PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Darude - Sandstorm . A fine choice. Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Manny Pacquiao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Pacquiao

180 cm
27
155 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

169 cm
34
155 lbs
24 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva scores with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao is trying to keep Silva in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

Silva drives through with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva pushing down on Pacquiao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva looks to land a strike but Pacquiao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Pacquiao is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeping full guard, as Pacquiao tries to pass.
Pacquiao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacquiao looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pacquiao because Silva loaded up on that one.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pacquiao has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Pacquiao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pacquiao gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva 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 trying to control the position.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pacquiao dives on top into guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pacquiao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pacquiao sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Silva doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Pacquiao paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Silva - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Silva!
After winning the bout, Carlos Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.