in the ninth round, pacquiao was again on the offensive. he effectively landed several punches, but mayweather also landed on his counters. both parties landed a number of hits in a late flurry of action that excited the crowd. pacquiao was active, while floyd picked his counters. two of the three judges gave the round to pacquiao, while the other saw it for mayweather. the tenth round saw pacquiao on the attack. again, two judges saw it for pacquiao and one for mayweather. mayweather led 96–94 (6–4) on two cards and 98–92 (8–2) on the other with two rounds remaining.