PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zuko
vs
Pacquiao

181 cm
35
184 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

170 cm
38
169 lbs
41 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Zuko blocks a leg kick.
Zuko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Zuko moves out of range.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Zuko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacquiao is able to avoid easily.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Zuko moves away and avoids it.
Zuko throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zuko.
Zuko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zuko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Zuko or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zuko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Zuko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zuko tries to score with a low kick but Pacquiao moves his leg out of the way.
Pacquiao walks into a straight right hand from Zuko.
Zuko throws a solid leg kick but Pacquiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zuko.
Zuko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuko.
Zuko thows a body shot but no joy.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Zuko's front leg.
Zuko throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zuko works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuko's calf.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Zuko moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zuko dives in and scores a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zuko tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zuko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Zuko postures up.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Zuko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pacquiao is pulling down on Zuko's head. It's preventing any offense from Zuko, at least for the moment.
Zuko pushes down on Pacquiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is positioning himself well to prevent Zuko advancing to mount.
Zuko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zuko wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Zuko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacquiao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zuko.
Zuko wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Zuko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zuko throws a big right hand that misses.
Pacquiao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
Zuko postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zuko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Zuko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko throwing strikes but missing.
Zuko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.

Zuko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zuko is trying to control. Pacquiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.
Zuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zuko is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuko throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.
Zuko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zuko throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuko throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zuko's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao wants to get up but he can't break Zuko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zuko wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zuko looking for a sweep. Not yet Zuko, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Herman Pacquiao hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Zuko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pacquiao on his heels. He'll look to pass Pacquiao's guard now, I'm sure.
Zuko throwing strikes but missing.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zuko throws a big elbow that misses.
Pacquiao pulls Zuko in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuko is in close to Pacquiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zuko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zuko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pacquiao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pacquiao gets to his feet. Zuko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zuko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zuko shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zuko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Zuko's ribs.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Zuko's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zuko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacquiao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zuko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zuko keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Zuko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenshi Zuko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Zuko off the cage and back into range.
Zuko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zuko misses with a low kick.

Zuko shoots in and bounces Pacquiao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zuko throws a big elbow that misses.
Zuko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zuko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacquiao managing to control the position.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position but Zuko postures up.
Zuko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Herman Pacquiao hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Zuko misses.
A slow jab from Zuko misses its intended target.
Zuko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuko misses with a straight right.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Zuko slips a jab from Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Zuko misses.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Pacquiao tests Zuko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Zuko is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Herman Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Zuko shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.

Zuko feints and as Pacquiao raises his hands in defense, Zuko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zuko controls the pace.
Zuko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pacquiao controls Zuko momentarily but Zuko frees himself.
Pacquiao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zuko throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Zuko connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
Zuko throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zuko wants to sweep here but Pacquiao controlling him for the moment.
Pacquiao trying to control but Zuko is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao preventing the sweep.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pacquiao being controlled here momentarily.
Zuko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao stays in close to Zuko's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Herman Pacquiao.
Zuko works over Pacquiao's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuko manages to avoid it.
Zuko connects with the punch.
Zuko throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Zuko digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
A very excited looking Kenshi Zuko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.