PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. Manny Pacquiao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Grossman's chin.

Grossman
vs
Pacquiao

173 cm
27
143 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

169 cm
36
149 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Grossman. Those never looked like landing.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao darts in trying to clinch
and Grossman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grossman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao moves to clinch but Grossman breaks away
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Grossman tries to work over Pacquiao's front leg with a kick but Pacquiao checks it.

Grossman moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Grossman.
A right hand to the body from Grossman.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grossman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pacquiao is defending well for now.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grossman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grossman punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grossman counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Grossman keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Grossman strikes.
Grossman feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Grossman.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao drives through and clinches with Grossman against the cage.
Grossman misses with a knee to the head.
Grossman has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Grossman.
Grossman is trying to break free.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao wants a takedown but no success here.

Pacquiao gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Grossman regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pacquiao being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pacquiao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grossman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pacquiao has Grossman in his guard.
Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao controlling Grossman's posture.
Pacquiao looking to control.
Grossman wants to stand but Pacquiao is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grossman stands and steps away. Pacquiao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grossman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grossman cracks the inside of Pacquiao's front leg.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao closes the distance but Grossman moves to the side
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman lands a jab to Pacquiao's midsection.
Grossman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grossman throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grossman throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grossman misses with a looping right.
Grossman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grossman counters with an inside leg kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grossman keeps the fight on the outside.
Grossman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grossman feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grossman.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman scores with a punch to the head.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch but Grossman is avoiding it.
Pacquiao closes the distance but Grossman moves to the side
and Grossman counters with a leg kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grossman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grossman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
Pacquiao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
Grossman throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range.
Grossman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Grossman closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pacquiao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grossman pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grossman misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grossman.
Grossman throws a leg kick

and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Pacquiao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman prevents the takedown attempt.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
Grossman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Grossman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grossman trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Grossman throws an elbow that misses.
Grossman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pacquiao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao taking a breather.

Grossman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
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 clinches.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Grossman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Grossman being controlled against the cage.
Grossman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Grossman breaks from the clinch.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Grossman keeps the fight on the outside.

Grossman clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pacquiao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grossman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Grossman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a knee to the head.
Grossman is trying to stall.

Grossman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pacquiao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Grossman tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pacquiao moves to clinch but Grossman breaks away
and Grossman counters with a solid body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grossman, right into the meat.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Grossman.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grossman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grossman 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 Grossman misses the target.
Grossman throws an off balance right hand

and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looking for a takedown.
Grossman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grossman missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Grossman has control.
Grossman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grossman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman lands a knee to the body.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants a takedown but no success here.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacquiao.
Grossman missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Grossman has him pinned against the cage.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Grossman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquiao can do to turn this around?
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Grossman circles away and keeps his distance.

Grossman has managed to clinch.
Pacquiao has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grossman after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grossman obliges.
Grossman controlling the action here for a moment.
Grossman tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Grossman has control.
Grossman lands a knee to the head.
Karl Grossman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pacquiao is trying to push Grossman away but Grossman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacquiao works on Grossman's body with a couple of short punches.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Grossman.
Pacquiao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grossman pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Grossman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grossman 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.