PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marchegiano
vs
Trussell

182 cm
32
192 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

185 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Marchegiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trussell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trussell thuds his shin into the meat of Marchegiano's side.
Marchegiano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Trussell misses its intended target.
Trussell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marchegiano.
Marchegiano swings for the body but Trussell moves out of range.
Trussell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marchegiano will feel that in the morning.
Rocco Marchegiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marchegiano misses with a straight left.
Marchegiano moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Marchegiano.
Trussell scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marchegiano lands a nice hook to Trussell's body. Trussell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marchegiano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trussell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell scores with a head kick.
Trussell ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
An inside leg kick lands from Trussell.
Trussell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trussell is looking to slow Marchegiano down with leg kicks.
Trussell tries to land a front kick but Marchegiano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trussell throws a head kick that Marchegiano semi-blocks.
Marchegiano scores with a body shot.
Marchegiano scores with a jab to the body.
Marchegiano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchegiano scores with a jab to the body.
Trussell looks winded!
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trussell counters with a nice body shot.
Marchegiano is looking to wear down Trussell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trussell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marchegiano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trussell. Marchegiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Trussell moves out of range.
Marchegiano misses the jab.
Trussell throws a hook but Marchegiano avoids it easily.
Marchegiano blocks a head kick by Trussell.
Trussell throws a chopping leg kick but Marchegiano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trussell misses with a right hand
and Marchegiano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trussell tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano slips under a jab from Trussell.
Trussell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marchegiano misses the shot to the body.
Marchegiano looks to land a combination. Trussell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marchegiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Trussell is just out of range.
Marchegiano throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trussell.
Marchegiano slips under a jab from Trussell.
Trussell swings for the body but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Trussell throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marchegiano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trussell scrambles back to his feet.
Marchegiano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trussell staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Marchegiano as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marchegiano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marchegiano lands a nice shot to the body.
Marchegiano cracks Trussell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marchegiano ducks under a wild hook from Trussell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trussell throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Marchegiano to counter with a crisp jab.

Trussell is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Marchegiano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trussell doesn't seem phased though.
Trussell is still on wobbly legs! Can Marchegiano finish him?
Marchegiano throws a hook but Trussell avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Marchegiano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trussell throws a sloppy body shot
and Marchegiano counters with a big right hand! Oh Trussell is in trouble here! Marchegiano follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marchegiano!