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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paruna Fernandino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paruna Fernandino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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176 cm
26
134 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paruna Fernandino !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fernandino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Pacquiao seems content to control.
Pacquiao's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fernandino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacquiao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao trying to control the pace.
Fernandino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacquiao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pacquiao has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fernandino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandino actively working from the bottom here.
Pacquiao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Manny Pacquiao just wasn't active enough.
Fernandino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fernandino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fernandino is bucking up trying to escape but Pacquiao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandino is trying to escape the mount.
Pacquiao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fernandino is desperately trying to improve his position but Pacquiao has a good base and remains in mount.
Pacquiao controlling from mount.
Fernandino is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking to control but Fernandino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fernandino is desperately trying to improve his position but Pacquiao has a good base and remains in mount.
Pacquiao content just to control the position here.
Pacquiao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandino is fending him off so far but Pacquiao persists. Nope, Fernandino circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice cross by Pacquiao.
Fernandino is rocked!
Pacquiao steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Fernandino is out on his feet! Pacquiao sets himself and nearly takes Fernandino 's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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