PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pacquiao
vs
Queen

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Queen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pacquiao clinches with his opponent.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pacquiao has managed to clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pacquiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is pressed up against the cage. Queen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacquiao down to the mat. Pacquiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Queen shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Queen.

Pacquiao clinches up with Queen and pushes him back against the cage.
Queen tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
Queen tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Queen looking to stall.
Queen tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Queen wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Pacquiao has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.

Queen successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.

Queen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacquiao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacquiao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Queen looks gassed!

Queen keeping busy on the bottom but Pacquiao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Pacquiao prevents Queen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Queen with the active half guard here but Pacquiao passes nicely into side control.

Pacquiao decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Queen, pushing him back against the cage.
Queen tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Queen or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.

Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Queen in a clinch.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pacquiao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Queen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Queen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to hold on but Pacquiao pushes him away.
Queen is working to get back to half guard.
Queen tries to lock up and control but Pacquiao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Queen shoots in but no luck this time.
Queen tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily

so Pacquiao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pacquiao slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Queen.
Pacquiao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Queen tries to roll over but Pacquiao keeps him under control.
Queen is breathing heavily.
Queen moves into full guard.

Queen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.

Queen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pacquiao postures up.

Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pacquiao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pacquiao won't allow Queen to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Queen on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Queen has his foot on Pacquiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pacquiao works his way back into a safe position though.

Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pacquiao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Queen wants to sweep here but Pacquiao controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Queen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.

Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Queen is looking for a triangle but Pacquiao pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Queen looking for a guillotine here but Pacquiao defends easily.

Queen has his foot on Pacquiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pacquiao works his way back into a safe position though.
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spider Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pacquiao wants to clinch

and Queen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pacquiao's guard now.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Queen trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Queen wants to stand but Pacquiao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Queen pushes him off.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches up with Queen, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes Queen against the cage but Queen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Queen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch.
Queen can't get the takedown.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Queen.
Queen wants a takedown but no success here.
Queen wants a takedown but no success here.
Queen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Queen fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen has Pacquiao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pacquiao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Queen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Queen.
Queen tries to pull guard but Pacquiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Queen drops back down to his feet.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Queen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacquiao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Queen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Queen is working for takedown but Pacquiao is calmly controlling the position for now.

Queen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Queen darts in and clinches Pacquiao up against the cage.

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

Pacquiao rushes Queen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Queen's takedown attempt.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Queen shoots in.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao has Queen up against the cage in a clinch.
Queen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.

Queen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Queen showed some decent athleticism there.
Queen works his way into side control.

Queen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pacquiao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Queen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Queen wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Pacquiao tries to bench press Queen off him but Queen keeps the position.

Queen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pacquiao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Queen but great work by Pacquiao.
Queen is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Queen!