PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pacquiao
vs
Carlos

175 cm
18
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a combination. Carlos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Roberto Carlos has been cut.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Carlos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Carlos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacquiao. That snapped Carlos's head back.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquiao!
Carlos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Carlos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacquiao off the cage and back into rage.
Carlos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Carlos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pacquiao tests Carlos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Pacquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Roberto Carlos's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Carlos with a series of wild strikes but Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos misses with a combination
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Carlos lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlos takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Carlos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carlos swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Pacquiao.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Carlos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four 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.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacquiao rather than just go for the knockout.
Carlos throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Carlos slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carlos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carlos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Roberto Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pacquiao swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carlos tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Carlos misses the body punch
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head.
Carlos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Roberto Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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 scores with the left hand. Carlos knows he should have avoided that one.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao sizes up Carlos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carlos tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos misses the body punch
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carlos slips a jab from Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Carlos avoids it well.
Pacquiao defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquiao.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Carlos with a series of wild strikes but Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Carlos misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.

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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

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