PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Stony Marciano (ranked 3444 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 345 p4p, 434 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IQ 98. Stony Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marciano
vs
Coker

179 cm
22
167
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
23
160
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Coker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marciano misses the jab.
Coker slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker feints a jab promting Marciano to slip. Coker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marciano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coker throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Coker circles away.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Coker's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker lands with a slapping head kick.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Coker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker lands a nice looking body shot.
Coker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Coker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
Coker connects with a body shot.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Coker.
Coker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Coker avoided it.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Coker shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coker throws a counter combo.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Coker.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Coker cracks Marciano with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Akeen Coker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marciano checks a leg kick.
Coker lands a nice looking body kick.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Coker throws a counter combo.
Coker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coker.
Marciano with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
A head kick by Coker misses
and Marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Marciano - just one landing.
Marciano jabs Coker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coker fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Coker manages to avoid it.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Coker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coker staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Coker.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Marciano backs off Coker throws a huge counter combo but Marciano manages to avoid it all.
Marciano misses with a double jab
and Coker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano wants to clinch
and Coker counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Coker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Coker - just one landing.
Coker checks a leg kick nicely.
Marciano scores with a one two! Coker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Coker throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano is looking to slow Coker down with leg kicks.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coker counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Coker to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano slips a jab from Coker.
Coker scores with a head kick. Marciano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Stony Marciano has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a quick counter head kick but Coker was just out of range.
Coker thuds his shin into the meat of Marciano's side.
Marciano misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Coker wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano tries to bum rush Coker with a series of wild strikes but Coker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Coker should have avoided that one.
Coker misses with a double jab.
Coker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano tries to land a body kick
and Coker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akeen Coker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stony Marciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Coker closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Marciano crashing to the mat! Marciano uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

Marciano is rocked!
Marciano avoids the body shot from Coker.

Coker lands a front kick to the face, that drops Marciano to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Coker counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Coker 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.
Marciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Coker misses with a few strikes there.
Coker lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and as Marciano looks to reset his feet, Coker counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Marciano crashing to the canvas! Marciano is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Marciano is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Coker is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.