PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ten thousand fists. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chor Thanasukarn
vs
Pacquiao

188 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chor Thanasukarn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Chor Thanasukarn misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Chor Thanasukarn didn't see that one coming.
Chor Thanasukarn fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chor Thanasukarn blocks a low kick nicely.
Chor Thanasukarn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn has been cut.

Pacquiao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to get back to full guard.
Chor Thanasukarn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pacquiao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pacquiao's back!

Chor Thanasukarn tightening his grip on Pacquiao, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.

Pacquiao preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to stick to Pacquiao's back but Pacquiao is turning into Chor Thanasukarn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chor Thanasukarn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacquiao is controlling him.
Chor Thanasukarn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pacquiao controls the pace.
Chor Thanasukarn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chor Thanasukarn is proving hard to escape from.

Pacquiao stands up from Chor Thanasukarn's guard - Pacquiao perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Chor Thanasukarn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacquiao leaves Chor Thanasukarn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chor Thanasukarn is breathing heavily.

Chor Thanasukarn tries to keep at a distance but Pacquiao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt - Chor Thanasukarn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chor Thanasukarn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chor Thanasukarn tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pacquiao cracks Chor Thanasukarn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn's cut.
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.

Chor Thanasukarn shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Pacquiao throws and low kick but Chor Thanasukarn moves out of range easily.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chor Thanasukarn thinking.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch up
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Chor Thanasukarn backing up. Chor Thanasukarn nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Chor Thanasukarn closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chor Thanasukarn won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao happy to just control the position for now.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to buck Pacquiao off but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Chor Thanasukarn is working hard here to advance position.

Pacquiao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chor Thanasukarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to control Pacquiao's posture but Pacquiao avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to score with low kicks.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Chor Thanasukarn misses the shot to the body.
Chor Thanasukarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Chor Thanasukarn fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn with a poor takedown

and Pacquiao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pacquiao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves nicely into side control.

Pacquiao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chor Thanasukarn to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a head kick.

Pacquiao scores with a takedown into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to sweep here but Pacquiao controlling him for the moment.
Pacquiao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacquiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chor Thanasukarn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard.
Chor Thanasukarn looking to pass the guard.
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 cut man is working on Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chor Thanasukarn slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.
Chor Thanasukarn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pacquiao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn cracks Pacquiao with a nice body shot.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Chor Thanasukarn fails to land.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Chor Thanasukarn pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chor Thanasukarn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Chor Thanasukarn.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chor Thanasukarn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chor Thanasukarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Chor Thanasukarn backing up. Chor Thanasukarn nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Chor Thanasukarn counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Chor Thanasukarn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Chor Thanasukarn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Pacquiao instigates a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pacquiao pulls guard.

Pacquiao is working an open guard so Chor Thanasukarn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chor Thanasukarn in his tracks.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Chor Thanasukarn keeps him there for the moment.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a hook to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Chor Thanasukarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Chor Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chor Thanasukarn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chor Thanasukarn pinned against the cage. Chor Thanasukarn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Chor Thanasukarn.
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Chor Thanasukarn, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pacquiao moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Pacquiao forces Chor Thanasukarn back against the cage and clinches.
Pacquiao has Chor Thanasukarn pressed against the cage, preventing Chor Thanasukarn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Chor Thanasukarn has him pressed against the cage.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chor Thanasukarn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chor Thanasukarn darts in trying to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Chor Thanasukarn looks to clinch

and Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Chor Thanasukarn keeps him there for the moment.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Chor Thanasukarn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pacquiao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

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