PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steven sleepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pacquiao
vs
sleepy

169 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, 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 St Petersburg, steven sleepy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged sleepy in a clinch.
sleepy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquiao pulls his leg out and moves away.

sleepy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
sleepy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao is controlling sleepy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
sleepy thows a huge punch but Pacquiao dodges it nicely.
Pacquiao wants to control but sleepy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

sleepy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. sleepy is trying to defend but Pacquiao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacquiao winds up and cracks sleepy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
sleepy is trying to control but can't.
sleepy is trying to stand up here but Pacquiao is controlling him well.

Pacquiao stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows sleepy to get to his feet.
sleepy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
sleepy looks gassed!
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
sleepy shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of steven sleepy.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but sleepy avoids it well.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.

Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao postures up in sleepy's guard and throws a big left but sleepy blocks it.
sleepy wants to stand up but Pacquiao is controlling him.
Pacquiao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
sleepy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
sleepy keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
sleepy looking to control.
Pacquiao working some strikes from top position.
Pacquiao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sleepy takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sleepy shoots and misses

and Pacquiao decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sleepy's guard.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
sleepy keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pacquiao postures up and lands a big shot to sleepy's brow.
sleepy looking for a sweep. Not yet sleepy, not yet.
sleepy is trying to control the position but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao advances to half guard.
Pacquiao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks sleepy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sleepy missing with punches from the bottom.
sleepy trying to control but Pacquiao postures up.

sleepy looking for submissions off his back.
Pacquiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sleepy on the ground.
Pacquiao is nestled in close to sleepy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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. Pacquiao connects with a nice short shot to sleepy's temple.
sleepy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pacquiao scores with a couple of nice shots.
sleepy wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

sleepy tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily

and Pacquiao counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sleepy!
Pacquiao landing strikes from the mount and sleepy is in trouble!
sleepy is working to get back to half guard.
sleepy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
sleepy taking shots to the head.
sleepy tries to hold on but Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pacquiao cracks sleepy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacquiao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pacquiao with shots to the head and body - sleepy looks very uncomfortable down there.
sleepy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pacquiao working the ground and pound effectively.
sleepy is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a big shot there that rocks sleepy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pacquiao landing punches.
Pacquiao scoring with strikes but sleepy is staying in there.
Pacquiao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pacquiao with shots to the head and body - sleepy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pacquiao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. sleepy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
sleepy wants to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.
BOOM! Pacquiao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pacquiao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pacquiao looking to control but sleepy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. sleepy looks a forlorn figure.
sleepy is desperately trying to improve his position but Pacquiao has a good base and remains in mount.
Pacquiao lands a big elbow.
sleepy wants to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.
The referee warns sleepy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pacquiao lands a big elbow.
sleepy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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 working the ground and pound effectively.
sleepy tries to hold on but Pacquiao pushes him away.
sleepy is squirming around, avoiding Pacquiao's attempts to control the action.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
sleepy is trying to escape the mount.
sleepy tries to hold on but Pacquiao postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
sleepy misses with a takedown

and Pacquiao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but sleepy is defending well.
Pacquiao prevents sleepy from improving his position.
Pacquiao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pacquiao throwing shots but sleepy is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao prevents sleepy from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, sleepy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacquiao lands with a punch from half guard.
sleepy is refusing to be controlled, as Pacquiao sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sleepy shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao takes a swing at sleepy's ribcage but misses.
sleepy fails with a takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of steven sleepy.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.

That's two 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.
sleepy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pacquiao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but sleepy won't allow it.
sleepy is trying to drag Pacquiao to the mat but Pacquiao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Pacquiao turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

sleepy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Pacquiao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sleepy did well to prevent Pacquiao getting side control.
sleepy is looking to escape.
Pacquiao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
sleepy wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sleepy is trying to stand up here but Pacquiao is controlling him well.
Pacquiao controlling the action here.
Manny Pacquiao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao wants to control but sleepy is keeping him busy.

Pacquiao is working for a submission of some sort.
sleepy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pacquiao cracks sleepy with a solid left hand.

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.
sleepy pulls Pacquiao in to control the position.

Pacquiao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

sleepy moves into the clinch successfully.
sleepy tries a body shot but Pacquiao blocks it.
sleepy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
steven sleepy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sleepy wants to stall.
Pacquiao has sleepy pressed against the cage, preventing sleepy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but sleepy is controlling him.
sleepy tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but sleepy has double underhooks.
sleepy is trying to stall.
sleepy missing with knees to the body.

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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

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