PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pacquiao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its Time for War. Manny Pacquiao had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pacquiao
vs
Meeks

169 cm
33
155 lbs
23 - 20 - 0

171 cm
36
154 lbs
30 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meeks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Meeks moved out of range.
Meeks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Pacquiao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hate Made Me Asylum in the buildup to the fight.
Meeks misses with a series of wild punches.

Meeks rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meeks is trying to stall.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meeks.
A head punch on the inside from Meeks fails to land.
Meeks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pacquiao's defenses.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meeks counters with a series of strikes. Pacquiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that misses
and Meeks counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Meeks staying out of range there.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Meeks moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Meeks.
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!
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meekss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Meeks ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to move into range but Meeks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meeks under the eye.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meeks throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Meeks moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Meeks finds it's target.
Meeks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Meeks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
Meeks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Meeks's shoulder, as Meeks tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Meeks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Meeks off the ropes and back into range.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Meeks counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Meeks moves into the clinch.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Meeks.
Meeks has Pacquiao pressed against the ropes, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao misses with a knee to the head.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Meeks avoids the damage to the body.
Meeks throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pacquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling him.
Pacquiao missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Meeks has double underhooks.
Meeks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
Meeks stalls.
Meeks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Meeks lands with a left to the head.
Meeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pacquiao is pushing Meeks up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meeks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meeks has Pacquiao pressed against the ropes.
Meeks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquiao digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
Meeks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Meeks has double underhooks.
Meeks blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike.
Meeks lands with a light punch inside.
Meeks has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pacquiao's defenses.

Manny Pacquiao's cut is getting worse.
Meeks has Pacquiao pressed against the ropes, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
Meeks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meeks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meeks 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 shoulder strike.
Meeks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Meeks is controlling him.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Meeks has him pinned against the ropes.
Meeks trying to stall but Pacquiao improves his position.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Meeks slowing the pace effectively.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacquiao.
Meeks misses with a body punch.
Meeks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meeks lands a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meeks backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Meeks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Meeks controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Meeks.
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
Meeks has Pacquiao pushed against the ropes.
Meeks throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Meeks.
Meeks trying to control the position but instead, Pacquiao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meeks into the ropes.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meeks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Still in the clinch, Meeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meeks has Pacquiao pressed against the ropes, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Meeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Meeks lands a damaging elbow.

Manny Pacquiao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pacquiao lands an uppercut.
Meeks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meeks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meeks prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meeks.
Meeks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Meeks has double underhooks.
Meeks lands a nice uppercut.
Meeks misses with a punch on the inside.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao misses with a body punch.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meeks lands a right hand.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meeks lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Meeks digs a good hook to Pacquiao's body.
Meeks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meeks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacquiaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Meeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meeks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Meeks.
Meeks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Meeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Meeks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Meeks lands a head shot.
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!
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Meeks wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Meeks staying out of range there.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Meeks misses.
Meeks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meeks counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Meeks ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot that sends Meeks's belly button to the back.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meeks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Meeks counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meeks.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Meeks avoids it well.
Meeks jabs at Pacquiao's body.
Meeks looks to land a combination. Pacquiao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Meeks's head but Meeks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a jab. Meeks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Meeks's body.
Meeks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meeks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacquiao under the eye.

Pacquiao is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Meeks. That snapped Pacquiao's head back.
Oh Pacquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meeks scores with a one two! Pacquiao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Jeez, Manny Pacquiao's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meeks.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meeks counters with a left to the body.
Meeks staying out of range there.
Meeks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pacquiao drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Meeks follows Pacquiao to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenton Meeks!
An out of breath Fenton Meeks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.