PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosh Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yosh Hammer looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Marciano
vs
Hammer

193 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosh Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer lands with a nice combination. Marciano backs away looking to recover.
Marciano throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hammer slips under a jab from Marciano.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammer on the side of the head.
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.

Marciano has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Marciano has Hammer pushed against the cage.
Hammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano has Hammer pressed against the cage.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marciano to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano is stalling here.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano has Hammer pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Marciano tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Marciano has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer can't break the clinch.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Marciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marciano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Hammer is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer wants to get back to striking at distance but Marciano won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marciano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammer's efforts to push away.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marciano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Marciano keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Marciano has Hammer pressed against the cage, preventing Hammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Marciano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marciano is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marciano tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Marciano won't allow it.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Marciano.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hammer tries to clinch but Marciano moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer takes one on the button.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Hammer - just one landing.

Marciano rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Marciano misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammer's efforts to push away.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Marciano has double underhooks.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Hammer.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammer is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Rocky Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Yosh Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Hammer tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocky Marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer taking a breather.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

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