PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 430 p4p, 305 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 63 p4p, 40 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Marciano
vs
Raper

195 cm
35
260
25 - 14 - 3

193 cm
27
248
20 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Raper thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Raper moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Raper takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano throws a low kick but Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Raper.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a lazy body kick
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Raper looks to throw a body kick
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Raper catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Raper looks to throw a body kick
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Raper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Raper throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Raper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raper.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raper slips under a jab from Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raper throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Marciano misses its target.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.

Raper has managed to clinch.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper misses with a body punch.
Marciano is working Raper over against the cage.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Raper is trying to stall.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper stalling.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
Raper is breathing heavily.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Raper prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Raper tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Raper controls his hands.
Marciano tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marciano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raper can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Raper.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Raper misses with some punches.

Marciano breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Raper.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Marciano is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Raper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raper ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raper - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raper. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rocco Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marciano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Raper misses with the body kick
and Marciano counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper drops his hands momentarily and Marciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano moves out of range as Raper throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Marciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano tries to move into range but Raper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raper throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Raper misses the body punch
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a body kick that stops Raper in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Raper tries to clinch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Raper backing up. Raper nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Raper.
Raper misses with a double jab
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raper scrambles back to his feet.
Raper avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raper is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Marciano lands with an uppercut that bounces Raper off the cage and back into range.
Raper throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Raper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper slips under a jab from Marciano.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marciano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raper looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
Raper misses with a hook
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marciano - the referee stops the clock and Raper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marciano. Raper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marciano throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Marciano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marciano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.