PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's entrance music is Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Rick

173 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rick!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Rick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy right hand. Rick should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricardo Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Rick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rick thinking.
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.
Rick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Rick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Junior Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rick doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Rick shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rick 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rick was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Rick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Rick on that attempt.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Rick fails with a takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rick.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a good body shot.
Rick shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Rick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Rick.
Rick fails with the takedown
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Rick shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Rick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Rick gets a clinch.
Rick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No luck for Rick with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Rick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rick.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Rick's body.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Rick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rick is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pacquiao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rick.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rick circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Rick is out of range.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Rick shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Rick, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rick is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rick has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rick looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rick avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Rick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rick was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao catches Rick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Rick.
Rick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Ricardo Rick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rick misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Rick backing up. Rick nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rick has a takedown stuffed.
Rick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pacquiao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rick somewhat.
Rick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Rick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao scores with a hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Rick fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rick is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.

Rick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Rick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ricardo Rick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao wants to control but Rick is keeping busy.
Pacquiao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Junior Pacquiao!

Junior Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!