PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman by Metallica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marciano
vs
Hoffman

180 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hoffman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoffman.

Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a one-two to the body.
Marciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Hoffman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hoffman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoffman thinking.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman misses with a double jab

and Marciano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Marciano there.
Marciano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marciano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up but Marciano is controlling him
Hoffman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoffman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoffman is doing well to control the position and prevent Marciano from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Marciano seems content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Rocky Marciano wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Marciano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marciano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marciano working Hoffman over with strikes here.
Marciano won't let Hoffman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hoffman tries to hold on but Marciano pushes him away.
Marciano looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet.
Marciano landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano controlling from mount.
Marciano cracks Hoffman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marciano looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the head.
Marciano working the ground and pound effectively.
Marciano scoring with strikes but Hoffman is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Marciano controlling from the full mount.
Marciano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.

Hoffman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marciano.
Hoffman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Marciano counters with a takedown into side control.
Marciano scoring with punches from side control.
Hoffman is trying to work for a sweep but Marciano has mounted him!

Marciano is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hoffman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hoffman shrugs it off.
Hoffman is trying to stand up.
Marciano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoffman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Marciano controlling the pace for now.
Hoffman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marciano is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marciano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hoffman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marciano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marciano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hoffman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoffman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the head.
Hoffman is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoffman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marciano unloading with bombs!
Marciano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano raining down shots from the mount!
Marciano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marciano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marciano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scoring with strikes but Hoffman is staying in there.
Marciano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoffman looks a forlorn figure.
Marciano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marciano lands a big shot there that rocks Hoffman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoffman wants to hold on but Marciano pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marciano controlling the pace for now.
Marciano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Marciano.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
Hoffman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Hoffman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marciano scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Hoffman.

Marciano drops Hoffman with a right and a left! Marciano comes rushing in but Hoffman regains his composure and manages to keep Marciano in guard.

Hoffman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoffman is still in real trouble! Can Marciano finish him?

Marciano decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hoffman back to the cage. Marciano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Hoffman didn't see that one coming.
Marciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marciano steps in with a hook that catches Hoffman right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Marciano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hoffman looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Marciano!