PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos's entrance music is Kick Ass. A fine choice. Marciano has chosen Kid Charlemagne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Domingos De Matos
vs
Marciano

195 cm
29
213 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

194 cm
30
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Perkele!

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Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Matos throws a big shot that misses.
De Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick
and De Matos counters with a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for De Matos.
Marciano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Matos swivels and escapes.
De Matos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Matos feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
De Matos connects with a body shot that sends Marciano's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos lands a right hook to the body.
De Matos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano looks winded!
De Matos scores with a leg kick.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marciano avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Marciano takes a swing at De Matos's ribcage but misses.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Matos throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Marciano tries to clinch but De Matos is having none of it.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano wants to clinch.
Marciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Matos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for De Matos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps De Matos's head back.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of De Matos's head.
De Matos blocks a jab.
De Matos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - De Matos circles away.
De Matos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Marciano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Matos throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by De Matos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Matos misses with a straight left.
De Matos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Matos.
Marciano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Matos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Matos connects with a looping right hand.
De Matos lands a glancing blow to the side of Marciano's head.
De Matos connects with a body shot.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Matos misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Marciano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and De Matos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Matos throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano avoids the head kick by De Matos.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
Marciano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Matos. That one must have hurt.
De Matos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Matos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
De Matos lands a right hook to the body.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
De Matos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Matos - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Matos. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marciano 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 De Matos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Matos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Matos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marciano throws a shot from downtown. De Matos moves away and avoids it.
Marciano moves forwards but De Matos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano shoots for a double leg takedown but De Matos sprawls well. He's pushed Marciano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Matos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Marciano loads up on a big right hand but De Matos slips the punch.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Matos counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos cracks Marciano with a good jab.
De Matos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Matos.
De Matos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marciano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Matos has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Matos lands with a shot to the body.
De Matos lands a lovely overhand right.

Marciano is rocked!
De Matos finds Marciano's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Marciano flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. De Matos lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Marciano will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
After winning the bout, Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.