PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 801 p4p, 93 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 2137 p4p, 254 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. Bhullar has chosen Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka as his entrance music. Rocco Marciano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Marciano
vs
Bhullar

195 cm
22
247 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

180 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano fakes the leg kick and cracks Bhullar in the body.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Bhullar checks it.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhullar.
Marciano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Marciano.
Marciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano looks to throw a body kick

and Bhullar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano is holding on to half guard well.
Marciano trying to control but Bhullar postures up.
Marciano is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bhullar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to control Bhullar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marciano avoid being mounted?
Marciano gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano trying to control the position here.
Bhullar trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Marciano is controlling Bhullar's posture.
Marciano is trying to keep Bhullar in close.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bhullar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marciano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bhullar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rocco Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Marciano misses with the body kick

and Bhullar counters with a single leg into guard. Marciano didn't expect that.
Bhullar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
Bhullar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marciano controlling Bhullar's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano is controlling Bhullar's posture.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marciano is trying to control the position but Bhullar postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Bhullar moves out of range easily.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick

and Bhullar counters with a single leg into guard. Marciano didn't expect that.
Bhullar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marciano looking to control.
Marciano pulls Bhullar in close to prevent any damage.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar postures up.
Marciano keeping full guard, as Bhullar tries to pass.
Marciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Marciano throws a head kick that Bhullar semi-blocks.
Marciano feints and then cracks Bhullar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bhullar down.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Bhullar slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bhullar. That did some damage!
Marciano lands a head shot.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Bhullar rushes Marciano and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bhullar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marciano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Bhullar.
A short left from Marciano.
Bhullar lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bhullar or not.
Marciano is working Bhullar over against the cage.
Bhullar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bhullar blocking some punches.
Bhullar wants to take the fight to the mat but Marciano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Bhullar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bhullar is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Bhullar into the cage.
Bhullar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marciano is defending well.
Rocco Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Bhullar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhullar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marciano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Bhullar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marciano circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Bhullar with an uppercut!
Marciano throws a low kick but Bhullar avoids it.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Bhullar's side.
Marciano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there

and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano trying to control but Bhullar postures up.
Bhullar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bhullar is nestled in close to Marciano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marciano has hold of Bhullar's hands but Bhullar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bhullar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is not content to let Bhullar control the position.
Marciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marciano tries to get to full guard but Bhullar has control of the leg.
Marciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bhullar working Marciano over with strikes.
Marciano tries to roll over but Bhullar keeps him under control.
Marciano is pressing down on Bhullar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marciano trying to keep a closed guard but Bhullar is proving a slippery customer.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marciano is trying to keep Bhullar in close.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bhullar postures up.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marciano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bhullar's best efforts.
Bhullar trying to mount his opponent but Marciano defends it.
Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Marciano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Bhullar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marciano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bhullar's head.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar fails with the takedown.
Marciano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bhullar avoids it.
Bhullar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Marciano.
Marciano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Bhullar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marciano throws a head kick but Bhullar moves out of range.
Bhullar lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
Bhullar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marciano with a body shot.
Bhullar wants to clinch but Marciano slips to the side
and Bhullar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Marciano misses
and Bhullar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Bhullar is just out of range.
Bhullar wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Marciano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Marciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bhullar closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bhullar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Bhullar moved away.
Marciano misses with a low kick as Bhullar jumps back.
Bhullar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhullar.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and Bhullar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bhullar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano is looking to counter punch.
Bhullar stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body

so Bhullar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar connects with a couple of short punches.
Bhullar is in close to Marciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marciano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marciano is trying to keep Bhullar in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marciano being controlled here, momentarily.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Bhullar avoids it.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
Marciano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bhullar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Marciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bhullar throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arjan Bhullar.
I think Bhullar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!