PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 127 p4p, 19 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 139 p4p, 22 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bob Frankels
vs
Marciano

200 cm
36
275 lbs
41 - 13 - 1

195 cm
32
261 lbs
22 - 10 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano throws a hook but Frankels blocks it.
Frankels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Frankels's front leg but catches the back leg as Frankels tries to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Frankels counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Marciano slams his shin into Frankels's torso.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Frankels moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
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.
Frankels moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
It looked like Frankels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frankels.
Frankels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankels blocks the body kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Frankels counters with a left to the body.
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankels avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Frankels saw that one coming.
Marciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Frankels throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frankels rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Frankels feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Frankels lands with a shot to the body.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
Marciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frankels 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 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frankels staying out of range there.
Frankels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Frankels avoids it.
Frankels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Frankels.

It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano checks a low kick from Frankels.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frankels misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marciano lands a jab to Frankels's midsection.
Frankels checks a low kick from Marciano.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frankels takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with an uppercut.
Frankels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Frankels counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Frankels there.
Marciano tries to land a leg kick but Frankels saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Frankels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Frankels throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano throws the left hand but Frankels avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Frankels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Frankels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Frankels walks into a jab.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
As Marciano tries to get set, Frankels tries to push him back and clinch up but Marciano manages to avoid the attempt.
Frankels scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankels. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Frankels off balance momentarily.
Marciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Frankels had a free shot at his head there.

Frankels gets a clinch.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Frankels scores with a hook to the body.
Frankels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankels misses with some punches.
Frankels scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Marciano is rocked!
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Frankels finish him?
I was talking to Frankels's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frankels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frankels cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Frankels has Marciano pressed against the cage. Marciano drops his hands and Frankels takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Marciano tumbling to the canvas! Frankels rains down with more punches but Marciano was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Frankels!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocket Bob Frankels!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocket Bob Frankels thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.