows a body kick. Alves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.

Alves is rocked!
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a crisp right that sends Alves to the canvas! Marciano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Rocky Marciano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.