PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes into the arena with Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Brock

173 cm
28
160 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

171 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Brock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brock throws a front kick that sends Pacquiao stumbling back into the cage.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock scores with a head kick.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brock throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brock can pounce on him.
Brock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brock scores with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pacquiao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brock swivels and escapes.
Brock takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Brock throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pacquiao will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Brock pushes Pacquiao away with a front kick.
Pacquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brock throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brock.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brock is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brock.
A head kick by Brock misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Brock.
Eddie Brock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brock throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brock's waist but Brock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacquiao off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brock throws the kick towards the body but Pacquiao avoids it.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Brock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick as Brock jumps back.
Brock throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brock sprawls well. Brock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A leg kick checked by Pacquiao.
Brock throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Brock sprawls well.
Brock tried to score with a low kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao shoots in looking for a takedown. Brock tries to sprawl out of it but Pacquiao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock throws the kick towards the body but Pacquiao avoids it.

Pacquiao feints and as Brock raises his hands in defense, Pacquiao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao looking to pass the guard.
Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao is looking to advance position but Brock has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pacquiao tries to hold on but Brock postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brock at a distance.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a leg kick but Brock moves out of range and Pacquiao only half commits.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks for a takedown but Brock sprawls well.
Brock lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.

Pacquiao clinches up with Brock and pushes him back against the cage.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock scores with a head kick. Pacquiao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Brock.
Pacquiao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brock.
Brock scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.

Pacquiao gets a clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brock.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brock throws out a leg kick but Pacquiao moves out of range and Brock only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brock missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Brock.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Brock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brock 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
A victorious Eddie Brock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.