PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Push It To The Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Montana

170 cm
35
169 lbs
38 - 11 - 2

186 cm
29
176 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao jabs at Montana's body.
Pacquiao looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao slips a jab from Montana.
Pacquiao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montana is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.

Pacquiao moves into range and clinches up with Montana.
Pacquiao lands a hook that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montana avoids it.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
A body shot lands from Montana.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pacquiao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Pacquiao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Montana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.

Montana pulls guard successfully.
Pacquiao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao advances position into side control!
Pacquiao tries to stand but Montana is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao controls the position from side control.
Montana can't do much from the bottom here.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pacquiao content to stall in guard here.

Pacquiao stands up and waves to Montana to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Montana's body.
Montana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pacquiao. That one must have hurt.
Pacquiao needs to keep his hands up - Montana had a free shot at his head there.
Montana clobbers Pacquiao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Montana slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Montana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Montana defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pacquiao.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Montana blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Montana's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montana is out of range and Pacquiao settles back down.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montana throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
Montana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacquiao at a distance.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Montana.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Herman Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Montana lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Montana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Montana scores with a head kick.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Montana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montana.
A head kick misses from Montana.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana lands with a cross.
Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana blocks a leg kick.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Montana moved away.
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Montana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a solid body kick.
Montana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Montana swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao lands a high kick!
Montana thuds his right hand into Pacquiao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Pacquiao clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pacquiao closes the distance and pushes Montana back into the cage.
Pacquiao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Montana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pacquiao jabs at Montana's body.
Montana blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Montana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Montana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montana!
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Pacquiao misses with a kick to the body.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
A solid body kick from Montana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao jabs Montana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montana's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pacquiao - that will leave a mark!
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Pacquiao blocks the low kick.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montana.
A jab from Montana misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montana on the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Montana's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body kick.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacquiao 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
After the fight, Herman Pacquiao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.