PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vitor Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Marciano
vs
Gracie

180 cm
26
180 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

183 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Marciano 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.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.

Marciano drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marciano is looking for the KO!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Gracie looks up at the clock. Bad move! Marciano lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gracie. Marciano pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Marciano!