PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Paqiuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Paqiuo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Paqiuo
vs
Normous

180 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Paqiuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dixie Normous!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normous slips under a jab.
Normous tries to move into range but Paqiuo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paqiuo throws a hook but Normous avoids it easily.
Paqiuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Normous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paqiuo scores with a jab to the body.
Paqiuo lands a jab to the head.
Normous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paqiuo.
Normous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paqiuo to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paqiuo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Normous wants to land a leg kick but Paqiuo is out of range.
Paqiuo lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Paqiuo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Normous walks into a straight right hand from Paqiuo.
Normous dodges the punch combination from Paqiuo.
Normous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paqiuo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Normous.
A swing and a miss from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paqiuo. Normous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Normous throws a leg kick but Paqiuo moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paqiuo throws a lazy right hand but Normous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normous scores with a shot to the body.
Paqiuo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Normous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paqiuo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Normous.
Normous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Normous. Paqiuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Normous misses.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Normous misses with a body punch
and Paqiuo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Paqiuo does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Paqiuo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paqiuo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manny Paqiuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Paqiuo misses its intended target.
Paqiuo throws a looping overhand right but Normous ducks down to avoid it.
Paqiuo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Normous.
Paqiuo takes a swing at Normous's ribcage but misses.
Paqiuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paqiuo throws a hook but Normous blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a body punch but Normous moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Paqiuo.
Nice shot lands for Paqiuo.
Manny Paqiuo is winning the standup battle so far.
Paqiuo looks to land a left hand but Normous moved out of range nicely.
Paqiuo throws a looping overhand right but Normous ducks down to avoid it.
Paqiuo misses with a wild body shot.
Paqiuo throws a right and a left that Normous avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous throws a jab but it's blocked by Paqiuo.
Normous is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paqiuo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Normous.
Paqiuo misses with a jab to the body
letting Normous counter with a right hand.
Paqiuo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paqiuo throws a jab but it's blocked by Normous.
Normous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Normous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paqiuo.
A nice combination there by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses with a left hand
letting Normous counter with a right hand.
Normous misses with a two punch combination.
Paqiuo swings for the body but Normous moves out of range.
Paqiuo looks to throw the jab but Normous is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous misses the jab.
Normous takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paqiuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Normous was well out of range. Poor timing from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Normous moves away from the strike by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Normous is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paqiuo lands with a straight right. Normous didn't see that one coming.
Paqiuo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Normouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paqiuo looks to score with a jab to the body but Normous is just out of range.
Paqiuo with a jab.
Normous slips under a jab from Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paqiuo with a jab.
Paqiuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Normous moves away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Normous might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paqiuo has got the better of the exchanges.
A shot to the liver by Paqiuo. Beautiful body shot.
Paqiuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paqiuo misses with a left hand
and Paqiuo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paqiuo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous throws a poor cross that misses
and Paqiuo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Normous closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paqiuo cracks a nice hook into Normous's ribs.
Normous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paqiuo throws out the jab.
Normous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paqiuo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paqiuo clobbers Normous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqiuo throws a good cross that connects.
Normous moves away from the strike by Paqiuo.
Paqiuo misses the shot to the body.
Paqiuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Paqiuo does no damage.
Paqiuo throws a right and a left that Normous avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous looks to score with a jab to the body but Paqiuo is just out of range.
Normous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paqiuo tests Normous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paqiuo throws a big shot that misses.
Paqiuo swinging wildly here.
Dixie Normous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Paqiuo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Paqiuo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paqiuo 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Paqiuo!
Manny Paqiuo made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.