PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doggy Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rocky Marciano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bee
vs
Marciano

170 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doggy Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bee.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Bee avoids nicely.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Bee's head but Bee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Bee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Nice cross by Marciano.

It looks like Doggy Bee has been cut.
Marciano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Marciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Marciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bee circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano looks gassed!
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marciano throws a one two combo.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doggy Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano stuffs the takedown attempt from Bee. Bee gets slowly back to his feet.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Marciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Bee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bee slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.
Marciano misses the jab.

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.
Bee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Bee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Bee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marciano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bee somewhat.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Bee fails with a takedown attempt.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doggy Bee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marciano feints a jab promting Bee to slip. Marciano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marciano scores with a decent looking hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bee. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bee looks for a takedown but Marciano sprawls well.
Bee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doggy Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense.
Rocky Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bee.
Nice takedown defense from Marciano. No joy for Bee on that attempt.
Bee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bee scrambles back to his feet.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Bee slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook. Bee ducked under it nicely.
Marciano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bee under the eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marciano avoids it really well and circles away.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Bee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
Bee slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Bee shoots in looking for a takedown. Marciano tries to sprawl out of it but Bee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bee tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
Bee fails to land the takedown.

Bee has managed to clinch.
Bee could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bee jumps guard and drags Marciano to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bee has his hands on Marciano's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doggy Bee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Bee shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense.
Doggy Bee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Marciano misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bee.
Rocky Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Bee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bee shoots for a takedown but Marciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Bee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doggy Bee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bee.

Marciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano jabs Bee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano throws a right hand that Bee ducks under and follows up with a left that Bee also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bee doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Bee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marciano but Marciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bee.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Bee misses with a takedown attempt - Marciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bee moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marciano sprawls well. Marciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bee gets slowly back to his feet.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Bee shoots for a takedown but Marciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

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.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Bee closes the distance and clinches up with Marciano, looking for a takedown. Bee pushes Marciano against the cage but Marciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bee tries for a takedown but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bee shoots in for a double leg but Marciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marciano throws a series of punches but Bee moves out of range.
Bee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Bee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Marciano!