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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnitine comes to the cage accompanied by Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider covering Breaking the Law. Pacquiao has chosen Here come the money as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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169 cm
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143 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Carnitine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Pacquiao! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet. Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside. Pacquiao scores with a nice strike. Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Carnitine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Pacquiao throws a hook but Carnitine avoids it easily. Carnitine slips under a jab from Pacquiao. Carnitine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Carnitine. That's going to take a lot out of him. Carnitine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely. Pacquiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Carnitine on that attempt. Pacquiao throws a jab when Carnitine was well out of range. Carnitine shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Carnitine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely. Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Carnitine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carnitine.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Carnitine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pacquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquiao jabs Carnitine to the body, keeping him at a distance. Donk. Pacquiao catches Carnitine right on the button with a cross. Pacquiao with a hook. Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao cracks Carnitine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Carnitine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carnitine gets slowly back to his feet. Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Carnitine is breathing heavily. Carnitine fails with the takedown. Pacquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carnitine shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Carnitine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Carnitine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carnitine there as he acknowledges the shot. The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carnitine doesn't seem phased though. Carnitine tries to clinch up. A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao. Carnitine closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Carnitine pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pacquiao scores with a hook. A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao. Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Carnitine dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut! Pacquiao scores with a nice strike. Pacquiao connects with a body shot. Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch. Carnitine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Carnitine persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing. Pacquiao thuds his right hand into Carnitine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carnitine. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Thomas Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pacquiao dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing. Pacquiao jabs at Carnitine's body. Carnitine looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely. No luck with that takedown attempt from Carnitine. Pacquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carnitine's head backwards. Carnitine takes a body punch but keeps moving. Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head. Carnitine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Larry Carnitine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pacquiao cracks Carnitine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Pacquiao connects with a body shot that sends Carnitine's belly button to the back. Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Carnitine off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carnitine is rocked! Carnitine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Oh Carnitine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Carnitine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pacquiao drops Carnitine with a big left hand! Carnitine is injured, injured bad! Pacquiao jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pacquiao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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