PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by para sayo ang laban na ito!. The key to victory for Manny Pacquiao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pacquiao
vs
Smasher

170 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
153 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brain Smasher!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smasher looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Smasher slips a jab from Pacquiao.

Smasher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smasher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pacquiao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smasher.
Pacquiao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smasher.
Smasher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smasher prevents Pacquiao from escaping the position.

Smasher tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao parries the strikes from Smasher easily there. Smasher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pacquiao to escape.
Pacquiao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Smasher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pacquiao is pushing Smasher's head away, looking to escape. Smasher manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smasher.
Smasher is putting a hurting on Pacquiao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Smasher drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smasher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smasher cracks Pacquiao with a big elbow.
Pacquiao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smasher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smasher on the ground.
Pacquiao is pushing Smasher's head away, looking to escape. Smasher manages to hold on to the position though.

Smasher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smasher scores with punches from side control.

Smasher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smasher looks gassed!
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Smasher drags him back down.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pacquiao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pacquiao tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smasher has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here. Smasher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pacquiao squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smasher landing shots from mount.
Smasher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smasher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
Smasher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pacquiao tries to buck Smasher off but he can't manage it.
Smasher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
Smasher raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pacquiao tries to buck Smasher off but he can't manage it.
Smasher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smasher scoring with strikes but Pacquiao is staying in there.
Smasher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smasher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pacquiao hang on?
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.

Smasher looking for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smasher is landing with some decent strikes but Pacquiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smasher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Smasher won't let Pacquiao get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Smasher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smasher working Pacquiao over with strikes here.
Pacquiao's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smasher lands a nice shot to the head.
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
Smasher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pacquiao hang on?
Smasher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pacquiao looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brain Smasher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smasher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pacquiao on the side of the head.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smasher.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Smasher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Smasher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Smasher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pacquiao dives on top into guard.
Pacquiao wanted to stand there but Smasher had control of the position.
Smasher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pacquiao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smasher is proving hard to escape from.
Smasher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smasher is on top in guard.
Smasher is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Smasher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smasher cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Smasher won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Brain Smasher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smasher passes Pacquiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smasher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacquiao tries to kick Smasher off but Smasher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smasher connects with a nice short shot to Pacquiao's temple.
Smasher slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.

Smasher is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pacquiao is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brain Smasher!