PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Justice
vs
Pacquiao

167 cm
24
152 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out Artistry
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justice is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Justice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pacquiao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Justice.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Justice misses with the body kick
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a body kick the misses
and Justice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justice tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice tries to work over Pacquiao's front leg with a kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justice lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Justice as he connects with a hook.
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!
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and Justice counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Justice wants to slow Pacquiao down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice lands a nice hook to Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice misses the body punch
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pacquiao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a body kick that stops Justice in his tracks momentarily.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.
Justice slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Justice lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiao at a distance.
Justice stuns Pacquiao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justice digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Duke Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justice misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Justice lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Justice looks to throw a body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Justice!
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquiao needs to keep his hands up - Justice had a free shot at his head there.
Justice's corner calls for a 1-2. Justice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Justice.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Pacquiao 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pacquiao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Justice has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacquiao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Justice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pacquiao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Justice connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice lands a with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Justice dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Justice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquiao can do to turn this around?
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice jabs at Pacquiao's body.
Justice thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Justice counters with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Justice.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Pacquiao's ribs.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Justice tests Pacquiao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
Justice misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Justice swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pacquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Justice - the referee stops the clock and Pacquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Justice. Pacquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Justice checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Pacquiao's ribs.
Justice punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
Justice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice moves out of range as Pacquiao throws a body kick.
Justice avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacquiao on the side of the head.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao misses the body punch
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Justice thuds his shin into the meat of Pacquiao's side.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duke Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Justice lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Pacquiao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Justice!