PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Titus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pacquiao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to para sayo ang laban na ito!. Titus has chosen 'Till We Die - Slipknot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pacquiao
vs
Titus

170 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
19
159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

BUY ONE,GET TWO
BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Titus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Titus avoids nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Titus avoids it easily.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Titus was well out of range.
Titus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Titus ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
Titus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Titus is out of range.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Titus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Titus slips under a jab.
Titus takes one on the button.
Titus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Titus is avoiding it.

Titus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titus scoring with some ground and pound.
Titus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Titus passes into half guard.
Pacquiao pushes Titus off looking to stand but Titus dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacquiao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Titus.
Titus avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Titus moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Titus avoids nicely.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Titus saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Titus.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titus manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Titus is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Titus fails with a takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Titus.

Pacquiao drops Titus with a beautiful combination! Titus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pacquiao is looking for the KO!

Titus is rocked!
Pacquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Titus is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Titus staying out of range there.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Titus seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacquiao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Titus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao drops Titus with a huge uppercut! Titus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pacquiao is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!