PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dawidowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by rocky song. Dawidowicz has chosen Son of Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marciano
vs
Dawidowicz

190 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, 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 Montreal, Jan Dawidowicz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marciano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dawidowicz to the ground. Marciano is now in Dawidowicz's guard.
Marciano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dawidowicz is wriggling around but Marciano manages to pass to half guard.
Marciano stalling.
Dawidowicz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marciano in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawidowicz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Marciano jumps into side control!
Dawidowicz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marciano is controlling him well.

Dawidowicz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dawidowicz scores with a three punch combo!
Jan Dawidowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawidowicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawidowicz swinging wildly here.
Dawidowicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawidowicz misses with a double jab.
Dawidowicz throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawidowicz.
Dawidowicz looks winded!
Dawidowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Dawidowicz misses with a head kick.

Marciano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marciano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marciano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marciano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano postures up and lands a big shot to Dawidowicz's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano looks up at the clock and then as Dawidowicz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marciano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marciano controls the position.

Marciano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marciano working the ground and pound from side control.

Marciano decides to stand back up.
Marciano shoots in but Dawidowicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marciano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marciano is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marciano content just to control the position here.
Marciano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawidowicz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marciano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marciano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marciano is landing with some decent strikes but Dawidowicz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marciano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marciano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Dawidowicz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano unloading with bombs!
Dawidowicz is still in real trouble! Can Marciano finish him?
Marciano lands a big elbow - Dawidowicz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dawidowicz is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rocky Marciano!
Rocky Marciano got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'