PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between manny pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pacquiao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ready for war. Colt Westbrook struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. manny pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

pacquiao
vs
Westbrook

184 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from pacquiao as Westbrook shoots in.
pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Westbrook misses with a head kick.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Westbrook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Colt Westbrook has been cut.
pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westbrook moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by pacquiao.
pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Westbrook walks into a left hand.
pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Westbrook clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Westbrook has picked pacquiao up - he's going for a ride! Westbrook dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Westbrook has control of the leg.
Westbrook trying to control the pace.
pacquiao is looking to control Westbrook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can pacquiao avoid being mounted?
Westbrook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pacquiao is looking to escape.
Westbrook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed pacquiao's head.
pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Westbrook is controlling him
Westbrook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed pacquiao's head.
Westbrook wants to take a breather but pacquiao is having none of it.
pacquiao tries to kick Westbrook off but Westbrook keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Westbrook scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Westbrook throwing shots but pacquiao is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Westbrook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
manny pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Westbrook looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
pacquiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westbrook is looking to clinch.
pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

manny pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Westbrook's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Westbrook walks into a straight right hand from pacquiao.
pacquiao scores with a nice right hand.
pacquiao lunges at Westbrook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Westbrook's hand.
pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
pacquiao throws a series of punches but Westbrook moves out of range.
pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
manny pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Westbrook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. pacquiao did well to prevent Westbrook getting side control.
Westbrook is thwarting pacquiao's attempts to control the position.
pacquiao is not content to let Westbrook control the position.
pacquiao is trying to control but can't.
pacquiao trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Westbrook is landing with some decent strikes but pacquiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Westbrook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Westbrook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish pacquiao?
pacquiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Westbrook.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
pacquiao is desperately trying to improve his position but Westbrook has a good base and remains in mount.
Westbrook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish pacquiao?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Westbrook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Westbrook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
pacquiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Westbrook.
pacquiao wants to hold on but Westbrook pushes him away.
Westbrook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Westbrook looking to control but pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
pacquiao is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
pacquiao is trying desperately to improve position.
Westbrook working pacquiao over with strikes here.
Westbrook looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook lands a big shot there that rocks pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Westbrook scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Westbrook landing punches.
Westbrook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish pacquiao?
Westbrook raining down shots from the mount!
Westbrook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pacquiao is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
pacquiao is in a horrible position here. Westbrook smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Westbrook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colt Westbrook's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Westbrook moves in looking to clinch but pacquiao pushes him off.
pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
pacquiao lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westbrook.
pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Westbrook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
manny pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
pacquiao scores with a hook.
A punch combination from pacquiao misses.
pacquiao swings for the body but Westbrook moves out of range.
Westbrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
pacquiao throws a right hand that Westbrook ducks under and follows up with a left that Westbrook also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from pacquiao. Westbrook does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pacquiao moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Westbrook.
Westbrook looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
manny pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Westbrook.
Westbrook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Westbrook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
manny pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from pacquiao misses its intended target.
Westbrook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from pacquiao.
pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
pacquiao swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colt Westbrook.
I think Westbrook has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Colt Westbrook!