PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Jet Ling will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pacman
vs
Ling

155 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Ling!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pacman. No joy for Ling on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Pacman as Ling shoots in.
Ling shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacman sprawls well. He's pushed Ling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manny Pacman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Ling.
Pacman moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacman lands a jab-cross combination.
Ling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ling's head.
Ling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ling at a distance.
Ling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacman.
Pacman misses with a wild body shot.
Pacman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ling takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ling tries to clinch up but Pacman circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacman throws a right hand that Ling ducks under and follows up with a left that Ling also avoids with ease.
Pacman lands a slapping body shot.
Pacman throws a series of strikes that have Ling backpedaling.
Pacman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Pacman.
Ling tries to clinch there but Pacman circles away.
Ling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacman stuns Ling with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ling wants to clinch.
Pacman misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacman works the jab nicely.
Ling shoots for a takedown but Pacman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Jet Ling has been cut.
Pacman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacman takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Manny Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling moves in looking to clinch but Pacman pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Ling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Pacman. No joy for Ling on that attempt.
Pacman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manny Pacman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling moves in looking to clinch but Pacman pushes him off.
Ling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pacman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling dodges the punch combination from Pacman.
No joy there for Pacman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman lands a head shot.
Ling moves in looking to clinch but Pacman pushes him off.
Pacman misses with a body shot.
Ling wants to clinch up but Pacman keeps it at a distance.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pacman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ling.
Ling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacman but Pacman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacman misses with a two punch combination.
Ling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Pacman coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ling tries to clinch but Pacman is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Pacman as Ling shoots in.
Manny Pacman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Ling.
Ling moves in looking to clinch but Pacman pushes him off.
Ling wants to clinch up but Pacman keeps it at a distance.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman throws a body punch but Ling moves out of range.
Pacman throws a nice looking combination but Ling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Ling.
A combination from Pacman does no damage.
Ling walks into a stiff left hand from Pacman.
Pacman takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Pacman looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.

Ling clinches.
Ling tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ling stalling.
Pacman taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacman misses with some punches.
Ling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Manny Pacman has been cut.
Pacman stops a takedown attempt from Ling.
Pacman stops a takedown attempt from Ling.
Ling missing with knees to the body.
Ling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pacman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pacman lands with a nice combination. Ling backs away looking to recover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Pacman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pacman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pacman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Pacman.
Pacman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacman stuffs the takedown.
Pacman misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ling is looking to clinch.
Ling has a takedown stuffed.
Ling tries to clinch there but Pacman circles away.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Manny Pacman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ling there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ling closes the distance and clinches up with Pacman, looking for a takedown. Ling pushes Pacman against the cage but Pacman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manny Pacman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Ling.
Ling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacman swivels and escapes.
Ling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacman.
Pacman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ling has time to react.
No joy there for Pacman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ling. Ling circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ling wants to clinch.
Ling tries to clinch but Pacman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling is just out of range.
Ling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacman lands a jab to the nose.
Pacman throws a combination. Ling tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Pacman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ling tries to clinch there but Pacman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling avoids the body shot from Pacman.
Pacman misses with a hook.
Jet Ling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Ling scores with a head kick.
Pacman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
Pacman lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacman lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Pacman catches Ling right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacman, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacman!