PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Brown
vs
Pacquiao

162 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.

Brown moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacquiao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a right hand.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao prevents a body shot from Brown.
Pacquiao tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown has Pacquiao pressed against the cage.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pacquiao slows down the pace here.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown has Pacquiao pushed against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cris Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cris Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown is pushing Pacquiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquiao can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Brown avoiding damage.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao blocking some punches.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is struggling to control the position.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pacquiao up against the cage.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Pacquiao is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao slowing the pace effectively.
Brown working aggressively here.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cris Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown working aggressively here.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.

Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pacquiao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown working aggressively here.
Pacquiao trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacquiao throws a head punch that misses.
Pacquiao just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacquiao.
Brown lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Cris Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.

Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cris Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cris Brown!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cris Brown thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).