PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen Young Wild and Free as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pacquiao
vs
Dos Santos

170 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacquiao is able to avoid easily.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.

Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Pacquiao against the cage.
Pacquiao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dos Santos is defending well.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pacquiao has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Pacquiao goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dos Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pacquiao but great work by Dos Santos .
Pacquiao manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao gets full guard.
Dos Santos wanted to stand there but Pacquiao had control of the position.

Pacquiao looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dos Santos stands up from Pacquiao's guard - Dos Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos tries to sprawl but Pacquiao drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Pacquiao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Pacquiao eventually gives up the hold.
Dos Santos is looking to escape.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pacquiao seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.

Pacquiao seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.

Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Pacquiao.

Pacquiao has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dos Santos defend it? Pacquiao steps over the head and cranks it - Dos Santos is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pacquiao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao is the new bantamweight champion!
Manny Pacquiao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.