PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 335 p4p, 44 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 229 p4p, 29 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. Mush Mouth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Marciano
vs
Mouth

195 cm
29
261 lbs
17 - 6 - 3

191 cm
35
270 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Groove Gear

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 17 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
Marciano thows a leg kick but Mouth checks it
and Mouth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mouth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
Mouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Mouth moved out of range.
Mouth throws a counter combo.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouth moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Mouth lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the cage and back into range.
Mouth wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Mouth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mouth throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mouth just manages to avoid it.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marciano sprawls well. Marciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouth gets slowly back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Marciano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Mouth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mouth misses with a double jab.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Mouth blocks a leg kick.
Mouth thuds his right hand into Marciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mouth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mouth lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano scores with the left hand. Mouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mouth.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Mouth.
Mouth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mouth has a takedown stuffed.
Mouth shoots in but Marciano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocco Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Mouth is working the combinations to good effect here.

Marciano gets caught napping as Mouth dives in and scores a takedown. Marciano manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouth.
Mouth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marciano trying to control the position.
Mouth is in close to Marciano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mouth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
Mouth is still trying to improve position.
Mouth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mouth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mouth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mouth working some strikes from top position.
Mouth trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Mouth wants to pass the guard but Marciano is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth cracks Marciano with a solid left hand.
Mouth trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Marciano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mouth moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano misses with a body punch
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mush Mouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Marciano misses.
Mouth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mouth swinging wildly here.
Mouth jabs at Marciano's body.
Marciano feints and then cracks Mouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mouth down.
Marciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mouth checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Mouth saw that one coming.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mouth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth thuds his right hand into Marciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano cracks Mouth with an open hand slap.
Rocco Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mouth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marciano to the mat! Marciano manages to get full guard.

Marciano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mouth has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Mouth blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mouth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marciano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mouth works on Marciano's body with a couple of short punches.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano gets through Mouth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mouth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body

and Mouth counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Marciano pushes Mouth off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mouth misses with a double jab
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mouth fails with the takedown
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mouth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marciano eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth tries to bum rush Marciano with a series of wild strikes but Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Mouth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Mouth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marciano is pulling down on Mouth's head. It's preventing any offense from Mouth, at least for the moment.
Mouth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mouth distracts Marciano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mouth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mouth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marciano pulls Mouth in close to his closed guard and prevents Mouth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mouth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marciano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mouth throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mouth postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mouth misses with a takedown attempt
and Marciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Mouth misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
Mush Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mouth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marciano quickly recovers to half guard.

Marciano pushes Mouth off and gets back to his feet.
Mouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Mouth moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Mouth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouth shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Marciano cracks the inside of Mouth's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth with a poor takedown
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Mouth misses
and Marciano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mouth really felt that one!
Mouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Mouth shoots in but Marciano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocco Marciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marciano delivers a nice body kick.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Marciano avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marciano.
A cross from Mouth lands.
Mush Mouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a takedown attempt
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
Mouth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.

Marciano lands a big right hand that sends Mouth crashing to the mat! Marciano stays standing though and waves Mouth back to his feet!

Mouth is rocked!
Mouth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a nice leg kick.
Mouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mouth is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
As Mouth backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick from Marciano.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouth.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marciano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mouth will feel that in the morning.
Marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Marciano cracks Mouth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mouth to stand back up!
Mouth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marciano counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Marciano!
A relieved looking Rocco Marciano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.