PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Packiyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nickelback - Believe it or not. Manny Packiyao looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tanner
vs
Packiyao

184 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Packiyao!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packiyao throws a head kick that misses.
Packiyao throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Packiyao circles away.
A nice combination there by Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Packiyao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Packiyao looks gassed!
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Packiyao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Packiyao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tanner rushes Packiyao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tanner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Packiyao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao misses with a knee strike.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Packiyao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.
Packiyao trying to stall but Tanner improves his position.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Packiyao tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Packiyao misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Packiyao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Packiyao fails to pull guard.
Packiyao stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Packiyao taking a breather.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Packiyao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Packiyao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Packiyao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Packiyao swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tanner tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Packiyao throws a push kick but Tanner slaps the foot to one side.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Packiyao is breathing heavily.
Packiyao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Packiyao throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Packiyao circles away.
Packiyao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Packiyao misses with a two punch combination.
Packiyao tries a head kick but it misses.
Packiyao circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
Packiyao throws an elbow but it misses.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Packiyao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Packiyao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner working Packiyao over with knees to the body.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Packiyao, against the cage.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Packiyao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Packiyao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Packiyao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Packiyao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tanner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Packiyao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanner is keeping busy.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Packiyao misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tanner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but Tanner holds him up against the cage and eventually Packiyao drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Packiyao wants to stall.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Packiyao is blocking nicely.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Packiyao wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Tanner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tanner forces Packiyao back against the cage and clinches.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Evan Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Packiyao.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao fails to pull guard.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao taking a breather.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner avoiding damage as Packiyao throws knees to the body.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Packiyao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Packiyao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao slips under a jab.
Packiyao misses with a head kick.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Packiyao circles away.
Packiyao tried to score with a low kick but Tanner checks it.
Packiyao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Packiyao throws a push kick but Tanner slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Packiyao throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Packiyao misses with a head kick.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Manny Packiyao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Packiyao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner working Packiyao over with knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Packiyao is trying to stall.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner avoiding damage as Packiyao throws knees to the body.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Packiyao's face.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a solid leg kick but Tanner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Packiyao.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Packiyao pushes him off.
Packiyao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Tanner!