PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pacquiao
vs
Citrus

169 cm
22
146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

168 cm
27
143 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

5th Round
Crippler's Corner

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Citrus misses.
Citrus takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Citrus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Citrus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citrus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Citrus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Citrus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Citrus ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Citrus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Citrus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Citrus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Citrus scores with a hook.
Citrus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Citrus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Citrus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Citrus misses the jab.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Citrus.

Citrus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Citrus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to reverse the position but Citrus maintains control.
Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Citrus looking to finish with strikes here!
Citrus lands with some strikes.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the mount.

Citrus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pacquiao is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pacquiao and Citrus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Citrus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Citrus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Citrus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pacquiao is trying to improve his position.
Citrus tries to score with some ground and pound. Pacquiao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pacquiao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pacquiao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Citrus crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Citrus crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao parries the strikes from Citrus easily there. Citrus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pacquiao to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Citrus.
Citrus trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Citrus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Citrus crashes against the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Citrus moved out of range nicely.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Citrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skoal Citrus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Citrus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Citrus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Citrus.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Citrus throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Citrus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Citrus.
Citrus misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Citrus.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Citrus misses the jab.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Citrus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Citrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Citrus throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Citrus.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Citrus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Citrus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacquiao doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Citrus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Citrus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Citrus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Citrus's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Citrus throwing strikes but missing.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Citrus tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Citrus looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Citrus moves away and avoids it.
Citrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Citrus misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Citrus.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Citrus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacquiao has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skoal Citrus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Citrus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
Nice body punch from Citrus.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Citrus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skoal Citrus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Citrus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Citrus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiao's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Citrus. That snapped Pacquiao's head back.
Citrus lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Citrus. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Citrus lands with a hook. Pacquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Citrus throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Citrus lands a jab to the head.

Citrus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pacquiao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Citrus isn't so interested in that idea.

Pacquiao uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Citrus misses the jab.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citrus manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Citrus lands a jab to the nose.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Citrus throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Citrus misses with a body shot.

Citrus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Citrus is putting a hurting on Pacquiao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Citrus trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.
Citrus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Citrus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pacquiao is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Citrus has control of the leg.
Skoal Citrus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Citrus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pacquiao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Citrus.
Citrus is just content to waste time from the top position. Pacquiao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skoal Citrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Citrus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skoal Citrus!