PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Ebellyenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pacquiao
vs
Ebellyenko

170 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Ebellyenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebellyenko has a takedown stuffed.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ebellyenko.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Ebellyenko's body.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pacquiao closes the distance and pushes Ebellyenko back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Ebellyenko.
Pacquiao stops a takedown attempt from Ebellyenko.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Ebellyenko.
Ebellyenko goes for a takedown attempt but Pacquiao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ebellyenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ebellyenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebellyenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
Ebellyenko looks gassed!
Ebellyenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.

Pacquiao moves into range and clinches up with Ebellyenko.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Ebellyenko keeps him there for the moment.
Ebellyenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ebellyenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Ebellyenko has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Ebellyenko has control.
Ebellyenko tries to pull guard but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Pacquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ebellyenko.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Ebellyenko is controlling him.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Ebellyenko's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Ebellyenko tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao cracks Ebellyenko with a nice body shot.
Ebellyenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Ebellyenko moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.

Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches.
Ebellyenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacquiao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Ebellyenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ebellyenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Ebellyenko has the dominant position.
Ebellyenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebellyenko shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Ebellyenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Ebellyenko with a series of wild strikes but Ebellyenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ebellyenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ebellyenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Pacquiao instigates a clinch.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Ebellyenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pacquiao throws a right hand that Ebellyenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Ebellyenko also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Ebellyenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Ebellyenko slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao punishes Ebellyenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebellyenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebellyenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ebellyenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Ebellyenko circles away.
Ebellyenko has a takedown stuffed.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Ebellyenko.

Pacquiao clinches.
Pacquiao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ebellyenko misses with a knee strike.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ebellyenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Ebellyenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Ebellyenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ebellyenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ebellyenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Ebellyenko dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ebellyenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Ebellyenko misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Ebellyenko in a clinch.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Ebellyenko avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Ebellyenko on that attempt.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pacquiao rushes Ebellyenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ebellyenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.

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.

Pacquiao gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Ebellyenko closes the distance and clinches.
Ebellyenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pacquiao won't want to take too many of those.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Ebellyenko has control.
Ebellyenko misses with an elbow strike.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Ebellyenko is controlling him.
Ebellyenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ebellyenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Ebellyenko with a series of wild strikes but Ebellyenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ebellyenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ebellyenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.

Pacquiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ebellyenko wants a takedown.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Ebellyenko has double underhooks.
Ebellyenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Ebellyenko.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ebellyenko slips a jab from Pacquiao.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebellyenko fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Ebellyenko avoids nicely.
Ebellyenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ebellyenko.
Ebellyenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Ebellyenko's ribcage but misses.

That's two 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 tries to bum rush Ebellyenko with a series of wild strikes but Ebellyenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Ebellyenko with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebellyenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Ebellyenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebellyenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Ebellyenko with a series of wild strikes but Ebellyenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ebellyenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ebellyenko shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao throws a shot from downtown. Ebellyenko moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Ebellyenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Ebellyenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Pacquiao clinches up against the cage.
Ebellyenko tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Ebellyenko has the dominant position.
Ebellyenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Ebellyenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ebellyenko closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Ebellyenko pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fedor Ebellyenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebellyenko looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacquiao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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