PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rallo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Paquiao

177 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rallo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Brown.
Paquiao blocks a jab.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paquiao misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Paquiao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rallo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Paquiao.
Paquiao fails to land the takedown.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Paquiao with an uppercut!
Brown lands a body shot.
Paquiao is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Paquiao slips under a jab.
Paquiao shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Paquiao.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Paquiao moved out of range.
Rallo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Paquiao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paquiao off to one side.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Paquiao's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Paquiao looks gassed!
Donk. Brown catches Paquiao right on the button with a cross.
Paquiao throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Paquiao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Paquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquiao tries to clinch up.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.

Paquiao is rocked!
Paquiao moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Paquiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paquiao seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown cracks the inside of Paquiao's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Paquiao moves away and avoids it.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with the combination.
Paquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Paquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquiao's sensitive parts.
Paquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Rallo Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown lands the left hand.
Paquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao slips under a jab from Brown.
A head kick by Paquiao misses

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Paquiao takes a shot to the head.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown is working Paquiao over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown thuds his right hand into Paquiao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paquiao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown connects with a right hand. Paquiao shakes it off.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paquiao walks into a left hand.
Brown digs a good body shot into Paquiao's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Paquiao moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paquiao. That did some damage!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paquiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paquiao moves away.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Paquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown thuds a left hand into Paquiao's body.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Paquiao ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Paquiao avoids them all with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slows down the pace here.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.

Brown darts in and clinches Paquiao up against the cage.
Paquiao jumps guard but Brown stands there with Paquiao around his waist. Paquiao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Brown gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Paquiao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rallo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Paquiao.
Paquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Paquiao's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paquiao can do to turn this around?

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown works on Paquiao's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown pushes Paquiao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

Brown darts in and clinches Paquiao up against the cage.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paquiao is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Paquiao.
Brown has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Paquiao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paquiao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Paquiao's head.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown takes a swing at Paquiao's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Paquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rallo Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Paquiao's defenses.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Paquiao shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.

Brown gets a clinch.
Paquiao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paquiao. That did some damage!
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rallo Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Paquiao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paquiao somewhat.
Brown swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Paquiao.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paquiao, pushing him back against the cage.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Paquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquiao tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Paquiao down.
Paquiao tries to clinch
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paquiao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paquiao. That did some damage!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Brown drives through and clinches with Paquiao against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown lands with a straight right. Paquiao didn't see that one coming.
Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Paquiao throws a body kick that misses.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown cracks Paquiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Paquiao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Paquiao with that takedown attempt.
Rallo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Paquiao.
Paquiao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Brown.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Rallo Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is leaning against Paquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown gets through Paquiao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown has Paquiao pressed against the cage.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paquiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Brown drives through and clinches with Paquiao against the cage.
Brown gets through Paquiao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paquiao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown has Paquiao pressed against the cage.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Paquiao from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Paquiao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Paquiao's takedown attempt.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paquiao up against the cage.
Paquiao fails to pull guard.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rallo Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Brown.
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paquiao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rallo Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rallo Brown!