PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dominique brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marciano
vs
brown

170 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dominique brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches up with brown, looking for a takedown. Marciano pushes brown against the cage but brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
brown misses with a wild body shot.

Marciano feints and as brown raises his hands in defense, Marciano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Marciano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Marciano drops back looking for a leg! brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and brown manages to kick Marciano off! Marciano jumps back into brown's guard.

Marciano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Marciano stopping the sweep attempt from brown.
brown wants to stand up but Marciano is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
brown wants to stand and escape but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano trying to control but brown is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marciano misses with a takedown attempt - brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano shoots in for a double leg but brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marciano can't get the takedown.
Marciano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

brown scores with a takedown into Marciano's guard.
brown wants to stand but Marciano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Marciano has an active guard here but brown has managed to pass into half guard.

brown stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Marciano to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown lands a head kick!
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano avoids the head kick by brown.
brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
brown feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
brown throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
brown throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
brown moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Marciano.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
brown manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to pass the guard but brown defending well.
Marciano stops brown from getting back to his feet.
Marciano is looking to take a break and control but brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
brown wants to improve his position but Marciano is controlling well.
brown is trying to stand.
brown trying to hold on to Marciano's head to control him but Marciano postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dominique brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

brown shoots in but no luck this time.
brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano misses with a takedown
and brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
brown throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano tries for a takedown but brown circles away easily
and brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Marciano shoots and misses
and brown counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from brown. Marciano shrugs it off though.
brown throws a head kick that Marciano semi-blocks.
brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
brown lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries for a takedown but brown circles away easily
and brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

brown closes the distance and clinches.

brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marciano is trying to get back to half guard.
brown tries to stand but Marciano is controlling his head.
brown tries to stand but Marciano controls the position and pulls brown into his guard.

Marciano has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think brown should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Marciano has tightened it up now! brown should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rocky Marciano!