PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between bennet Amparo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Manny Pacquiao enters the cage!

Amparo
vs
Pacquiao

185 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bennet Amparo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amparo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amparo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Amparo moves away
and Amparo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Amparo.
Amparo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Amparo closes the distance and clinches.
Amparo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amparo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pacquiao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Amparo is trying to force a seperation but Pacquiao has the dominant position.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amparo has him pressed against the cage.

Amparo pulls guard effortlessly.
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Amparo has wrist control.
Amparo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pacquiao tries to free his leg and advance position but Amparo is retaining full guard.
Amparo can't keep his opponent in guard - Pacquiao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Pacquiao decides to stand and escape the position.
Pacquiao doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Amparo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Amparo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Amparo scoring with some ground and pound.
Pacquiao working a defensive guard here.
Amparo landing with the ground and pound.
Amparo looking to pass the guard.
Amparo wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Amparo throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amparo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amparo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amparo tries to stand but Pacquiao is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amparo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
bennet Amparo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks gassed!

Amparo moves into the clinch successfully.

Amparo pulls guard effortlessly.
Pacquiao won't allow Amparo to sweep him here.
Amparo wants to stand up but Pacquiao is controlling him.

Pacquiao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amparo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pacquiao has picked Amparo up and slammed him! Amparo can't keep hold of the triangle and Pacquiao manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves into full mount!
Amparo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao controlling from the full mount.

Pacquiao is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Amparo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Amparo shrugs it off.
Amparo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amparo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Amparo.
Amparo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacquiao is controlling him.

Pacquiao gets to his feet. Amparo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Pacquiao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amparo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacquiao lands a couple of elbows.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but Amparo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bennet Amparo 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.

Amparo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacquiao, pushing him back against the cage.
Amparo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Amparo is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao darts in trying to clinch
and Amparo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pacquiao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Amparo wants to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amparo.
Amparo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Amparo misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Amparo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pacquiao, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amparo wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Pacquiao gets back to half guard.
Amparo wants to get back to his feet.
Amparo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amparo is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacquiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Amparo is trying to reverse the position but instead Pacquiao has taken his back - oops!

Amparo won't enjoy being in this position. Pacquiao looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Amparo is tapping - it's over boys! Pacquiao picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Manny Pacquiao!