PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Stevens (ranked 3510 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Rosqui Marciano (ranked 132 p4p, 138 weight class). Stevens comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Albert. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevens
vs
Marciano

225 cm
26
300
3 - 2 - 0

201 cm
26
275
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rosqui Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Marciano has knocked Stevens down with a huge combo! Marciano steps away and waves a wobbly Stevens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Albert Stevens has been cut.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.

Marciano moves into range and clinches up with Stevens.
Stevens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marciano's efforts to push away.

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

Marciano clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marciano breaks the clinch.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Marciano moves into the clinch.
Marciano stops a takedown attempt from Stevens.

Marciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens tries to counter with a takedown but Marciano is quick to defend against it.

Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Marciano.
Nice elbow from Stevens.

It looks like Rosqui Marciano has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marciano to keep the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Stevens has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Marciano manages to break the clinch.
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marciano pinned against the cage. Marciano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Marciano drives through and clinches with Stevens against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oooooh!!! Marciano has knocked Stevens down with a huge combo! Marciano steps away and waves a wobbly Stevens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Marciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Marciano rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Marciano gets through Stevens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Albert Stevens's cut is getting worse.
Stevens misses with an elbow over the top.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling the position.

Marciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosqui Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Marciano closes the distance and pushes Stevens back into the cage.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Marciano is trying to push Stevens away but Stevens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.

Marciano drops Stevens with a beautiful combination! Stevens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marciano is looking for the KO!

Stevens is rocked!

Albert Stevens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stevens moves into the clinch.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens jumps guard but Marciano stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stevens pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rosqui Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marciano manages to circle out of the way.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss

and Marciano moves into the clinch.
Marciano is trying to force a seperation but Stevens has the dominant position.
Marciano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosqui Marciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stevens pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
Albert Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Stevens is looking for a counter combo.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch but Marciano moves away
and Marciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marciano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stevens is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Stevens pushes Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marciano breaks from the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Marciano has knocked Stevens down with a huge combo! Marciano steps away and waves a wobbly Stevens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Stevens backs off Marciano throws a huge counter combo but Stevens manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Marciano cracks Stevens with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stevens to stand back up!
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Albert Stevens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Stevens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rosqui Marciano!