PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Dubai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Samurai. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Paquiao
vs
Dubai

190 cm
22
166 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abu Dubai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubai throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubai misses with a straight left.
Abu Dubai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubai lands a nice looking body shot.
Dubai throws the kick towards the body but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquiao.
Dubai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao checks it.
Dubai slips a jab from Paquiao.
Dubai throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Dubai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubai throws a low kick but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dubai wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
Dubai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paquiao's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai tries to clinch
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dubai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Dubai backing up. Dubai nods at Paquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Paquiao works Dubai's body with a nice hook.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Dubai.
Paquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dubai wants to clinch.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubai.
Dubai is looking to land body kicks.
Paquiao throws a right hand that Dubai ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubai also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Dubai keeps Paquiao at a distance using the push kick.
Paquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paquiao misses with a hook.
Paquiao avoids the head kick by Dubai.
Dubai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dubai misses with a hook to the body
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Dubai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dubai throws the kick towards the body but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Paquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dubai is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Paquiao catches Dubai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dubai is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Dubai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dubai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Paquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but Dubai ducks down to avoid it.
Dubai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dubai throws a head kick that half lands.
Paquiao scores with a nice strike.
Dubai connects with a solid leg kick.
Dubai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paquiao 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Dubai scores with a kick to the body.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubai can pounce on him.
Dubai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dubai - that will leave a mark!
Dubai misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Dubai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paquiao's calf.
Dubai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Dubai backing up. Dubai nods at Paquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Dubai misses.
Dubai misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dubai connects with a body shot.
Dubai throws a wild body kick that Paquiao sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubai misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abu Dubai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
Dubai tried to score with a low kick but Paquiao checks it.
Dubai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paquiao swinging wildly here.
Dubai blocks a jab.
Dubai tries to clinch up.
Dubai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dubai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dubai looks to land a body kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubai connects with a right hand. Paquiao shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dubai. That one must have hurt.
Paquiao 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.
Paquiao defending well as Dubai loads up on a big left hand.
Dubai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubai.

Dubai has Paquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Dubai slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Dubai's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dubai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dubai.
Dubai lands a hook that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Dubai.
Dubai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubai is working Paquiao over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dubai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paquiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dubai.

Dubai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paquiao lands with a good body shot.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
Dubai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paquiao.
Dubai darts in trying to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dubai throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Paquiao punishes Dubai's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubai.
Paquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Dubai counters with a good low kick that Paquiao was not able to check.
Abu Dubai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dubai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paquiao.
Paquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubai.
Paquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubai.
Dubai tries a low kick but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai misses with a double jab
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Dubai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dubai misses with a double jab
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dubai thinking.
Dubai takes one to the chin there.
Dubai throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Dubai.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai looks to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dubai misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Paquiao misses
and Dubai counters with an outside leg kick.
Dubai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dubai clinches up with Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dubai on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dubai.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
Paquiao wants to break free but Dubai has control.
Dubai throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquiao.
Dubai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dubai lands a hook that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paquiao is keeping busy.
Dubai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai is trying to stall.
Dubai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Dubai.
Dubai has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dubai misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dubai.
Dubai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dubai lands a body shot.
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dubai lands with a right to the head.
Dubai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Dubai fails to land.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Dubai has the dominant position.

Dubai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Paquiao blocks the low kick.
Dubai ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to land a front kick but Paquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubai throws a poor cross that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Paquiao coming out on top.
Dubai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dubai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paquiao checks a low kick from Dubai.
Paquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquiao with a hook.
Dubai misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubai throws a push kick but Paquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Dubai.
Paquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dubai in his tracks.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Dubai moves away and avoids it.
Dubai misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jab from Dubai.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Dubai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao checks it.
Paquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubai.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Paquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dubai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to clinch there but Paquiao circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Dubai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dubai 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Dubai!