PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Satanmury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Satanmury
vs
Pacquiao

175 cm
33
159 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

169 cm
38
149 lbs
30 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Dragon
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Satanmury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Satanmury rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satanmury's elbow.
Satanmury landing knees to the body.
Satanmury lands an elbow inside.
Satanmury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Satanmury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Pacquiao.
Satanmury landing knees to the head.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satanmury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao lands a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury misses with an elbow strike.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Satanmury improves his position.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Satanmury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Satanmury tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.
Satanmury tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Satanmury 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.
Pacquiao lands a hook that snaps the head of Satanmury backwards.
Satanmury lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Manny Pacquiao's cut even more.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Satanmury blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satanmury.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanmury misses with a knee strike.
Satanmury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satanmury misses with a knee strike.
Satanmury misses with a knee strike.
Satanmury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Satanmury.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Satanmury, against the cage.
Pacquiao is leaning against Satanmury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pacquiao looking to stall.
Satanmury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satanmury connects with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Satanmury blocks it.
Pacquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Satanmury.
Satanmury misses with a knee strike.
Pacquiao is looking to control Satanmury's arms but Satanmury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Satanmury won't allow it.
Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury letting Pacquiao take a breather here.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Satanmury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao is looking to control Satanmury's arms but Satanmury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Satanmury 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.
Pacquiao lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Satanmury blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Satanmury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao'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.

Satanmury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christian Satanmury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satanmury tries to clinch up.
Satanmury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satanmury moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
Pacquiao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao is looking to score with low kicks.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satanmury dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satanmury.
Satanmury is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Satanmury.
Satanmury misses the shot to the body.

Satanmury closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Satanmury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satanmury tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Satanmury throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury lands a nice elbow.
Satanmury pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.
Satanmury tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satanmury lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satanmury checks a leg kick.
Satanmury avoids a kick to the body.

Satanmury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Christian Satanmury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Satanmury controls his hands.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Satanmury blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao is trying to stall.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satanmury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satanmury prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Satanmury landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Satanmury scores a nice knee to the body.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanmury missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao tries to stall but Satanmury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Satanmury avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Satanmury prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pacquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Satanmury.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satanmury prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satanmury lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanmury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Satanmury 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Satanmury forces Pacquiao back against the cage and clinches.
Pacquiao tries to work over Satanmury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satanmury landing knees to the body.
Satanmury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Satanmury's elbow.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satanmury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Satanmury tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satanmury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Satanmury controls his hands.
Satanmury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Satanmury takes a shot to the head.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Satanmury backwards.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Satanmury throws knees to the body.
Satanmury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Satanmury throws an elbow that misses.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Pacquiao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Satanmury.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Satanmury, against the cage.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Satanmury throws knees to the body.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Satanmury prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Satanmury blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Satanmury avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanmury misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Satanmury prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Pacquiao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Satanmury avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to work over Satanmury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Satanmury.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satanmury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satanmury is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christian Satanmury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Pacquiao.
Satanmury lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Satanmury.
Pacquiao tries to throw a body punch but Satanmury avoids it by throwing Pacquiao back against the cage.
Satanmury misses with an elbow strike.
Satanmury lands an elbow that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Manny Pacquiao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Satanmury trying to land knees to the body.
Satanmury 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Satanmury blocks it.
Satanmury trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Satanmury.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Pacquiao.
Well Satanmury 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Satanmury!
A relieved looking Christian Satanmury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.