PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paneda
vs
Marciano

180 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

160 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a head kick that misses
and Paneda counters with a big head kick but Marciano shrugs it off.
Marciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paneda counters with a low kick, right behind Marciano 's knee.
Paneda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Marciano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paneda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Paneda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Paneda gets to his feet. Marciano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano throws a series of punches but Paneda moves out of range.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Paneda counters with a thumping low kick.

Paneda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Paneda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marciano regains guard.
Paneda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marciano looks gassed!
Marciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paneda is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paneda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paneda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paneda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Paneda cracks Marciano with an open hand slap.

Paneda clinches with his opponent.
Paneda scores with a hook to the body.

Paneda manages to break the clinch.

Paneda clinches up against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paneda is on top in guard.

Paneda gets to his feet. Marciano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Paneda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Marciano is working an open guard so Paneda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paneda tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocky Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Paneda gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paneda working the ground and pound from side control.
Paneda landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Marciano's face as Paneda controls the position.

Paneda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Paneda staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paneda swings around for an armbar but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Paneda's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paneda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marciano!

Paneda has hold of Marciano's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marciano manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tabachoy Paneda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paneda lands with a nice body punch.
Paneda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marciano throws a head kick that misses

and Paneda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marciano won't be happy with that.
Paneda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paneda staying calm.

Paneda decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paneda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paneda throws a front kick that sends Marciano stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paneda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paneda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paneda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paneda controlling from the full mount.
Paneda lands a heavy elbow.
Marciano gets back to half guard.
Marciano trying to hold on to Paneda's head to control him but Paneda postures up.

Paneda is trying to work for a kimura but Marciano is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda slows the pace down in half guard.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paneda.

Paneda is working for a kimura but Marciano is defending it quite comfortably.

Paneda stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Paneda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marciano is trying to control but Paneda passes into side control!

Paneda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marciano misses with a hook

and Paneda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paneda sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paneda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paneda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Paneda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Paneda is trying to work for a kimura but Marciano is defending well.
Well, if Paneda 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tabachoy Paneda dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Paneda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Marciano misses

and Paneda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marciano!
Paneda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paneda landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paneda controlling from the full mount.
Marciano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paneda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marciano's face.
Marciano wants to hold on but Paneda pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paneda landing shots from mount.

Paneda looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marciano is in a horrible position here. Paneda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paneda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marciano tries to improve his position but instead Paneda has taken his back!
Marciano tries to break free.
Paneda throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Marciano!
Paneda biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to break free.
Paneda biding his time, controlling Marciano.

Paneda working for the choke.
Paneda really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Marciano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Paneda working for the choke.
Paneda lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marciano.
Paneda scores with punches and elbows.
Paneda is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tabachoy Paneda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paneda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabachoy Paneda!