PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Marciano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marciano
vs
Mendoza

180 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendoza.

Marciano clinches up with Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza tries to break free but Marciano pushes him back against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Mendoza wants to break free but Marciano has control.

Marciano breaks the clinch.
Marciano looks to land a combination but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Juan Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marciano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mendoza to the mat! Mendoza manages to get full guard.
Marciano won't allow Mendoza to get back to his feet.
Marciano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marciano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marciano dives into side control.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Marciano is dominant here and he's now got Mendoza's back!
Marciano trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mendoza doesn't escape.
Marciano is punishing Mendoza with strikes - can he finish him?!
Marciano misses with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano missing with strikes.
Marciano connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mendoza to escape the position.
What can Mendoza do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Marciano misses with punches from the back.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Marciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mendoza is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marciano is riding his opponent, not letting Mendoza buck him off.
Marciano thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

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 biding his time, controlling Mendoza.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Marciano looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendoza as he avoids it easily.
Mendoza has his takedown stuffed

so Marciano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marciano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Marciano from controlling successfully.
Marciano content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Marciano just wasn't active enough.
Mendoza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendoza.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Mendoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Mendoza throws a combination. Marciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza throws a left and a right that both miss

and Marciano counters by moving into the clinch.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Mendoza won't allow it.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Marciano has him pinned against the cage.
Marciano is trying to drag Mendoza to the mat but Mendoza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marciano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mendoza gets underhooks to prevent Marciano's takedown attempt.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marciano jumps guard and drags Mendoza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Marciano pushes Mendoza off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
Mendoza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Mendoza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Marciano darts in and clinches Mendoza up against the cage.
Marciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendoza prevents it.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marciano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mendoza tries to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling the position.
Mendoza working hard to break the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Marciano lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendoza's efforts to push away.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano goes for a takedown attempt but Mendoza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mendoza misses with a combination

and Marciano counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marciano is looking for a kimura here.
Mendoza is trying to escape back to his feet but Marciano uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mendoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Mendoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendoza!
Mendoza falls off balance throwing a combination

and Marciano counters with a shoot takedown. Mendoza fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendoza can't keep his opponent in guard - Marciano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marciano prevents Mendoza from standing back up.
Marciano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marciano.

Marciano seems to be looking for submissions.
Marciano with the ground and pound but Mendoza uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Marciano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mendoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juan Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mendoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marciano postures up in Mendoza's guard and throws a big left but Mendoza blocks it.
Marciano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendoza wants to stand up but Marciano is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marciano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marciano won't allow Mendoza to sweep him here.
Marciano slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Marciano just wasn't active enough.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendoza.
Mendoza has a takedown stuffed.
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Marciano moves out of range.
Mendoza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Mendoza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendoza throws a combination that misses

and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendoza has hold of Marciano's hands but Marciano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marciano thows a huge punch but Mendoza dodges it nicely.
Marciano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!