PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Night Man. Pacquiao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Its Time for War. Manny Pacquiao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Man
vs
Pacquiao

173 cm
25
157 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

169 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man scores with a head kick.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pacquiao feints a jab promting Man to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Pacquiao moves his leg out of the way.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacquiao feints a jab promting Man to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Pacquiao is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Night Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Night Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Man misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man scores with a head kick.
Man delivers a nice body kick.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Man.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Pacquiao cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacquiao is out of range.
Man walks into a jab.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Man.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Man's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Man scores with a head kick.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Man.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Pacquiao.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Pacquiao scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That has opened up Manny Pacquiao's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man tries to work over Pacquiao's front leg with a kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquiao's head.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Man throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Man.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Pacquiao stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.

Man clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Manny Pacquiao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man avoiding damage.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks for a moment.
Man taking a breather.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Manny Pacquiao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Man lands a knee to the head.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick misses from Man.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man looks to clinch
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Man had his way with Manny Pacquiao in that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man scores with a head kick.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Man.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man lands with a hook. Pacquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Night Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a jab.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Man tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.

Man is rocked!
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Pacquiao.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:46
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Man!
Night Man is the new lightweight champion!