|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chauncey Silvestre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
32
149 lbs
23 - 5 - 2 |
|
171 cm
25
151 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao thumps Silvestre with a low kick.
Pacquiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvestre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvestre in his tracks.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Silvestre sees coming a mile off.
Pacquiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silvestre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pacquiao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silvestre working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pacquiao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Pacquiao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silvestre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is stalling in the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Silvestre slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvestre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Silvestre's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silvestre avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut!
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silvestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Silvestre throws a body kick that misses.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvestre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvestre off to one side.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvestre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silvestre scores with a jab.
Silvestre throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao throws a chopping leg kick but Silvestre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Silvestre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Pacquiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao thows a leg kick but Silvestre checks it
and Silvestre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre scores with a punch to the head.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Silvestre checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Silvestre saw it coming and moves away.
Silvestre blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Silvestre throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Silvestre takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Pacquiao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Silvestre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silvestre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Silvestre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao is desperately trying to improve his position but Silvestre has a good base and remains in mount.
Silvestre landing punches.
Silvestre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silvestre working the ground and pound effectively.
Silvestre is landing with some decent strikes but Pacquiao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silvestre with good strikes from the mount here!
Pacquiao wants to control but Silvestre is having none of it.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Silvestre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working to try and regain half guard.
Silvestre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pacquiao is working to get back to half guard.
Pacquiao holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silvestre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silvestre landing punches.
Silvestre misses with a head shot.
Silvestre avoids the attempt from Pacquiao to control.
Pacquiao is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao tries to buck Silvestre off but he can't manage it.
Silvestre working the ground and pound effectively.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Silvestre connects with a bit shot that sees Pacquiao covering up! More strikes from Silvestre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silvestre is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chauncey Silvestre!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
