PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thursday Clemens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Para Sayo Ang Laban Na To. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pacquiao
vs
Clemens

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 Hilo, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thursday Clemens!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clemens has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao clinches but Clemens breaks the clinch
and Clemens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Clemens moves away

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clemens.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clemens looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao clinches but Clemens breaks the clinch

and Clemens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
Clemens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacquiao clinches but Clemens breaks the clinch
and Clemens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up

and Clemens counters by clinching up.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Clemens won't allow it.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to clinch

and Clemens moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clemens throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Clemens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thursday Clemens.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Clemens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clemens has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Clemens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Clemens has him pinned against the cage.
Clemens tries to break free but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.

Clemens rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Clemens wants a takedown but no success here.
Clemens looks gassed!
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clemens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clemens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clemens lands with a right to the head.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Clemens has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Clemens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clemens wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Clemens pushes him back against the cage.
Clemens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.
Clemens tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Clemens keeps him there for the moment.
Clemens working hard to break the clinch.
Clemens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao looks to clinch

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch.
Clemens wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to clinch

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Clemens pulls guard effortlessly.

Pacquiao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clemens, up you get!
Clemens shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clemens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clemens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clemens shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Clemens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Clemens moves away

and Clemens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Clemens isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clemens trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.

Pacquiao scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch.
Clemens has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling him.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Clemens won't allow it.
Clemens lands with a left to the head.
Clemens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thursday Clemens dominated that round.
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.

Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Clemens counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.

Clemens has control of Pacquiao's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pacquiao regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Clemens wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clemens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pacquiao wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Clemens controlling from mount.
Pacquiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Clemens working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacquiao trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pacquiao trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Clemens is working for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao frees his head quite easily.
Clemens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacquiao is looking to escape.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Clemens looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Clemens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clemens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacquiao squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pacquiao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clemens.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up.

That's four 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.
Pacquiao blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clemens looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up.
Clemens looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thursday Clemens 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clemens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao wants to clinch but Clemens slips to the side

and Clemens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clemens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling the position.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Clemens's takedown attempt.
Clemens pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clemens tries to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling the position.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Clemens has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clemens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.
Clemens working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clemens 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.
Clemens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thursday Clemens.

Clemens manages to break the clinch.
Clemens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to clinch

and Clemens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clemens tries to break free but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Clemens pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Clemens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clemens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling the position.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Clemens has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling him.
Clemens tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clemens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao wants to clinch but Clemens slips to the side

and Clemens moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Clemens is stalling here.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao closes the distance but Clemens moves to the side
and Pacquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clemens shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Clemens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up

and Clemens counters by clinching up.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clemens tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao clinches but Clemens breaks the clinch

and Clemens counters by clinching up.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clemens.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Clemens won't allow it.
Clemens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clemens prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Clemens keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clemens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Clemens has control.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Clemens has him pinned against the cage.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clemens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.

Clemens moves into the clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao darts in trying to clinch
and Clemens counters with a left and a right that stings Pacquiao.
Pacquiao clinches but Clemens breaks the clinch

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clemens.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Clemens is controlling the position.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Clemens has the dominant position.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.

Clemens manages to break the clinch.

Pacquiao drives through and clinches with Clemens against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clemens fails to pull guard.
Clemens has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Clemens keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Clemens has him pressed against the cage.
Clemens wants a takedown.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Clemens.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Clemens keeps him there for the moment.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Clemens counters by moving into the clinch.
Clemens has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clemens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pacquiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clemens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clemens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Clemens has him pinned against the cage.

Clemens jumps guard.
Clemens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Clemens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pacquiao is aware though and is defending well.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thursday Clemens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clemens is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thursday Clemens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clemens 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thursday Clemens!