PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Taylor Gang. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Taylor
vs
Pacquiao

170 cm
26
144 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

169 cm
27
146 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomaz Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacquiao.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomaz Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a combination
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Taylor cracks Pacquiao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Pacquiao jabs at Taylor's body.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Pacquiao seems unphased.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taylor!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacquiao drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacquiao scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao blocks a body shot from Taylor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomaz Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taylor takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Pacquiao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Pacquiao didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomaz Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taylor thuds his shin into the meat of Pacquiao's side.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacquiao is able to avoid easily.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor lands a head kick. Pacquiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Taylor 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.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taylor.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.

Taylor drives through and clinches with Pacquiao against the cage.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a left hand.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Pacquiao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomaz Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Taylor lands.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor lands a jab.
Pacquiao defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taylor keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Pacquiao is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Pacquiao controls the action.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Taylor.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pacquiao will feel that in the morning.
Thomaz Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Taylor.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomaz Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomaz Taylor!
Thomaz Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.