PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 4081 p4p, 406 weight class) and Wyatt Measles (ranked 3371 p4p, 351 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marciano
vs
Measles

185 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wyatt Measles!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marciano closes the distance and pushes Measles back into the cage.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano tries to work over Measles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Measles missing with knees to the body.
Marciano tries a body shot but Measles blocks it.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano wants a takedown.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Measles.
Marciano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Measles after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Measles working Marciano over with knees to the body.
Measles misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Measles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Measles blocking some punches.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Measles connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Measles.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Measles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries for a takedown but Measles manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Measles.
Measles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Measles taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is trying to stall.
Measles blocking some punches.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Measles tries to land a knee to the head but Marciano blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Marciano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano is leaning against Measles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Measles won't allow it.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Measles missing with knees to the body.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marciano pushes Measles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Measles lands a good knee to the midsection. Marciano won't want to take too many of those.
Marciano pushes Measles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Stalling in the clinch from Measles.
Measles takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Measles has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Marciano.
Measles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Measles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Measles lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Marciano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Measles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marciano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Measles looking to throw knees to the head but Marciano is blocking nicely.
Marciano stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Measles.
Measles effectively controlling the action here.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Measles.
Measles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Measles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Measles smiles and moves away.

Marciano rushes Measles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Measles connects with a knee to the head.
Marciano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Measles up against the cage.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Measles slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Measles wants to counter the offense by Marciano and move into the clinch position.

Marciano forces Measles back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Measles scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Come on Measles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rocky Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marciano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Measles controls his hands.
Measles'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.
Measles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Measles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Measles pushes off an throws an elbow but Marciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano tries to pull guard but Measles holds him up against the cage and eventually Marciano drops back down to his feet.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Measles.
Measles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Measles tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Measles lands a good knee to the midsection. Marciano won't want to take too many of those.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
A right hand to the body from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Measles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Measles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Measles is trying to stall.
Measles misses with a knee strike.
Measles takes a shot to the head.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Measles.
Marciano managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
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!
Measles trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marciano.
Measles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Marciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Marciano working aggressively here.
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.
Measles taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Measles is stalling here.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marciano as Measles tries to tie him up.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marciano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Measles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Measles.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Measles scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Measles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano works on Measles's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Measles.
Measles is trying to stall.
Marciano lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Marciano dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Marciano gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marciano presses Measles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Marciano drags the fight down to the ground.
Marciano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marciano tries to get out of the position.

Marciano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Measles has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano wants to take the fight to the mat but Measles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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 lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Measles trying to control the position but instead, Marciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Measles into the cage.
Measles unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Measles controls the action.
Measles missing with knees to the body.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Measles can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Measles tries a knee to the head but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano trying to control the position but instead, Measles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marciano into the cage.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Measles with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rocky Marciano has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Measles takes a shot to the head.

Measles is rocked!
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Measles is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciano finish him?
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano dips a shoulder and cracks Measles with a mighty uppercut! Measles falls back against the cage and Marciano unloads with a barrage of strikes! Measles is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marciano screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Marciano!
Our winner, Rocky Marciano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.