PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Yuanjiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pacquiao
vs
Yuanjiao

173 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wong Yuanjiao!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuanjiao tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pacquiao is working Yuanjiao over against the cage.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Yuanjiao works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Yuanjiao throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Yuanjiao shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuanjiao.

Yuanjiao closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.

Yuanjiao manages to break the clinch.
Yuanjiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuanjiao misses with a right hand

and Pacquiao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yuanjiao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuanjiao stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
Yuanjiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao looking to control.
Yuanjiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacquiao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuanjiao's guard.
Pacquiao passes Yuanjiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pacquiao is keen to just control but Yuanjiao is a slippery customer.

Pacquiao seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacquiao is trying to control. Yuanjiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao is in trouble now - Pacquiao has advanced to mount!
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pacquiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacquiao punching from mount but Yuanjiao doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yuanjiao is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacquiao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pacquiao is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yuanjiao can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thowing shots but they're missing.
Pacquiao is looking to work his way around to Yuanjiao's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Yuanjiao tries to hold on but Pacquiao postures up.
Yuanjiao really wants to buck Pacquiao off and get back to his feet.
Yuanjiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pacquiao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pacquiao working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao with good strikes from the mount here!
Yuanjiao is in a horrible position here. Pacquiao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pacquiao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacquiao with a couple of short strikes.
Pacquiao wants to control the pace but Yuanjiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a head shot.
Pacquiao unloads with some shots from mount but Yuanjiao bucks and avoids them well.
Yuanjiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao wants to control the pace but Yuanjiao is squirming around nicely.

Pacquiao swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Yuanjiao is now in Pacquiao's guard. A big mistake from Pacquiao there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yuanjiao misses with a straight right.
Yuanjiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Yuanjiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Yuanjiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wong Yuanjiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuanjiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuanjiao misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuanjiao misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuanjiao takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Yuanjiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuanjiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuanjiao swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuanjiao takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao takes one on the button.
Pacquiao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pacquiao scores a takedown into full mount!
Pacquiao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuanjiao is looking to escape.
Yuanjiao taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuanjiao tries to buck Pacquiao off but he can't manage it.
Yuanjiao is squirming around, avoiding Pacquiao's attempts to control the action.

Pacquiao is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yuanjiao has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yuanjiao!
Yuanjiao postures up.

Yuanjiao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pacquiao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yuanjiao has managed to get both his arms back between Pacquiao's legs - danger averted.

Pacquiao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuanjiao stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuanjiao's guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuanjiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuanjiao can't keep his opponent in guard - Pacquiao advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yuanjiao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pacquiao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Pacquiao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pacquiao moves into full mount! Yuanjiao won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Pacquiao there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pacquiao unloads with some shots from mount but Yuanjiao bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Yuanjiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pacquiao moves to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pacquiao looking for the RNC.
Yuanjiao holding both Pacquiao 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao wants to control but Yuanjiao is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Pacquiao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yuanjiao moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuanjiao lands the left hand.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuanjiao throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuanjiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuanjiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Yuanjiao's body.
Yuanjiao throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Yuanjiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuanjiao closes the distance looking to clinch

so Pacquiao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao pushes down on Yuanjiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to control. Yuanjiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Pacquiao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yuanjiao defends it well.
Yuanjiao trying to hold on to Pacquiao's head to control him but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yuanjiao defending well though.
Pacquiao prevents Yuanjiao from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Pacquiao.
Yuanjiao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pacquiao slips a nice elbow through Yuanjiao's hands, connecting with Yuanjiao's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao is in trouble now - Pacquiao has advanced to mount!
Pacquiao throws some wild stikes that Yuanjiao manages to avoid easily.
Pacquiao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao prevents Yuanjiao from getting the reversal.

Pacquiao goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yuanjiao turns into him and now he's in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Yuanjiao's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuanjiao, at least for the moment.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Yuanjiao's head. It's preventing any offense from Yuanjiao, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Pacquiao just wasn't active enough.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Yuanjiao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuanjiao. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Pacquiao closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pacquiao lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuanjiao has wrist control.
Yuanjiao wants to stand and escape but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Junior Pacquiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuanjiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao advances position into side control!
Junior Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Yuanjiao is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yuanjiao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Pacquiao!
An out of breath Junior Pacquiao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.