PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor King (ranked 3341 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 4750 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Conor King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

King
vs
Marciano

175 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that King has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Marciano has King pushed against the cage.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King moves out of range of the strikes.

Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King blocking some punches.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King blocks an uppercut.
King is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

King manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Marciano down.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

King gets tackled into the cage by Marciano. Marciano maintains the clinch.
King wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano stalls.
King blocks an uppercut.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Marciano cracks King with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch up
letting King counter with a right hand.
Marciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marciano scrambles back to his feet.

Marciano closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King misses with a body punch.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Marciano tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the head.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marciano is defending well.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Stalling in the clinch from Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

King gets tackled into the cage by Marciano. Marciano maintains the clinch.

King manages to break the clinch.

Marciano closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
King is trying to drag Marciano to the mat but Marciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King blocks an uppercut.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Marciano clinches up against the cage.
Marciano is struggling to control the position.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Marciano presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

King breaks the clinch.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Marciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano tries a body shot but King blocks it.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marciano cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Marciano moves into the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Marciano lands a right hand.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

King breaks from the clinch.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a shot to the body

and King counters by moving into the clinch.

King breaks from the clinch.

Marciano gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King tries to break free but Marciano pushes him back against the cage.
Marciano leaning his opponent against the cage.

King gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Marciano is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and King dives into side control.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King wants to control but Marciano is keeping him busy.
Marciano tries to control but King manages to take his back.
King not allowing Marciano to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Marciano trying to get back to his feet but King is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Marciano avoids the body shot from King.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Marciano breaks away and moves out of range.
Marciano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a one-two to the body.

Marciano darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Marciano prevents the takedown attempt.
King has Marciano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marciano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King blocking some punches.
Marciano leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marciano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King letting Marciano take a breather here.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Conor King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.

Marciano clinches up against the cage.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

King manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King tries to keep at a distance but Marciano has taken the fight into the clinch.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King misses with the combination.
A combination from King does no damage.

Marciano closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King can't break the clinch.

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

Marciano moves into the clinch.
King is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marciano tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

King breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Marciano.
I've got Marciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!
A relieved looking Rocky Marciano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.