PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argo Surtr (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 ten thousand fists. The key to victory for Manny Pacquiao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pacquiao
vs
Surtr

170 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

177 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Argo Surtr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surtr looks for the body kick but Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Surtr at a distance.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Surtr circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Pacquiao blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Surtr blocks it.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surtr lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Surtr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Surtr throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surtr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquiao's head.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surtr throws a low kick but Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surtr.
Surtr throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Surtr is out of range.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Surtr tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao misses with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surtr.
Surtr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Surtr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Surtr has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiao in a clinch.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling the position.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Surtr keeps him there for the moment.
Surtr lands a nice knee to the body.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Surtr trying to land knees to the body.
Surtr stalling in the clinch.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Surtr tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Surtr landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surtr misses with a knee strike.
Surtr lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pacquiao being controlled against the cage.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Surtr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Surtr.
Surtr lands a nice knee to the body.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Surtr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Surtr has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Surtr.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surtr connects with a knee to the head.
Surtr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surtr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands an uppercut.
Surtr missing with knees to the body.
Surtr connects with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pacquiao is trying to push Surtr away but Surtr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Surtr taking a breather.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Surtr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Surtr.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Argo Surtr.
Surtr scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surtr. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Surtr.
Pacquiao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surtr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Surtr doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.

Surtr rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Surtr is pushing Pacquiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Surtr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Surtr misses with a knee strike.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling him.

Surtr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Surtr - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Surtr.
Surtr lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argo Surtr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Surtr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacquiao.
A slapping body kick lands there for Surtr.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surtr lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pacquiao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surtr misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Surtr clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Surtr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surtr has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Surtr has double underhooks.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Surtr digs a right hand into Pacquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pacquiao's gas tank.
Surtr scores with a knee to the head.
Surtr with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Surtr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Surtr manages to break the clinch.
Surtr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Surtr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
Surtr throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Surtr feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Argo Surtr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Surtr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pacquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Surtr misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Surtr is just out of range.
Surtr connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surtr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surtr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquiao's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Surtr.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Surtr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Surtr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Surtr looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Surtr. Surtr obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Surtr lands a front kick.
Surtr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surtr.
Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Surtr.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Surtr can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Surtr. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Surtr.
Surtr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Surtr, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Surtr!
Surtr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surtr loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Surtr counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Surtr throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Surtr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Surtr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argo Surtr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Surtr can pounce on him.
Pacquiao looks to throw a body kick
and Surtr counters with a nice leg kick.
Surtr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Surtr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr throws a head kick that half lands.
Surtr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.

Surtr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Surtr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Surtr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Surtr.

Surtr breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Surtr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Surtr moves out of range easily.
Surtr lands a front kick.
A head kick from Surtr lands but Pacquiao takes it in his stride.
Surtr scores with a leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Surtr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Surtr throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Surtr swinging wildly here.
Surtr scores with a head kick. Pacquiao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Surtr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Surtr lands a high kick!
Surtr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Surtr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
Surtr tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surtr throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Surtr misses the target.
Surtr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
That kick from Surtr tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Pacquiao misses
and Surtr counters with a thumping low kick.
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Surtr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Surtr scores with a head kick. Pacquiao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pacquiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Surtr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pacquiao.
Surtr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Surtr.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Surtr.
Surtr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Surtr connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Surtr.
Surtr delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surtr connects with an inside leg kick.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr connects with a solid leg kick.
Surtr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Surtr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Surtr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Surtr counters with a nice leg kick.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Argo Surtr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Surtr lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Surtr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Surtr.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surtr cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Surtr is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Argo Surtr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Surtr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argo Surtr!