PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nedram comes into the arena with Stupidify blaring out of the sound system. Demetrius Nedram could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Pacquiao's chin.

Nedram
vs
Pacquiao

177 cm
24
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Nedram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Pacquiao finds it's target.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Nedram ducks under and follows up with a left that Nedram also avoids with ease.
Nedram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nedram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nedram misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Nedram throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Nedram has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nedram there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nedram wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Nedram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao jabs at Nedram's body.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Nedram loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Nedram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nedram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nedram looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Nedram had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nedram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Nedram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nedram thinking.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Nedram's head back.
Nedram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to de liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nedram needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Pacquiao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nedram's waist but Nedram gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacquiao off to one side.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Nedram's ribs.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nedram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pacquiao with that takedown attempt.
Demetrius Nedram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.

Nedram moves into the clinch.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nedram.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Nedram moves forwards but Pacquiao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao catches Nedram with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
Nedram gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nedram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nedram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Nedram's body.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.

Nedram rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Pacquiao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nedram walks away with a smile on his face. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.

Pacquiao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nedram holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Pacquiao wants to stand but Nedram is controlling his arm.
Pacquiao working away.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Nedram throws Pacquiao to one side and escapes!
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Nedram is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.

Nedram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nedram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Nedram shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nedram showed some decent athleticism there.
Nedram trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Nedram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Nedram's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Nedram had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacquiao. That snapped Nedram's head back.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Nedram.
Nedram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks.
Demetrius Nedram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body

and Nedram counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nedram controlling the action here.

Nedram decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao works Nedram's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nedram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nedram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.
Nice shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nedram looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Nedram backs away looking to recover.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nedram shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Nedram's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Nedram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nedram in his tracks.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Nedram tries a head kick but it misses.
Nedram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nedram wants to clinch.
Nedram walks into a stiff left hand from Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Nedram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Pacquiao finds it's target.
Nedram looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Nedram persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacquiao. That snapped Nedram's head back.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a single shot there.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nedram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nedram fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Nedram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nedram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nedram on the side of the head.
Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao clobbers Nedram with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nedram's head.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Nedram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nedram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nedram momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Nedram with a good jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nedram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nedram. Nedram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lunges at Nedram with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nedram's hand.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Nedram was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pacquiao, as that shot connected.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nedram backs up against the cage.
Nedram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nedram clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nedram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nedram takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nedram moves away.

Nedram instigates a clinch.

Nedram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nedram scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacquiao lands a jab.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.

Nedram rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Nedram misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nedram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Nedram avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nedram looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nedram has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Nedram pushes him back against the cage.
Nedram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pacquiao is defending well for now.
Nedram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.

Nedram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Nedram's defenses.
Pacquiao cracks Nedram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Nedram had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nedram is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Nedram takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Pacquiao.
Nedram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Demetrius Nedram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nedram tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nedram on the side of the head.
Nedram doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nedram on the side of the head.
Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nedram - that will leave a mark!
Nedram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Nedram seems unphased.
Nedram misses with a two punch combination.
Nedram has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Nedram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nedram takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nedram takes one on the button.
Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nedram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Nedram drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao regains half guard.
Pacquiao wants to control but Nedram is keeping busy.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but Nedram keeps him under control.
Nedram controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedram trying to control from Pacquiao's half guard. Pacquiao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Nedram is controlling the position.
Nedram with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nedram throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacquiao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!