PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and les bian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pacquiao
vs
bian

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, les bian!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bian looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
bian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bian backs up against the cage.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches up with bian, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes bian against the cage but bian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
bian tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao defending well as bian loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
A left and a right from Pacquiao both land. Nice combination.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that bian ducks under and follows up with a left that bian also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao slips a jab from bian.

bian rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.

bian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

bian closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage.

bian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

bian forces Pacquiao back against the cage and clinches.

bian breaks from the clinch.
bian tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao cracks bian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bian misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - bian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bian is looking to clinch.
les bian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bian throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
bian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

bian has Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but bian is controlling him.
bian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquiao avoids it.

bian breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but bian avoids it well.
bian misses with a hook.
bian looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
bian throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
bian misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but bian avoids it well.
bian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

bian gets in close and instigates a clinch.

bian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bian.

bian moves into the clinch.
bian crunches a lovely knee into Pacquiao's ribcage.

bian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
bian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bian throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that bian ducks under and follows up with a left that bian also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from bian.
bian throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bian misses with a straight right.
bian doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
bian is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bian.
bian doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
bian misses with a hook.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bian circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush bian with a series of wild strikes but bian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bian.
Nice shot lands for bian.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that bian avoids nicely.
bian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

bian clinches up against the cage.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but bian has double underhooks.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but bian is controlling him.

bian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bian misses with a straight left.
bian needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
bian missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pacquiao gets a takedown into half guard.

bian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pacquiao pulls his head out easily.
Pacquiao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

bian kicks off Pacquiao and gets to his feet.
bian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
bian scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacquiao should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bian throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Pacquiao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

bian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pacquiao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

bian scores with a jab.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bian backs up against the cage.
bian tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that bian avoids nicely.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by bian.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
bian slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bian is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from bian.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from bian.
Pacquiao moves out of range as bian strikes.
bian throws a big shot that misses.
bian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by bian there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bian wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
bian misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
bian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

bian clinches.

bian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but bian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

bian pushes Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.

bian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bian is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
bian looks to land a right hand but Pacquiao moved out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacquiao as he connects with a hook.
bian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
bian moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from bian.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bian doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
bian is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.

Pacquiao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. bian sprawls well initially but Pacquiao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
bian is looking to improve his position.

bian looking for submissions off his back.

bian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

bian kicks off Pacquiao and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Pacquiao or perhaps it was just good defense by bian which made him look bad.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacquiao stuns bian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but bian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
bian looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
bian throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
bian wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but bian avoids it well.
les bian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao stalks bian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into bian's face. bian staggers backwards, shaken.
bian loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a combination. bian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bian slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.

bian rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
bian is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but bian won't allow it.
bian working hard to break the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

bian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bian tries to avoid it but Pacquiao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bian to the ground. bian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao defending well as bian loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that bian avoids nicely.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as bian throws out the jab.
Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.

bian pushes Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.

bian breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
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 Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

bian clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to pull guard but bian holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacquiao drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
bian lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

bian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bian fails with an attempt to clinch.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bian throws the left hand but Pacquiao avoids the punch easily.
bian slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bian walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
A big left from bian misses.
bian avoids a punch combination nicely.

bian moves into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

bian moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.

bian breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that bian ducks under and follows up with a left that bian also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Pacquiao.
bian loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
bian wants to clinch.
bian fails with an attempt to clinch.
bian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
bian slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
bian misses with a straight left.
bian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
les bian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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 lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
bian misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
bian throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by bian.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by bian.
bian tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
bian misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
bian tries to clinch up.
bian moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bian as he avoids it easily.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. bian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! bian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
bian misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
bian throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
bian misses with a looping left.
bian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
bian fails with an attempt to clinch.
bian is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
bian throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
bian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
bian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. bian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. bian didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pacquiao tries to keep at a distance but bian has taken the fight into the clinch.

bian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

bian clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao jumps guard but bian stands there with Pacquiao around his waist. Pacquiao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on bian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

bian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bian misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from bian.
bian doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao slips a jab from bian.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from bian.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
bian misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bian.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
les bian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

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