PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: Kid Charlemagne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

William
vs
Marciano

188 cm
32
214 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

194 cm
33
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by William. William obviously looking to wear him down.
William scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Marciano misses.
William swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Marciano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on William. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for William. That snapped Marciano's head back.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Marciano missing with a left hand there. William was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano missing with a left hand there. William was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
William jabs at Marciano's body.
Marciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marciano moves away from the strike by William.
William looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
William has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, LOP in the buildup to the fight.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that William sees coming a mile off.
William cracks Marciano with a good jab.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

William closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marciano wants to control but William is keeping busy.
Marciano is not content to let William control the position.
Marciano wants to get back to full guard.

William is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marciano is just riding it out for now. William eventually gives up the hold.
Marciano wants to control but William is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control William haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
William scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marciano avoid being mounted?
Marciano is looking for a sweep. William is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

William is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marciano won't allow William to pass to mount.
Marciano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marciano.
William postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
Marciano has William pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Marciano.
Marciano cracks William with a good jab.
William feints and then cracks Marciano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marciano down.
William lands with a straight right. Marciano didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
William misses the shot to the body.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William throws a combination. Marciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by William - just one landing.
William walks into a straight right hand from Marciano.

It looks like James William has been cut.
William lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
That's time! William's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

William changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Marciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
William throws a good cross that connects.
William tries to land a front kick but Marciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
William throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
William cracks Marciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
William looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano digs a good hook to William's body.
The fighters circling - Marciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William dives in for a single leg takedown but Marciano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
William lands a nice uppercut.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William avoids the elbow strike from Marciano, against the cage.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.

William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James William is winning the standup battle so far.

William scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
William has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marciano keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Marciano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but William pulls his head out easily.
James William overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
William seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marciano is looking for a sweep. William is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marciano keeping control of the position.
William trying to pass the guard but Marciano defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano trying to hold on to William's head to control him but William postures up.
William wants to pass to mount but Marciano is defending the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
William is trying to control the action in half guard but Marciano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marciano keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William prevents Marciano from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as William blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Marciano misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for William.
Marciano blocks a head kick by William.
William throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
William lands with a shot to the body.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Marciano throws the left hand but William avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but William saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James William dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

William throws a good cross that connects.
William thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano misses with a hook. William ducked under it nicely.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as William blocks the leg kick.
William is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
William delivers a nice body kick.
William throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from William.
Marciano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from William.
William shoots in and drives through. Marciano sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from William 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 Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
William pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marciano is out of range and William settles back down.

William shoots in and gets a takedown into Marciano's guard.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marciano is keeping the position for now.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
William with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marciano pulls William in to control the position.
William passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marciano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on William's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

William is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marciano defends it well.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marciano avoid being mounted?
William tries to pass to full mount but Marciano defends it.
William thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marciano controlling the position well.
William lands with a punch from half guard.
William is thwarting Marciano's attempts to control the position.
James William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

William is working for a kimura but Marciano is defending it quite comfortably.
Marciano tries to roll over but William keeps him under control.
Marciano keeps trying to improve his position.
William wants to free his trapped foot but Marciano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William throwing shots but Marciano is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
James William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James William!
An out of breath and clearly excited James William thanked Merciless Gladiators for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).