PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Cowen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cowen
vs
Pacquiao

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cowen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Cowen is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Cowen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cowen moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Cowen on that attempt.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Cowen blocks it.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Cowen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Cowen avoids nicely.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.

Oooooh!!! Pacquiao has knocked Cowen down with a huge combo! Pacquiao steps away and waves a wobbly Cowen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cowen is rocked!
Pacquiao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Cowen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Cowen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Cowen with a series of wild strikes but Cowen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cowen seems to have got his legs back now.
Cowen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Cowen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Cowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cowen moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Cowen shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowen.
Cowen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cowen is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao leaves Cowen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cowen moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao 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.

Cowen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowen.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Cowen moved out of range.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cowen avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cowen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Cowen avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cowen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Cowen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cowen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Cowen persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cowen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Cowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cowen misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Cowen avoids it well.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Cowen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cowen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Cowen slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Cowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cowen also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Cowen. Cowen gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cowen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cowen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cowen blocks a jab.
Cowen dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cowen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowen.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cowen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pacquiao works the jab nicely.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Cowen moves out of range.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Cowen moved out of range nicely.
Josh Cowen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Cowen.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 looping right hand.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Cowen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cowen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks Cowen with an uppercut!
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Cowen moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cowen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Cowen's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cowen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Cowen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Cowen slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cowen circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao really dominated that round.
That's time! Cowen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cowen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cowen off to one side.
Cowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Cowen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cowen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquiao circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cowen to the canvas! Cowen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pacquiao keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao is the new lightweight champion!