PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hermano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Driving Blind. Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hermano
vs
Pacquiao

150 cm
26
145 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

169 cm
41
155 lbs
33 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermano.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hermano.
Hermano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pacquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hermano - the referee stops the clock and Pacquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hermano. Pacquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano lands with a kick to the temple. Pacquiao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hermano.
Hermano scores with a spinning back kick!
Pacquiao looks winded!
That kick from Hermano tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Hermano slams his shin into Pacquiao's torso.

Hermano gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermano trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Hermano lands strikes from half guard.
Hermano slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pacquiao to regain full guard.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Pacquiao has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hermano 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.
Hermano landing with the ground and pound.
Hermano slips nicely into half guard.
Hermano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hermano wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Hermano is trying to control. Pacquiao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hermano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hermano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermano is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacquiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano working over Pacquiao with some ground and pound. Pacquiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hermano works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hermano controlling the position easily from mount.
Hermano lands a big elbow.
Hermano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacquiao is looking to escape.
Hermano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hermano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hermano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?

Pacquiao is rocked!
Hermano wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
Pacquiao is still in real trouble! Can Hermano finish him?
Hermano lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hermano trying to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hermano's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.