PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time for War. Numa has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Keiji Numa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pacquiao
vs
Numa

169 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
167 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Numa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Numa was well out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Numa avoids it well.
Numa staying out of range there.
Pacquiao throws a front kick aimed at Numa's knee but Numa avoids it well.
Numa throws a head kick that misses.
Numa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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.
Numa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Numa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Numa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Numa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Numa.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Numa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquiao's knee momentarily.
Numa drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Numa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquiao's knee momentarily.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Numa.
Numa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Numa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Numa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Numa was well out of range.
Pacquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Numa fails with the takedown.

Numa gets tackled into the cage by Pacquiao. Pacquiao maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Numa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.

Pacquiao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Numa, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Numa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Numa with a poor takedown

and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pacquiao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Numa backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Numa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses
and Numa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Numa saw that one coming.
Numa staying out of range there.
Numa throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
Numa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Numa circles away.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Good leg kick by Numa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao clinches with his opponent.
Numa tries to break free but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage.
Numa is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.

Numa breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Numa moves out of range.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Numa can pounce on him.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Numa avoids nicely.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.
Numa avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Numa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Numa working hard to break the clinch.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Numa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keiji Numa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Numa eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Numa thows a body kick. Pacquiao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Numa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Numa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
Numa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Numa throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Numa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pacquiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacquiao controlling the action here for a moment.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Numa or not.

Numa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numa throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Numa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Numa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pacquiao eats them both and turns towards Numa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numa misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Numa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pacquiao really felt that one!
Numa throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Numa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Numa counters with a good low kick that Pacquiao was not able to check.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Numa.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Numa counters with a nice leg kick.
Numa misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Numa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Numa counters with an outside leg kick.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Numa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Numa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy body shot
and Numa counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Numa throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Numa.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Numa pushes him off.
Numa lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
Numa scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.
Numa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Numa moved out of range.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Numa is avoiding it.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Numa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Pacquiao clinches.
Pacquiao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Numa.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Numa fails with a takedown attempt.
Numa tried to score with a low kick but Pacquiao checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Numa scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up
and Numa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keiji Numa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Numa misses the target.
Numa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Numa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Numa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Numa throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao walks into a straight right hand from Numa.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Numa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Numa.
Jab by Pacquiao.
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.
Numa misses with a body kick.
Numa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Numa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Numa motions for Pacquiao to come forward. Numa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Numa throws a head kick that half lands.
Numa keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Numa or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.

That's four 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.
Numa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keiji Numa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Numa moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Numa throws a leg kick that misses.
Numa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Numa doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!