PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Equinox enters the cage!

Justice
vs
Equinox

167 cm
22
152 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Equinox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Equinox scores with the left hand. Justice knows he should have avoided that one.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox blocks a jab.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Equinox moved out of range nicely.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice dives in and grabs Equinox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Equinox pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.

Equinox has closed the distance and engaged Justice in a clinch.
Justice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Justice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Justice is working for takedown but Equinox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Equinox.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Equinox controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Equinox pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Equinox's head.
Justice blocking some punches.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Justice back against the cage.
Justice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justice tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice misses with some punches.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice tries for a takedown but Equinox manages to get underhooks.
Equinox stalling in the clinch.
Equinox gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Equinox.

Justice breaks the clinch.
Justice is looking to wear down Equinox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Equinox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Equinox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Justice throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Justice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox slips a straight right by Justice.

Equinox moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Justice working aggressively here.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Justice back against the cage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Equinox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Justice misses.
Justice throws a front kick that sends Equinox stumbling back into the cage.
Equinox looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Justice.
Justice connects with a right hand. Equinox shakes it off.
Nice takedown defense from Equinox. No joy for Justice on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Equinox looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Equinox.
Equinox slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice misses with an uppercut.

Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox slowing the pace effectively.
Justice is trying to break free.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Equinox pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice throws a front kick aimed at Equinox's knee but Equinox avoids it well.
Justice tries to work over Equinox's front leg with a kick but Equinox checks it.
Justice's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Justice duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Equinox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot

and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch.

Justice is trying to trip Equinox. He has hold of a leg but Equinox is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Justice persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Equinox has wrist control.
Justice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Equinox blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice slips nicely into half guard.
Equinox tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
Justice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justice scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox is trying to control but can't.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justice stops Equinox from getting back to his feet.
Equinox is trying to control but Justice manages to pass to mount!
Justice thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Equinox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justice punching from mount but Equinox doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Equinox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Equinox is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
Equinox blocking the ground and pound.
Justice with a couple of short strikes.
Justice lands with some strikes.
Equinox is still in real trouble! Can Justice finish him?
Justice looking to finish with strikes here!
Justice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Equinox is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Equinox?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Equinox staying out of range there.
Equinox seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice sprawl there from Equinox as Justice shoots in.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Equinox is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Justice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Equinox's ribs.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Equinox's head.
Justice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Equinox.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Equinox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Justice.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Equinox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justice throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Justice misses with a combination

and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox effectively controlling the action here.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Justice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Equinox tries to tie him up.
Justice tries to break free but Equinox pushes him back against the cage.

Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Equinox moved out of range nicely.
Justice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Equinox sees coming a mile off.
Equinox slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.

Equinox clinches up with Justice and pushes him back against the cage.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox is looking to control Justice's arms but Justice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Equinox has his back to the cage.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Justice works on Equinox's body with a couple of short punches.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Justice up against the cage.
Equinox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice works on Equinox's body with a couple of short punches.
Equinox is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Equinox down to the mat. Equinox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Justice misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice takes one on the button.
Duke Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws the left hand but Equinox avoids the punch easily.
Equinox scores with a decent looking hook.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice slips under a jab from Equinox.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Equinox's head backwards.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Equinox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Equinox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice lands with a right hand.
Justice misses with a shot to the body

and Equinox counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Equinox's ribs.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice misses the jab.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Justice tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Equinox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Justice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice lands a shoulder strike.
Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with some punches.

Justice manages to break the clinch.
Equinox throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice looks for a takedown but Equinox sprawls well.
Justice throws a solid leg kick but Equinox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Justice.
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Equinox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Equinox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equinox with a nice cross.
Equinox blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Equinox slips under a jab.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice misses with a combination
and Equinox counters with a two punch combo.
No luck for Justice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Equinox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice takes a swing at Equinox's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice stuns Equinox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
letting Equinox counter with a right hand.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Equinox's sensitive parts.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Equinox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Justice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Equinox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Equinox moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Equinox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Equinox cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Justice blocking some punches.
Equinox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
John Equinox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Equinox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Justice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justice tries to work over Equinox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justice.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Equinox dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Equinox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Equinox moved out of range nicely.
Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Equinox drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Equinox drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Justice lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Justice as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Justice blocking some punches.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Equinox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Justice wants a takedown but no success here.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Justice back against the cage.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Justice is leaning against Equinox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox blocks a body shot from Justice.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice is working Equinox over against the cage.

Justice pulls Equinox into guard.
Equinox stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
Equinox trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice tries to strike from the bottom.
Equinox won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
Justice wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Justice striking off his back, scoring a few points.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Justice throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Justice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Equinox scores with a punch to the head.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice lands a jab to Equinox's midsection.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice lands a with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Justice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Equinox!
Justice landing shots from mount.
Justice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Equinox?
Duke Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice landing strikes from the mount.
Equinox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!
Duke Justice retains his featherweight title!