PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 2567 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Sonny Marciano (ranked 292 p4p, 271 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: DON'T NEED TIME. King Kong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kong
vs
Marciano

197 cm
20
265
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
253
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Champion Apparel

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong with a jab.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Kong misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
As Marciano looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Marciano just gets out of the way.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano connects with the punch.
Marciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Kong staying out of range there.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Marciano wants to counter with a clinch but Kong pushes him away.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Kong is looking for a counter combo.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.

Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Kong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Kong moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Kong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marciano misses with a looping right.
It looked like Kong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano slips a straight right by Kong.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
Marciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Kong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Kong is looking for a counter combo.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that King Kong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Marciano misses with a right hand
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Marciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Kong throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Kong misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano cracks Kong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Kong there.
A head kick misses from Kong.
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 lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.

Marciano forces Kong back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Kong is blocking nicely.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kong's face.

It looks like King Kong has been cut.
Kong is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has Kong pressed against the cage, preventing Kong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong working hard to break the clinch.

Kong manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marciano closes the distance but Kong moves to the side
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong slips a straight right by Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Marciano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonny Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.

Marciano rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Kong blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Kong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kong throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kong's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Marciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kong's hands.
Kong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Kong lands a jab to the nose.
Marciano misses with a right hand

and Kong counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Marciano!

Marciano is rocked!
Marciano trying to control here.
Marciano is still in real trouble! Can Kong finish him?
Marciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kong wants to work for an arm triangle but Marciano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Marciano looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano manages to get to full guard.
Marciano wants to stand and escape but Kong is having none of it.
Marciano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kong's guard.

Marciano stands up and waves to Kong to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marciano misses.
Marciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
Marciano walks into a stiff left hand from Kong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marciano.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kong works over Marciano's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Kong lands with a straight right. Marciano didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kong throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Kong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Marciano.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... King Kong!