TRMTFL 29: Unexpected Fight PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Glasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Short is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Glasper
vs
Short

190 cm
28
169 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
156 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clyde Glasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Short!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Glasper finds it's way through Short's defenses.
Short tries to clinch but Glasper moves out of range.
Short darts in trying to clinch
and Glasper counters with a three punch combo that has Short backing up. Short nods at Glasper to acknowledge the strikes.

Short has Glasper up against the cage in a clinch.
Glasper avoiding damage as Short throws knees to the body.
Glasper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Short tries to land a knee to the head but Glasper blocks with his arms.
Glasper blocks an elbow strike.
Short missing with knees to the body.
Short looking to throw knees to the head but Glasper is blocking nicely.

Glasper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glasper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Short tries to clinch there but Glasper circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glasper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Short is rocked!
Short chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glasper can pounce on him.
Short wants to clinch.
Short is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Glasper moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Glasper!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Korczewski
vs
Couture

180 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

187 cm
30
186 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Couture!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Korczewski sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Korczewski as he jumps to the side.
Korczewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korczewski circles away.
Kamil Korczewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Couture.

Oooooh!!! Korczewski has knocked Couture down with a huge combo! Korczewski steps away and waves a wobbly Couture back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korczewski looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Korczewski leaves Couture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Korczewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Couture dives in and scores a takedown into Korczewski's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Couture controlling from the top position.
Couture stops Korczewski from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Korczewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Devin Couture.
Korczewski throws a series of punches but Couture moves out of range.
Korczewski stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korczewski swivels and escapes.
Korczewski with a nice cross.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Korczewski tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Korczewski to the ground. Korczewski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Couture looks winded!
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Korczewski.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Korczewski shows good takedown defense.
Korczewski slaps away a takedown attempt from Couture, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korczewski lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Couture falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamil Korczewski!
After the fight, Kamil Korczewski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Lauzon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Lauzon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lauzon
vs
Thomas

178 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas clobbers Lauzon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Thomas lands a left and a right that send Lauzon crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lauzon is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lauzon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Oh Lauzon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lauzon stands up from Thomas's guard - Lauzon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Lauzon seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lauzon. That did some damage!
No joy there for Lauzon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lauzon. Those never looked like landing.

Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lauzon taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Thomas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lauzon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lauzon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lauzon is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lauzon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lauzon taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Lauzon defending well.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lauzon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lauzon is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Thomas is going to stand back up.
Thomas winds up and cracks Lauzon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lauzon taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.

Lauzon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas winds up and cracks Lauzon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lauzon is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Thomas uses his free foot to push down on Lauzon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lauzon.
Lauzon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas loads up with a big shot that hurts Lauzon! He's pulled Thomas in close but Thomas has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Lauzon survive? More strikes from Thomas and Lauzon is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Da Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisko has chosen Crooked (Remix) by the Bassbin Twins as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Coach
vs
Sisko

191 cm
34
220 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

185 cm
24
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Sisko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sisko.

Coach pushes Sisko up against the cage in a clinch.

Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coach's sensitive parts.
Sisko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coach's waist but Coach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sisko off to one side.

Coach rushes Sisko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sisko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Coach's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sisko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sisko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sisko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coach is keeping the position for now.
Sisko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sisko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sisko postures up in Coach's guard and throws a big left but Coach blocks it.
Sisko wants to control from the top but Coach keeps moving.
Sisko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coach keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko pushing down on Coach's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sisko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sisko works his way into full mount!
Sisko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Coach because Sisko loaded up on that one.
Sisko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sisko thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coach is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Sisko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sisko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sisko punching from mount but Coach doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! Sisko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sisko with shots to the head and body - Coach looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sisko controlling the pace for now.
Sisko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sisko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Coach has worked his arm free - good work by Coach!
Sisko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sisko working the ground and pound.
Coach parries the strikes from Sisko easily there. Sisko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coach to escape.
Coach takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sisko throws an elbow but Coach slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coach takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sisko tries to score with some ground and pound. Coach controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Sisko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sisko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sisko throws a looping overhand right but Coach ducks down to avoid it.
Sisko pushes Coach away with a front kick.
Sisko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coach defends it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sisko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Coach clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach goes for a takedown attempt but Sisko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sisko shoots in but Coach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Da Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Sisko.
Sisko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coach was well out of range. Poor timing from Sisko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Da Coach has been cut.
Sisko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coach doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sisko shoots in looking for a takedown but Coach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sisko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sisko cracks Coach on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Coach falls backwards against the cage. Sisko follows up with more strikes that drop Coach to his knees. Sisko keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Coach! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Sisko!
Andreas Sisko made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nueve
vs
Orton

