PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Goring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by para sayo ang laban na ito!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Goring

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Goring!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacquiao lands a jab.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Goring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Goring backpedaling.
Pacquiao works over Goring's head and body with a nice combination.
Goring shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goring dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Hermann Goring has been cut.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Goring looks gassed!
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goring checks a low kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goring backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Goring decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goring prevents Pacquiao from standing back up.
Goring with the ground and pound but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Goring has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Goring isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goring throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goring doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao connects with a jab.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goring looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Goring.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Goring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goring avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Goring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Goring's body.
Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Goring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Goring backpedaling.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Goring with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Goring backpedaling.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Goring avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Goring backpedaling.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Goring had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goring fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Goring tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goring shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Goring 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.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Goring on that attempt.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goring on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lunges at Goring with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goring's hand.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Goring walks into a jab.
Pacquiao stalks Goring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goring's face. Goring staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermann Goring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Goring shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Goring's defenses.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goring checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goring is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goring looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hermann Goring's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Goring's head.
Goring looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Goring persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goring has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Goring backs away looking to recover.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Goring bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goring is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goring takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Goring moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Goring shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goring is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Goring blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Goring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goring misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Goring.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goring ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Goring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goring shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Pacquiao works Goring's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Goring had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goring.
Pacquiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goring can do to turn this around?
Goring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Goring's midsection.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacquiao cracks Goring with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goring.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goring.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Goring had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goring.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goring.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goring looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Goring persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Goring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Goring had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Goring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hermann Goring's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goring circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goring shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goring gets slowly back to his feet.
Goring is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao works over Goring's head and body with a nice combination.
Goring fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermann Goring.
Goring has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Goring's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao stalks Goring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goring's face. Goring staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Goring backs away looking to recover.
Goring shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao stalks Goring and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goring's face. Goring staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquiao cracks Goring with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goring needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goring shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao works over Goring's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Goring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Goring looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pacquiao!
Goring lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goring with the ground and pound from mount.
Goring throwing strikes here but Pacquiao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goring on the ground.
Goring looking to finish Pacquiao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pacquiao!
Goring fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goring.
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goring scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goring thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Goring is going olschool here, as he tries to force Pacquiao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Pacquiao wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goring is going olschool here, as he tries to force Pacquiao to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Goring dominating with strikes here.
Goring thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goring unloading with bombs!
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goring unloads with some shots from mount but Pacquiao bucks and avoids them well.
Pacquiao wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Goring cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goring cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goring throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Goring connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goring pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao really wants to buck Goring off and get back to his feet.
Goring landing strikes from the mount.
Pacquiao wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hermann Goring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goring lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Pacquiao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, 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 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27

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