PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazim Javaddov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pacquiao
vs
Javaddov

174 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

177 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nazim Javaddov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Javaddov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Javaddov is having none of it.

Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Javaddov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pacquiao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Javaddov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Javaddov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Javaddov moves out of range.
Javaddov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Javaddov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pacquiao gets caught flat footed, as Javaddov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Javaddov wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Javaddov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Pacquiao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Javaddov, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacquiao is working for takedown but Javaddov is calmly controlling the position for now.

Javaddov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Javaddov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacquiao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Javaddov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Javaddov winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Javaddov.
Javaddov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to full guard.
Pacquiao trying to hold on to Javaddov's head to control him but Javaddov postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Javaddov keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Javaddov avoids nicely.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Javaddov circles away.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Javaddov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Javaddov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pacquiao is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Pacquiao has Javaddov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pacquiao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pacquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Javaddov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pacquiao with a body shot.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Javaddov shoots in and gets a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Javaddov is controlling him.
Javaddov throwing strikes but missing.
Javaddov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javaddov wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but Javaddov is having none of it.
Javaddov wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Javaddov isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Javaddov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Javaddov throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazim Javaddov dominated that round.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Javaddov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Javaddov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Javaddov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pacquiao is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Javaddov tightens his grip and picks Pacquiao up, before dumping him to the ground. Pacquiao manages to land in guard.
Javaddov postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Javaddov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Javaddov wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Javaddov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pacquiao's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Javaddov is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nazim Javaddov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pacquiao is wriggling around but Javaddov manages to pass to half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to stand.
Javaddov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pacquiao pushes Javaddov off looking to stand but Javaddov dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Javaddov shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Javaddov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Javaddov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Pacquiao backs off Javaddov throws a huge counter combo but Pacquiao manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.

Javaddov gets tackled into the cage by Pacquiao. Pacquiao maintains the clinch.
Javaddov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacquiao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Javaddov is breathing heavily.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Javaddov circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Javaddov! But no joy.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Javaddov moves out of range.
Javaddov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bobby Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Javaddov circles away.
Javaddov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Javaddov shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Javaddov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bobby Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nazim Javaddov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquiao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Javaddov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobby Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Javaddov circles away.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Javaddov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javaddov tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Javaddov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Javaddov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Javaddov throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Javaddov circles away.
Javaddov circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Bobby Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Javaddov shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobby Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Javaddov keeps it at a distance.

Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Javaddov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacquiao jumps guard but Javaddov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacquiao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacquiao is looking to control Javaddov's arms but Javaddov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao misses with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Javaddov's takedown attempt.
Bobby Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nazim Javaddov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Javaddov keeps him there for the moment.
Javaddov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Javaddov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pacquiao prevents it.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Javaddov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javaddov shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Pacquiao is looking for a counter combo.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Javaddov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Javaddov avoids them all with ease.

Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Javaddov in a clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Javaddov keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao missing with knees to the body.
Javaddov blocking some punches.
Pacquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Javaddov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.

Pacquiao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Javaddov uses from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Javaddov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Javaddov prevents Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javaddov controlling from the top position.
Pacquiao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Javaddov.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Javaddov from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Javaddov tries to pass.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Javaddov is controlling him.
Pacquiao can't keep his opponent in guard - Javaddov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Javaddov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Javaddov is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
Javaddov is looking to stall here but Pacquiao recovers full guard.
Pacquiao being controlled here, momentarily.
Javaddov prevents Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Javaddov pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Pacquiao!