173 cm
34
162 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

173 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Numero Nueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orton misses with a looping right.
No luck for Nueve with that takedown attempt.
Orton loads up on a big right hand but Nueve slips the punch.
Orton swings widly with a right hand
and Nueve counters with a stiff right hand.
Nueve lands with a good body shot.
Orton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orton misses with an uppercut
and Nueve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nueve ducks under a wild hook from Orton.
Nueve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nueve.
Nueve checks a low kick from Orton.
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
Len Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Orton.
Nueve cracks the inside of Orton's front leg.
Nueve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orton doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orton throws a body kick that misses.
Orton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nueves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Orton.
Nueve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orton moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nueve is defended easily by Orton.
Nueve throws a body punch but Orton moves out of range.
Nueve throws a lazy right hand but Orton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Nueve fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orton to the ground. Nueve is now in Orton's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nueve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Nueve landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Nueve drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Orton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nueve has Orton in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nueve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton trying to control but Nueve is working from the bottom.
Nueve has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Orton has passed into side control.
Nueve manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orton's best efforts.
Nueve gets full guard.
Nueve has control of Orton's left arm, preventing Orton from doing any damage.
Nueve wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Nueve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nueve lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orton!
Nueve has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nueve lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orton hang on?
Nueve lands with some strikes.
Nueve trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nueve is landing with some decent strikes but Orton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
Nueve postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orton looks a forlorn figure.
Orton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nueve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nueve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orton wants to hold on but Nueve pushes him away.
Nueve dominating with strikes here.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
Nueve is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton tries to hold on but Nueve postures up.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Numero Nueve dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Orton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nueve.
Orton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nueve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nueve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nueve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orton manages to avoid it.
Nueve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orton throws a lazy uppercut

and Nueve counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nueve prevents Orton from standing back up.
Orton is looking for a sweep. Nueve is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Nueve thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton trying to control here.
Nueve throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton has hold of Nueve's hands but Nueve slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nueve lands strikes from half guard.

Nueve is looking for a kimura but Orton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nueve to get the leverage.
Nueve working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton is trying to get back to full guard.
Nueve not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Nueve is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nueve connects with a nice short shot to Orton's temple.
Orton tries to roll over but Nueve keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve prevents Orton from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton is trying to stand.
Nueve slips a nice elbow through Orton's hands, connecting with Orton's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nueve thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Orton taking some punishment here, with Nueve in his half guard.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton has his hands clasped together around Nueve's back. He's all about the action.
Nueve passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nueve is landing with some decent strikes but Orton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nueve lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nueve breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nueve unloading with bombs!
Nueve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Orton is rocked!
Nueve fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orton is still in real trouble! Can Nueve finish him?
Nueve lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Nueve working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Orton looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nueve! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Numero Nueve!
A very excited looking Numero Nueve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Lisiowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bowens
vs
Lisiowski

180 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Bowens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrzej Lisiowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lisiowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lisiowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Lisiowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lisiowski tries to bum rush Bowens with a series of wild strikes but Bowens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lisiowski.
Lisiowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowens misses with a takedown attempt - Lisiowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lisiowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Lisiowski misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisiowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Bowens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lisiowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Lisiowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowens backs up against the cage.
Lisiowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lisiowski misses with a double jab

so Bowens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bowens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lisiowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bowens's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowens is looking to work some ground and pound but Lisiowski has wrist control.
Lisiowski wants to sweep here but Bowens controlling him for the moment.
Bowens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowens throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowens slips nicely into half guard.
Bowens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bowens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens is pressing down on Lisiowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lisiowski is holding on for now.
Lisiowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lisiowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lisiowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bowens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lisiowski tries to get to full guard but Bowens has control of the leg.
Bowens is pressing down on Lisiowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lisiowski is holding on for now.
Bowens stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bowens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bowens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lisiowski wants to improve his position but Bowens is controlling well.
Lisiowski is trying to control but Bowens manages to pass to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bowens lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Bowens dominated that round.
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.

No joy there for Lisiowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowens moves forwards but Lisiowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lisiowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lisiowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowens.
Andrzej Lisiowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lisiowski throws an overhand right that lands on Bowens's shoulder, as Bowens tries to avoid the shot.
Bowens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lisiowski defends it nicely.

