PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pac Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pac Junior has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bai Yu's chin.

Yu
vs
Pac Junior

180 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Pac Junior!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Yu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu misses the target.
Yu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Manny Pac Junior has been cut.
Yu lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu moves away from the strike by Junior.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior blocks a head kick by Yu.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior moves out of range of the leg kick from Yu.
Despite the aggression on Junior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior lands a nice hook to Yu's body. Yu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu throws a leg kick that misses.
Yu takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior swinging wildly here.
As Junior backs away, Yu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior clobbers Yu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Yu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Junior just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Yu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Yu.
Yu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Manny Pac Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior misses with a double jab
letting Yu counter with a right hand.
Junior steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Junior misses the body punch
and Yu counters with a leg kick.
Junior blocks a jab.
Yu cracks Junior with a good jab.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Yu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Junior lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yu wants to land a leg kick but Junior is out of range.
Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Yu's shoulder, as Yu tries to avoid the shot.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Yu half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manny Pac Junior will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Danga de danga de dang - Junior scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Yu.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yu - that will leave a mark!
Junior throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Junior takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu throws a low kick but Junior avoids it.
A head kick misses from Yu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
Junior 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.
Yu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Yu coming out on top.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Yu catches Junior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Junior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Manny Pac Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Yu misses
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yu tried to counter with a leg kick but Junior avoided it.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bai Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Junior blocks the leg kick.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Junior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Junior.
Junior throws out a counter right but Yu avoids it with no problem.
Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu fakes the leg kick and cracks Junior in the body.
Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yu is looking to chop away at Junior's legs.
As Yu backs off Junior throws a huge counter combo but Yu manages to avoid it all.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Junior throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Junior.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Junior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Junior checks a leg kick.
Yu throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Yu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Junior avoids it.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Bai Yu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Junior - just one landing.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior misses with a jab to the body
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junior misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with the combination.
Yu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yu throws a low kick but Junior avoids it.
Yu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Yu thows a body kick. Junior tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Junior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu throws a leg kick but Junior checks it.
Junior looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Junior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Junior avoids the head kick by Yu.
Yu lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Yu throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior misses with a hook. Yu ducked under it nicely.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Junior misses.
Yu misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior misses with a right hand
and Yu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Junior.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yu misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Junior! But no joy.
Yu tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Junior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That has opened up Manny Pac Junior's cut even more.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bai Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bai Yu!
During a confident post fight interview, Bai Yu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.