PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wong Yuanjiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yuanjiao
vs
Pacquiao

175 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing
Brand New Life

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wong Yuanjiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuanjiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao throws a predictable looking body shot

and Pacquiao counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pacquiao advances to full mount.

Pacquiao with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Pacquiao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yuanjiao turns into him and now he's in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Pacquiao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuanjiao preventing the sweep.

Pacquiao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuanjiao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yuanjiao!
Yuanjiao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yuanjiao tries to get out of the position.
Pacquiao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Yuanjiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Pacquiao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yuanjiao turns into him and now he's in Pacquiao's guard.
Yuanjiao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacquiao is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao pushing down on Yuanjiao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pacquiao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuanjiao is looking to escape.
Pacquiao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yuanjiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao controlling from the full mount.
Pacquiao punching from mount but Yuanjiao doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yuanjiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Yuanjiao is blocking nicely.
Yuanjiao is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Pacquiao has hold of Yuanjiao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yuanjiao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pacquiao dominating with strikes here.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Yuanjiao is blocking nicely.
Yuanjiao trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pacquiao punching from mount but Yuanjiao doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuanjiao is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yuanjiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pacquiao.

Pacquiao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yuanjiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacquiao on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control the position but Yuanjiao is working away.

Pacquiao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yuanjiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Yuanjiao's face as Pacquiao controls the position.

Pacquiao is trying to get an arm triangle but Yuanjiao is defending well.
Pacquiao creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yuanjiao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pacquiao has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to control but Yuanjiao wriggling away.
Yuanjiao blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yuanjiao is squirming around, avoiding Pacquiao's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacquiao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yuanjiao is trying to stand up.
Yuanjiao is trying to escape the mount but Pacquiao keeps good control and instead manages to take Yuanjiao's back.

Pacquiao sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Yuanjiao taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Junior Pacquiao!
Junior Pacquiao thanked the fans post fight for their support.