PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes into the arena with Wai Khru ram muay blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: DEAD MAN'S GUN. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dimitrovich
vs
Marciano

186 cm
36
211 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

191 cm
39
257 lbs
53 - 16 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Mohito Fightwear
Sun-Tzu

Apex
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Dimitrovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Marciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Dimitrovich misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marciano!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dimitrovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Marciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimitrovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Dimitrovich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
Marciano looks to land a left hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range nicely.
Dimitrovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Marciano pushes Dimitrovich away with a front kick.
Dimitrovich throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Dimitrovich counters with a nice body kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dimitrovich avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Dimitrovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dimitrovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marciano throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrovich. That did some damage!
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dimitrovich lands with a cross.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimitrovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marciano just manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich moves his leg out of the way.
Marciano with a jab.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Marciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marciano catches Dimitrovich napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Dimitrovich crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Marciano raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Don Marciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.