PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Justice struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Markus Justice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paquiao
vs
Justice

190 cm
29
170 lbs
23 - 19 - 1

182 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.
Paquiao lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paquiao.
Paquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Paquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquiao swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel Paquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquiao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquiao misses with a straight right.
Justice swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paquiao catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paquiao ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice misses with a straight right.
Paquiao throws a shot to the body.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Paquiao looks to land a combination. Justice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Paquiao misses the target.
Paquiao throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Paquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Paquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paquiao jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquiao throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao with a jab.
Paquiao misses with the combination.
Paquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paquiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice with a jab.
Paquiao defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Paquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Paquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch lands to the side of Justice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Paquiao scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
Paquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paquiao throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Paquiao connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquiao.
Justice slips under a jab.
Paquiao cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Paquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Nice straight punches there by Paquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquiao.
Justice misses with a double jab
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Paquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justice. Justice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Paquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paquiao scores with a nice strike.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Paquiao is out of range.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Paquiao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao works Justice's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a combination that misses
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Paquiao.
Justice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
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.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Paquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Justice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Paquiao lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Paquiao misses.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquiao lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manuel Paquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paquiao scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Paquiao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Paquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paquiao's head backwards.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paquiao.
Justice scores with a kick to the body.
Justice tries to move into range but Paquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Paquiao.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Paquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paquiao takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao connects with the punch.
Markus Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justice's head backwards.
Paquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
Paquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Paquiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justice's head backwards.
Paquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paquiao cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Paquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Justice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paquiao has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice misses with a head kick.
Paquiao catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice walks into a stiff left hand from Paquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Justice misses.
Paquiao slips under a jab.
Paquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Justice eats them both and turns towards Paquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Paquiao.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justice on the side of the head.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Paquiao.
Paquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Paquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Markus Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
Jab by Paquiao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Paquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paquiao 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Manuel Paquiao waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.