PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen The Dropkick Murphys-The Warriors Code as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Marciano
vs
Blaze

180 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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Bushido Clothing

Syndicate Drugs
Boondock Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze avoids the head kick by Marciano.

Marciano tries to keep at a distance but Blaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciano can't break the clinch.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Blaze stalling in the clinch.
Blaze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marciano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaze.
Marciano jumps guard but Blaze stands there with Marciano around his waist. Marciano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Blaze looks for a takedown but Marciano sprawls well.
Frank Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Blaze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blaze.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Blaze from controlling successfully.
Marciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marciano looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Marciano looking for a guillotine here but Blaze defends easily.
Blaze pushing down on Marciano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Blaze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blaze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blaze looking to control but Marciano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze controlling the position easily from mount.
Blaze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Blaze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blaze wants to control the pace but Marciano is squirming around nicely.
Blaze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaze looks gassed!
Marciano tries to reverse the position but Blaze maintains control.
Blaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marciano is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Marciano.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Marciano pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Marciano gets the takedown into side control.
Blaze wants to control but Marciano postures up.

Marciano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Marciano decides to stand back up.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Marciano walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Blaze drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Marciano swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Blaze's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Marciano!