PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael dos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pacquiao
vs
dos Santos

169 cm
26
146 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

178 cm
31
155 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
dos Santos dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on dos Santos's head and hops out.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and dos Santos duly obliges.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from dos Santos misses.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by dos Santos.
Rafael dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacquiao is trying to defend but dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacquiao wants to control but dos Santos is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to kick dos Santos off but dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
dos Santos is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
dos Santos is thwarting Pacquiao's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.

Pacquiao is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos.

dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pacquiao defends it well.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pacquiao is controlling dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
dos Santos controlling the pace.

dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but dos Santos is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
dos Santos blocks a jab.
dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by dos Santos.
dos Santos wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but dos Santos seems unphased.
dos Santos slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps dos Santos's head back.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Rafael dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping dos Santos under the eye.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael dos Santos.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. dos Santos eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
No luck for dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with dos Santos's head.
dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have dos Santos backpedaling.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the head.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Pacquiao jabs at dos Santos's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles dos Santos. dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao throws a combination. dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Pacquiao lands.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Pacquiao works dos Santos's body with a nice hook.
dos Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks dos Santos with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
Pacquiao scores with a jab. dos Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but dos Santos seems unphased.
Pacquiao catches dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

dos Santos is rocked!
dos Santos tries to move into range but Pacquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacquiao drops dos Santos with a big left hand! dos Santos is injured, injured bad! Pacquiao jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview.