PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lurendrejer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blunt - Reggae Da Nation . The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacquiao's choice of entrance music: Sometimes when we Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lurendrejer
vs
Pacquiao

190 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition
BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer throws a shot to the body.
Lurendrejer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lurendrejer lands an overhand right.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Lurendrejer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lurendrejer misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Lurendrejer does no damage.
Lurendrejer with a hook.
Lurendrejer lands with a hook. Pacquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Lurendrejer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Lurendrejer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lurendrejer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Lurendrejer there.
Lurendrejer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
Pacquiao moves forwards but Lurendrejer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pacquiao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lurendrejer pinned against the cage. Lurendrejer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lurendrejer avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lurendrejer pinned against the cage. Lurendrejer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lurendrejer misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lurendrejer misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lurendrejer.

Lurendrejer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Lurendrejer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pacquiao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lurendrejer has Pacquiao in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lurendrejer has control of Pacquiao's left arm, preventing Pacquiao from doing any damage.
Pacquiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position.
Pacquiao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Shananigan Lurendrejer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Lurendrejer misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lurendrejer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lurendrejer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lurendrejer is just out of range.
Lurendrejer throws a head kick that misses.
Lurendrejer 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.

Shananigan Lurendrejer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lurendrejer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Lurendrejer blocks it.
Lurendrejer throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lurendrejer.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but Lurendrejer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Lurendrejer throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Lurendrejer misses with a body shot.
Lurendrejer looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lurendrejer is just out of range.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Lurendrejer lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao shoots for a takedown but Lurendrejer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Lurendrejer.

Lurendrejer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Lurendrejer tries to pass.
Lurendrejer won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
Pacquiao controlling Lurendrejer's posture.
Pacquiao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lurendrejer throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lurendrejer's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lurendrejer is keeping the position for now.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position here.
Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao advances position into side control!
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
Lurendrejer tries to improve position but can't.
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.

Pacquiao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lurendrejer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lurendrejer wants to control but Pacquiao postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer is looking to reverse the position.
Lurendrejer keeping his opponent close.
You can see the frustration on Lurendrejer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lurendrejer is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer 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.

Pacquiao looking to score a takedown here. Lurendrejer is defending well but Pacquiao drives through and ends up in Lurendrejer's guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Lurendrejer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao throws a big elbow that misses.
Lurendrejer keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Lurendrejer controls Pacquiao momentarily but Pacquiao frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pacquiao trying to control but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Floyd Pacquiao wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pacquiao changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lurendrejer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao working away.
Pacquiao trying to control the action but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
Lurendrejer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lurendrejer is refusing to be controlled, as Pacquiao sits in half guard.
Pacquiao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pacquiao trying to advance position but Lurendrejer counters by regaining guard.
Lurendrejer has control of Pacquiao's left arm, preventing Pacquiao from doing any damage.
Lurendrejer keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lurendrejer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Lurendrejer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Floyd Pacquiao was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lurendrejer manages to avoid it.
Lurendrejer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lurendrejer throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Lurendrejer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lurendrejer moves away.
Pacquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lurendrejer rather than just go for the knockout.
Lurendrejer looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Lurendrejer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Lurendrejer misses.
Lurendrejer misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Shananigan Lurendrejer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lurendrejer throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Lurendrejer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lurendrejer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Some wild striking there from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lurendrejer won't be happy with that.
Lurendrejer tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Lurendrejer with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pacquiao swings around for an armbar but Lurendrejer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pacquiao's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lurendrejer!
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Lurendrejer is blocking nicely.

Pacquiao is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lurendrejer is surviving well by controlling Pacquiao's body position as best he can.
Pacquiao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurendrejer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Pacquiao really dominated that round.
That's time! Lurendrejer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lurendrejer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Lurendrejer's shoulder, as Lurendrejer tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Lurendrejer loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
A jab from Lurendrejer misses.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Lurendrejer avoids it well.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Lurendrejer cracks a nice hook into Pacquiao's ribs.
Lurendrejer connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lurendrejer lands the left hand.
Lurendrejer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but Lurendrejer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Lurendrejer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lurendrejer misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lurendrejer.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Lurendrejer with a series of wild strikes but Lurendrejer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Lurendrejer avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao needs to keep his hands up - Lurendrejer had a free shot at his head there.
Lurendrejer connects with a looping right hand.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lurendrejer misses with a hook.

Lurendrejer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Lurendrejer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lurendrejer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lurendrejer's back!

Lurendrejer fending off the submission attempt from Pacquiao.
A lull in the action here.

Pacquiao is looking for the choke from the back position but Lurendrejer is controlling his hands well.

Pacquiao is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lurendrejer is defending well though. Pacquiao let's go of the attempt for now.
Lurendrejer is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets his hands free as Lurendrejer looks to control.
Lurendrejer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lurendrejer wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Lurendrejer tries to escape but Pacquiao has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lurendrejer breaks Pacquiao's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pacquiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lurendrejer throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shananigan Lurendrejer had his way with Floyd Pacquiao in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer misses with a body kick.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lurendrejer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lurendrejer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lurendrejer throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lurendrejer. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Lurendrejer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lurendrejer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Lurendrejer misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Lurendrejer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lurendrejer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lurendrejer tries a head kick but it misses.
Lurendrejer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Floyd Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lurendrejer misses with a straight right.
Lurendrejer throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Lurendrejer moves out of range.
Pacquiao lands with a good body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lurendrejer pinned against the cage. Lurendrejer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shananigan Lurendrejer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lurendrejer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lurendrejer misses the jab.
Lurendrejer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lurendrejer manages to avoid it.
Lurendrejer misses the jab.
Pacquiao shoots and misses
and Lurendrejer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lurendrejer wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao defending well as Lurendrejer loads up on a big left hand.

Pacquiao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pacquiao showed some decent athleticism there.
Lurendrejer is trying to get back to full guard.
Lurendrejer is not content to let Pacquiao control the position.

Pacquiao seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lurendrejer is not content to let Pacquiao control the position.
Lurendrejer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shananigan Lurendrejer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lurendrejer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Shananigan Lurendrejer retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Shananigan Lurendrejer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.