PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Ikuhisa Minowa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Minowa
vs
Pacquiao

182 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Minowa counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Minowa counters with a takedown into side control.

Minowa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pacquiao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Minowa but great work by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to stand but Minowa is controlling his head.
Minowa is trying to get back to half guard.

Pacquiao decides to stand back up.
Pacquiao works Minowa's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minowa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Minowa does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minowa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minowa shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minowa thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikuhisa Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minowa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Minowa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Minowa misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Minowa throws a combination that misses
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minowa lands a lovely overhand right.
Minowa is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.
Minowa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Minowa gets the takedown into side control.
Pacquiao tries to buck Minowa off but Minowa is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Minowa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to control but Minowa postures up.
Minowa wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.

Minowa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pacquiao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Minowa misses with the ground and pound.
Pacquiao wants to control but Minowa postures up.
Pacquiao tries to buck Minowa off but Minowa is having none of it.
Pacquiao struggling a bit here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.

Minowa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minowa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Minowa trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.

Minowa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pacquiao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Minowa but great work by Pacquiao.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pacquiao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Minowa to his feet.
Minowa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Minowa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Minowa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Minowa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Minowa swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Minowa looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.

That's eight 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.
Minowa misses with a body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Minowa moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Minowa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minowa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minowa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minowa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Minowa avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Ikuhisa Minowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minowa fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minowa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junior Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Minowa blocks a jab.
Minowa misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Minowa with that takedown attempt.
Minowa misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minowa.
Ikuhisa Minowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minowa misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikuhisa Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Minowa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minowa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minowa misses with the combination.
Minowa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minowa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minowa shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao tests Minowa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minowa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minowa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minowa fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Minowa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacquiao tests Minowa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minowa is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Minowa dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Minowa's head and hops out.
Minowa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minowa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot

and Minowa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minowa.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minowa is controlling him.
Pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minowa's guard.
Pacquiao wants to get up but he can't break Minowa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Minowa working for a triangle but Pacquiao defends it easily.
Minowa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minowa is working hard here to advance position.
Pacquiao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Minowa's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao pushes down on Minowa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Minowa moves into full guard.

Pacquiao gets to his feet - Minowa follows without any prompting.
Minowa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minowa closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Minowa pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minowa misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Pacquiao blocks the low kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Minowa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Minowa misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.
Minowa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Minowa misses with a takedown
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Minowa's ribcage but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Minowa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Minowa fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!

Junior Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!