PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Manny Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fletcher
vs
Pacquiao

175 cm
37
146 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

169 cm
37
149 lbs
29 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fletcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Fletcher won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
Fletcher advances position into side control!
Fletcher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep.
Fletcher advances to full mount.
Fletcher landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Fletcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao regains half guard.
Fletcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.
Fletcher frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the mount.
Fletcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao can't escape the position.
Fletcher looking to finish Pacquiao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pacquiao!
Fletcher looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fletcher trying to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Fletcher lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao is working to get back to half guard.
Fletcher lands a big elbow.
Fletcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Fletcher lands a nice shot to the head.
Fletcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Pacquiao is rocked!
Pacquiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pacquiao is squirming around, avoiding Fletcher's attempts to control the action.
Fletcher with shots to the head and body - Pacquiao looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pacquiao is still in real trouble! Can Fletcher finish him?
Pacquiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fletcher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fletcher wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Fletcher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pacquiao's face.
Fletcher tries to control but Pacquiao wriggling away.
Pacquiao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fletcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Fletcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fletcher loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pacquiao scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fletcher land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fletcher stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rmarkas Fletcher!