PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman comes to the ring accompanied by Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Manny Pacman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pacman
vs
Sirkesalo

155 cm
24
145 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

165 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Knockout power

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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacman. Sirkesalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Sirkesalo misses.
Sirkesalo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacman finds it's way round the side to connect with Sirkesalo's head.
Pacman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Manny Pacman has been cut.
Sirkesalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkesalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirkesalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirkesalo.
Pacman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo misses with a looping right.
Sirkesalo throws a hook but Pacman blocks it.
Sirkesalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacman circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirkesalo throws a right and a left that Pacman avoids nicely.
Pacman tries to clinch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Pacman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirkesalo is fending him off so far but Pacman persists. Nope, Sirkesalo circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacman misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Pacman misses.
Sirkesalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Pacman misses.
Sirkesalo lands a slapping body shot.
Pacman throws a series of punches but Sirkesalo avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirkesalo is fending him off so far but Pacman persists. Nope, Sirkesalo circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirkesalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkesalo is just out of range.
Sirkesalo misses with a few strikes there.
Pacman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirkesalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacman thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacman takes a swing at Sirkesalo's ribcage but misses.
Sirkesalo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sirkesalo duly obliges.
Sirkesalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacman's head backwards.
Sirkesalo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacman doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacman tries to close the distance and clinch but Sirkesalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacman.
Sirkesalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkesalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacman is looking to wear down Sirkesalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Sirkesalo misses.
Pacman dives in and grabs Sirkesalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirkesalo pushes down on Pacman's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sirkesalo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sirkesalo looks to land a combination but Pacman avoids it well.
Pacman throws a body punch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
No joy there for Sirkesalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Pacman misses.
Sirkesalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacman. Pacman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Sirkesalo as Pacman shoots in.
Pacman is breathing heavily.
Pacman misses with a wild body shot.
Sirkesalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Sirkesalo.
Pacman lands a slapping body shot.
Pacman lands a glancing blow to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Sirkesalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacman.
Pacman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sirkesalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacman tries to clinch but Sirkesalo is having none of it.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirkesalo. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sirkesalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pacman somewhat.

Pacman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pacman tries to pass to full mount but Sirkesalo defends it.
Sirkesalo wants to control but Pacman is keeping busy.

Pacman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo gets back to full guard.
Pacman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sirkesalo keeping full guard, as Pacman tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sirkesalo is adopting a defensive guard.
Sirkesalo keeping moving, preventing Pacman from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aki Sirkesalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pacman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacman scores with a jab to the body.
Pacman scores with a punch to the head.
Pacman throws a body punch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Aki Sirkesalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkesalo on the side of the head.
Sirkesalo throws a nice looking combination but Pacman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacman fails to land the takedown.
Sirkesalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sirkesalo stuffs the takedown.
Pacman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sirkesalo misses with a combination
and Pacman counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacman connects with a single shot there.
Pacman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sirkesalo's hands.
Sirkesalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirkesalo moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sirkesalo.
Pacman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirkesalo throws out the jab.
Pacman throws a right hand that Sirkesalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sirkesalo also avoids with ease.
Sirkesalo throws a right hand that Pacman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacman also avoids with ease.
Sirkesalo throws a series of punches but Pacman avoids them all with ease.
Sirkesalo walks into a jab.
Sirkesalo misses with an uppercut.
Sirkesalo avoids the body shot from Pacman.
The crowd cheers as Sirkesalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacman doesn't seem phased though.
Sirkesalo misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacman. Sirkesalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirkesalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacman's hands.
Manny Pacman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirkesalo scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Sirkesalo scores with a four punch combination!
Sirkesalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacman walks into a left hand.
Sirkesalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkesalo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sirkesalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkesalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pacman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirkesalo.
Sloppy strikes from Pacman. Those never looked like landing.
Sirkesalo looks to land a combination but Pacman avoids it well.

Pacman instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacman has Sirkesalo pressed against the ropes, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacman tries to pull guard but Sirkesalo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pacman drops back down to his feet.
Pacman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sirkesalo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pacman pulls guard.
Pacman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Pacman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sirkesalo defends it easily.

Sirkesalo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirkesalo's head backwards.
Pacman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
A combination from Sirkesalo does no damage.
Pacman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkesalo manages to avoid it.
Pacman throws a body punch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Pacman fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacman misses with a double jab
and Sirkesalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sirkesalo lands the left hand.

Pacman is rocked!

Manny Pacman's cut is getting worse.
Pacman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pacman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo lands a jab to the nose.
Pacman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirkesalo moves away.
Sirkesalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkesalo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacman slips a jab and a cross from Sirkesalo.
Pacman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirkesalo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirkesalo throws a right hand that Pacman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacman also avoids with ease.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Sirkesalo misses its intended target.
Sirkesalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sirkesalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacman.
A jab from Pacman misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aki Sirkesalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sirkesalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sirkesalo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sirkesalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sirkesalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacman misses with a double jab.
Sirkesalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacman should have avoided that one.
Sirkesalo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacman scores with a punch to the head.
Pacman throws a good cross that connects.
Sirkesalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pacman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sirkesalo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirkesalo tries to get to full guard but Pacman has control of the leg.
Sirkesalo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman passes the guard and advances to mount!

Pacman is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sirkesalo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sirkesalo shrugs it off.
Pacman is looking to work his way around to Sirkesalo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Pacman moves to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman tries to get the hooks in deep but Sirkesalo pushed the leg off.

Pacman working for a choke but Sirkesalo reverses nicely into Pacman 's guard.

Pacman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sirkesalo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pacman working a defensive guard but Sirkesalo manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo has control of an arm but Pacman manages to advance to Sirkesalo's back!

Pacman working for a choke but Sirkesalo is defending well.

Pacman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sirkesalo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

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.
Pacman trying to control but Sirkesalo is having none of it.
Sirkesalo reaches up to try and control the position but Pacman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sirkesalo rolls and tries to escape and now Pacman has his back!
Pacman biding his time, controlling Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sirkesalo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Manny Pacman!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Manny Pacman!

Manny Pacman wins by majority decision!