PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marciano
vs
Rose

194 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Rose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marciano has managed to clinch.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands an elbow just above Marciano 's eye.

It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
Marciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.

It looks like Tyler Rose has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Marciano lands an elbow that stopped Rose in his tracks for a moment.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Marciano working Rose over with knees to the body.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Rose.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marciano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rose manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
A cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Marciano misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Marciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marciano looks to clinch
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marciano checks a low kick from Rose.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
Rose swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Marciano's head.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Marciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Rose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.

Marciano has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Rose.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Rose.
Marciano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocky Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Marciano blocks the low kick.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose misses with a double jab.

Marciano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rose dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
A short left from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Marciano throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marciano thinking.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Marciano forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Nice body punch from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marciano.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Marciano misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Marciano takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Marciano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marciano really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano scores with a head kick.
Marciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marciano throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Marciano misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Marciano's head.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Marciano is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Marciano's head.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Marciano right on the button. Marciano goes down! Rose follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rose gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Rose!
Tyler Rose is the new light heavyweight champion!