PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hussak Claw (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. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hussak Claw enters the cage!

Pacquiao
vs
Claw

169 cm
35
155 lbs
26 - 24 - 0

160 cm
38
164 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Speedy Supps + Laundry

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 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Claw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Claw finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Claw throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Claw throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pacquiao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pacquiao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Claw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Claw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacquiao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pacquiao tries to stand but Claw is controlling from the bottom.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claw is keeping the position for now.
Claw is adopting a defensive guard.
Pacquiao trying to control but Claw is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manny Pacquiao has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Claw goes for a double leg but Pacquiao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pacquiao continues to drive forward.
Claw tries to pull guard but Pacquiao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Claw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hussak Claw.
Claw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Claw has double underhooks.
Claw tries to pull guard but Pacquiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Claw drops back down to his feet.

Claw decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao postures up in Claw's guard and throws a big left but Claw blocks it.
Pacquiao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Claw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Claw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Claw is adopting a defensive guard.
Pacquiao tries to stand but Claw is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Claw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pacquiao!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Claw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pacquiao, who protects the arm well.
Claw lands an elbow.
Claw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Claw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Claw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Claw in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pacquiao tries to buck Claw off but Claw is having none of it.
Claw with the ground and pound but Pacquiao regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Claw not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Claw is working away from the top position though.
Pacquiao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Claw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.

Claw is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.

Pacquiao pushes Claw off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hussak Claw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Claw slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Claw slips the punch.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand

and Claw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquiao's guard.
Claw throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claw is keeping the position for now.
Pacquiao trying to control but Claw is working from the bottom.
Claw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Our spies down at at Sydney Elite Systems inform us that Claw has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Claw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Pacquiao wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses

and Claw counters with a takedown into side control.

Claw goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pacquiao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Claw but great work by Pacquiao.
Claw dodges the ground and pound from Pacquiao.
Claw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pacquiao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Claw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Claw has his arm trapped.
Pacquiao misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao stands up and beckons Claw to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao throws a combination. Claw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Claw moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Claw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Claw.
Claw shoots in looking for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Claw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Claw knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand

and Claw counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Claw throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Claw looking to pass the guard.
Claw is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
Claw postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Claw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pacquiao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pacquiao has escaped and now he's on top!
Claw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw is controlling Pacquiao's posture.
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Pacquiao postures up in Claw's guard and throws a big left but Claw blocks it.
Claw is adopting a defensive guard.
Claw keeping full guard, as Pacquiao tries to pass.
Pacquiao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Claw's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hussak Claw'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. This is the final round!

Claw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Claw gets slowly back to his feet.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pacquiao tries to sprawl but Claw drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Claw wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Claw working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pacquiao's thigh. Pacquiao counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Claw forces his way into half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Claw is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Claw is pressing down on Pacquiao's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacquiao is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Claw seems to be working for a kimura but Pacquiao defends the submission attempt.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Claw is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.

Claw is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Claw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Claw is working for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending it quite comfortably.

Claw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Claw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Claw is looking for a kimura but Pacquiao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Claw to get the leverage.

Claw is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.

Pacquiao is defending against the submission attempts here by Claw.
Claw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pacquiao gets full guard.
Claw trying to move into half guard but instead Pacquiao has managed to sweep!
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Claw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claw controlling the position.
Hussak Claw has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw working a defensive guard here.
Pacquiao wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hussak Claw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

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