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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giles comes to the cage accompanied by Rest In Peace. On his way into the cage it seems that Randy Giles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Randy Giles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Giles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquiao! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giles sees it coming and avoids it easily. Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giles.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss. Giles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giles misses with a few strikes there.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giles counters with a right hand to the body. Pacquiao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A cross from Pacquiao lands. A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target. Pacquiao takes a swing at Giles's ribcage but misses. Giles defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand. Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Giles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Giles counters with a left to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Giles tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance. Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Giles avoids it well. Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Giles moves out of range of the strikes. Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Giles. Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Giles does a little dance to reset his feet. Giles is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Giles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giles tries to clinch up. Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
letting Giles counter with a right hand. Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giles counters with a straight right hand.
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. Giles wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance. Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giles was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao. Giles ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao. Giles clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Giles tries to move into range but Pacquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giles counter with a right hand. Giles wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance. Giles tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Pacquiao feints a jab promting Giles to slip. Pacquiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Giles counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Giles has him pressed against the cage. Giles keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Giles prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch. Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Pacquiao is trying to break free. Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Giles is controlling the position. Pacquiao is trying to push Giles away but Giles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Giles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A left lands for Giles. Giles moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off. Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao walks into a stiff left hand from Giles. Pacquiao misses with a body punch
and Giles counters with a one-two to the body. Giles ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao. Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Giles. Giles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Giles counters with a three punch combo that has Pacquiao backing up. Pacquiao nods at Giles to acknowledge the strikes. Giles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Giles takes a shot right to the bread basket. Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Giles to counter with a crisp jab. Giles tries to clinch up. Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Giles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacquiao thinking. Giles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao ducks right into an uppercut from Giles. Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giles moves away. Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Giles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giles doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Giles's ribcage but misses. Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giles rather than just go for the knockout. The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giles under the eye. Giles wants to clinch. Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Giles is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Giles will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Giles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses and Giles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Pacquiao misses with a hook. Giles ducked under it nicely. Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giles moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Giles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body and Giles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Giles's body. Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Giles is just out of range. Giles tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Giles. A jab lands there for Pacquiao. Giles tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giles counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Giles tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range. Giles cracks Pacquiao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pacquiao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Giles wants to clinch. Pacquiao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pacquiao throws a body punch but Giles moves out of range. Giles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao. A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target. Pacquiao misses the shot to the body. Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giles counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Giles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand
and Giles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Giles avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Giles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Pacquiao finds it's way through Giles's defenses. Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left. Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Giles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Giles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pacquiao back to the cage. Giles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giles counters with a one-two to the body. Randy Giles is winning the standup battle so far. Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Giles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Giles tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it. Left hook, right uppercut from Giles. The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand letting Giles counter with a right hand. Giles is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left. Pacquiao lands with an uppercut that bounces Giles off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Giles uses good head movement to avoid it. Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Giles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Pacquiao tries to break free but Giles pushes him back against the cage. Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Giles jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Giles around his waist. Giles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Giles is controlling the position. Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Giles has control.
Pacquiao can't break the clinch.
Pacquiao is trying to push Giles away but Giles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Giles drags the fight down to the ground.
Giles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pacquiao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Pacquiao is sitting in close to Giles's body. Giles has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pacquiao is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pacquiao is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Giles.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Randy Giles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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