PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Sik

169 cm
37
149 lbs
29 - 12 - 2

177 cm
31
168 lbs
13 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sik lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Sik lands a nice shot that snaps Pacquiao's head back.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sik throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sik throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Pacquiao.
Sik slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Sik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sik missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao scores with a spinning back kick!
Sik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
A low kick from Sik misses
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Sik blocks a low kick nicely.
Sik drops his hands momentarily and Pacquiao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Sik counters with a body kick.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao scores with a leg kick.
Sik throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Sik moved out of range.
Sik takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sik.
Nice jab there from Sik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sik throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Sik finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
Pacquiao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pacquiao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sik is one step ahead there.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position but Sik postures up.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sik is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to slow Sik down with leg kicks.
Sik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Sik cracks Pacquiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sik throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sik throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the leg kick from Sik.
Sik swings widly with a right hand
and Sik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sik moves away.
Sik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Manny Pacquiao's cut is getting worse.
Sik ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sik misses.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pacquiao.
Sik misses with a body shot.
Sik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sik throws a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it.
Sik misses with a hook.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Sik moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sik throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
Sik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pacquiao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dat Sik dominated that 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. And we move into the final round!

Sik throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Sik does it's job there.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sik.
Pacquiao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sik.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Sik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks.
Pacquiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sik's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik is looking to chop away at Pacquiao's legs.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sik just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pacquiao.
Sik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sik misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sik.
Sik throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Sik wants to land a leg kick but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sik to counter with a crisp jab.
Sik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacquiao is able to avoid easily.
Sik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sik with a hook.
Pacquiao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sik.
Sik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pacquiao can pounce on him.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sik moves away.
Pacquiao scores with a leg kick.
Sik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Sik.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Sik ducks down to avoid it.
Sik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Sik.
A big left from Sik misses.
Dat Sik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sik connects with an inside leg kick.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pacquiao, right into the meat.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dat Sik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao thows a leg kick but Sik checks it
and Sik counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sik.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Sik ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sik.
Sik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sik cracks Pacquiao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacquiao. Pacquiao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sik jabs Pacquiao to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dat Sik.
Well Sik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 18:20
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dat Sik!
Dat Sik took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.