PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Herberg
vs
Pacquiao

160 cm
33
167 lbs
27 - 7 - 2

170 cm
34
171 lbs
36 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao leaves Herberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Herberg tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Herberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Herberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herberg moves away.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses

and Herberg moves into the clinch.
Herberg is leaning against Pacquiao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacquiao stops a takedown attempt from Herberg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herberg tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herberg has Pacquiao pressed against the cage.
Herberg blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Herberg as the two fighters clinch.
Pacquiao pushes Herberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands an elbow just above Herberg 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Herberg keeps control of Pacquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Herberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pacquiao lands a damaging elbow.
Pacquiao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Herberg has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herberg blocks an elbow strike.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herberg avoiding damage as Pacquiao throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herberg prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Herberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Herberg has a couple of punches blocked by Pacquiao.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the side of Herberg's head.
Herberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Herberg on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks Herberg with a nice body shot.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao is looking to score with low kicks.

Herberg instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herberg.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herberg's elbow.
Herberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Herberg managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.
Herberg lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herberg.
Herberg pushes Pacquiao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herberg tries to work over Pacquiao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao tries to work over Herberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Herberg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nice strikes from Herberg there.
Herberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pacquiao won't allow Herberg to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Herberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pacquiao has his hands clasped together around Herberg's back. He's all about the action.
Herberg throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. Herberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herberg is looking to stall here but Pacquiao recovers full guard.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Herberg tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Herberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Herberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Herberg moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Herberg wants to stall.
Herberg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Herberg is trying to drag Pacquiao to the mat but Pacquiao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao digs a right hand underneath Herberg's ribcage. Herberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herberg's elbow.
Herberg tries to stall but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a left to the head.
Pacquiao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pacquiao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Herberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pacquiao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johan Herberg has been cut.
Herberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Herberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Herberg managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Herberg tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Herberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Herberg is just out of range.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herberg.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herberg manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johan Herberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the body.

Pacquiao darts in and clinches Herberg up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Herberg lands a takedown into guard.
Herberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacquiao looking to control.
Herberg throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Herberg's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao wanted to stand there but Herberg had control of the position.

Pacquiao stands up and waves to Herberg to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Herberg tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.

Herberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pacquiao quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Herberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pacquiao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Herberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Herberg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Herberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
Pacquiao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pacquiao controls Herberg momentarily but Herberg frees himself.
Herberg looking to pass the guard.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Herberg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pacquiao looks to throw a body kick

and Herberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Herberg prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pacquiao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herberg's brow.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Herberg controls the action.
Pacquiao landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Herberg blocking some punches.
Come on Herberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pacquiao tries a body shot but Herberg blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Pacquiao.
A right hook to the body lands for Herberg.
Herberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Herberg taking a breather.
Pacquiao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herberg has Pacquiao pressed against the cage.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pacquiao misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg misses with a body punch.
Pacquiao struggles to land a body shot inside as Herberg controls his hands.
Pacquiao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herberg is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Herberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Herberg fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Herberg.
A shot in the inside from Pacquiao.
Herberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacquiao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herberg.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pacquiao blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Herberg has him pressed against the cage.

Herberg is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pacquiao can't fight it off and eventually Herberg manages to take the fight to the floor. Pacquiao looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Herberg controls the pace.
Herberg wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Herberg fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Herberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herberg clobbers Pacquiao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Herberg rather than just go for the knockout.
Herberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Herberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Herberg moves out of range easily.
Herberg tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.

Herberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pacquiao manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao seems keen to control Herberg's posture.
Herberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao looking to control.
Pacquiao pulls Herberg in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Herberg clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Herberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Herberg. Herberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Herberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Herberg persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Herberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Herberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Herberg gets tackled into the cage by Pacquiao. Pacquiao maintains the clinch.
Pacquiao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herberg backwards.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Herberg controls the action.
Herberg trying to stall but Pacquiao improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
A right hook to the body lands for Pacquiao.
A body shot lands from Pacquiao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao presses Herberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herberg blocks a body shot from Pacquiao.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pacquiao lands an elbow inside that Herberg shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg managing to block the knees to the body from Pacquiao.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Herbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. Herberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Pacquiao.
Herberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Pacquiao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Herberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Herberg throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets back to full guard.
Herberg distracts Pacquiao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacquiao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Pacquiao controls Herberg momentarily but Herberg frees himself.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Herberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herberg works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
Herberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pacquiao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johan Herberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Herberg saw that one coming.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herberg misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pacquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Herberg avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Herberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pacquiao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Herberg.
Herberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Herberg into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Herberg prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Herberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao cracks Herberg with a nice body shot.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Herberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pacquiao tenderised Herberg's leg. Herberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Herberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Herberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Herberg has Pacquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Herberg prevents a body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Herberg has control.
Pacquiao works on Herberg's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao throws a punch but it's blocked by Herberg.
Herberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacquiao controls his hands.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Herberg controls the action.
Herberg wants a takedown.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacquiao backwards.
Pacquiao misses with an elbow over the top.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
Herberg shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Herberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Herberg persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Herberg avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick

and Herberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquiao's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Herberg from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Herberg postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Pacquiao pulls Herberg in close to prevent any damage.
Herberg trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao trying to keep a closed guard but Herberg is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herman Pacquiao.
I think Pacquiao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.