Bowens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lisiowski to the mat! Lisiowski manages to get full guard.
Bowens lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens is looking to work some ground and pound but Lisiowski has wrist control.
Bowens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bowens trying to control but Lisiowski is working from the bottom.
Cody Bowens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowens is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cody Bowens.
Lisiowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowens doesn't seem bothered though.
Lisiowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowens circles away quickly and effectively.
Lisiowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bowens counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lisiowski is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lisiowski's guard.
Bowens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowens slows the pace down in half guard.
Bowens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bowens working Lisiowski over with strikes.
Bowens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisiowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bowens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bowens lands a big elbow.
Bowens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bowens with shots to the head and body - Lisiowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lisiowski tries to hold on but Bowens postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowens controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisiowski is bucking up trying to escape but Bowens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Bowens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lisiowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lisiowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowens slips a straight right by Lisiowski.
Lisiowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Lisiowski misses.
Lisiowski misses with the combination.
Lisiowski misses with a jab to the body

and Bowens counters with a takedown into side control.
Bowens is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lisiowski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bowens throws a strike aimed at the side of Lisiowski's head but Lisiowski avoids it well.
Bowens scoring with punches from side control.
Lisiowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisiowski wants to control but Bowens postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lisiowski taking a bit of punishment here - Bowens scoring with strikes.
Bowens controls the position.
Lisiowski parries the strikes from Bowens easily there. Bowens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lisiowski to escape.
Lisiowski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bowens controlling the position.
Lisiowski tries to escape but Bowens is in control.
Lisiowski taking a bit of punishment here - Bowens scoring with strikes.
Bowens working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens misses with the ground and pound.
Bowens is chipping away with strikes.
Bowens working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowens lands a nice forearm strike.
Bowens happy to just control the position for now.
Bowens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bowens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bowens is staying tight to Lisiowski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bowens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bowens trying to control the action but Lisiowski is working from the bottom.
Bowens lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisiowski defending against the ground and pound.
Bowens is looking to take a break and control but Lisiowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lisiowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bowens connects with a decent elbow.
Bowens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lisiowski can do to turn this around?
Lisiowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bowens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bowens controls the position.
The ground and pound from Bowens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens cracks Lisiowski with a big right hand but Lisiowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lisiowski is looking for a sweep.
Andrzej Lisiowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Bowens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowens in side control, just content to control the action for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Bowens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Bowens!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes into the arena with Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pacquiao
vs
Charles Skarbowsky

173 cm
31
160 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

174 cm
33
165 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sloppy strikes from Skarbowsky. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Pacquiao as he checks the leg kick.
Skarbowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skarbowsky takes one to the chin there.
Skarbowsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.

Skarbowsky clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skarbowsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Skarbowsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
A left and a right from Skarbowsky both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skarbowsky. Skarbowsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Skarbowsky's body. Skarbowsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skarbowsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skarbowsky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skarbowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skarbowsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves forwards but Skarbowsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skarbowsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Skarbowsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarbowsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skarbowsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skarbowsky leaves Pacquiao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skarbowsky thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao defending well as Skarbowsky loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao tests Skarbowsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pacquiao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skarbowsky throws a solid leg kick but Pacquiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky misses with a low kick.
Skarbowsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skarbowsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Skarbowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Skarbowsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skarbowsky misses with a leg kick.
Skarbowsky works over Pacquiao's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skarbowsky lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that misses.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skarbowsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao feints a jab promting Skarbowsky to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Skarbowsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Skarbowsky connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A lazy left from Skarbowsky finds it's target.
Good work by Pacquiao as he checks the leg kick.
Skarbowsky swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Skarbowsky is looking to clinch.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Skarbowsky rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pacquiao seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pacquiao moves into full mount! Skarbowsky won't be happy about that!
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Skarbowsky is blocking nicely.
Skarbowsky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skarbowsky taking shots to the head.

It looks like Jean Charles Skarbowsky has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skarbowsky tries to hold on but Pacquiao pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skarbowsky is desperately trying to improve his position but Pacquiao has a good base and remains in mount.
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skarbowsky is looking to escape.
Pacquiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Skarbowsky is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a head shot.
Pacquiao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacquiao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skarbowsky hang on?
Pacquiao misses with a head shot.

Pacquiao stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Skarbowsky throws a leg kick
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Skarbowsky lunges at Pacquiao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pacquiao's hand.
Skarbowsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Charles Skarbowsky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pacquiao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Pacquiao.
Skarbowsky motions for Pacquiao to come forward. Skarbowsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skarbowsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Skarbowsky dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skarbowsky just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skarbowsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skarbowsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skarbowsky misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skarbowsky throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skarbowsky, right into the meat.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skarbowsky lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skarbowsky moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away
and Skarbowsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a leg kick but Pacquiao moved away.

Skarbowsky darts in and clinches Pacquiao up against the cage.
A short right from Skarbowsky on the inside.

Skarbowsky breaks from the clinch.
Skarbowsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Skarbowsky moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Skarbowsky is predictable there
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skarbowsky moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
Skarbowsky lunges at Pacquiao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pacquiao's hand.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Skarbowsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a body kick that misses.
Skarbowsky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Pacquiao is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Skarbowsky uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pacquiao tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Skarbowsky is absolutely delighted - when Pacquiao wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is the new lightweight champion!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.