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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2025 |
#R1# Kyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pacquiao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Kyle misses with a right hand and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kyle misses with a head kick.
Kyle closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Kyle pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Kyle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kyle. Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judas Kyle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kyle misses with a low kick. Kyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1# Kyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacquiao misses the target. Nice body punch from Pacquiao. Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Kyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao. Kyle walks into a left hand. Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Kyle dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Kyle's head and hops out. Pacquiao throws a big counter combination but Kyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Kyle shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily. Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges. #T2##CL2# Kyle closes the distance and clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pacquiao tries to break free but Kyle pushes him back against the cage. Kyle stalling the fight.
Kyle is working for takedown but Pacquiao is calmly controlling the position for now. Kyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pacquiao to keep the fight standing. Kyle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pacquiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Kyle looks winded!#BC# Pacquiao breaks the clinch.
#KD# Pacquiao cracks Kyle with a big right hand and Kyle goes down!#ROC#Kyle is rocked! Pacquiao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Pacquiao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Kyle is still in real trouble! Can Pacquiao finish him?#SUB2# Kyle working for submissions but it's allowed Pacquiao to get to half guard.
#T3# Kyle wants to get back to full guard. Kyle seems to have recovered his senses. Kyle keeps trying to improve his position. Kyle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. It looks like Pacquiao is going to stand back up.
Pacquiao prevents Kyle from standing back up.
Pacquiao is keen to just control but Kyle is a slippery customer. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Kyle gets full guard. Pacquiao wants to get up but he can't break Kyle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Kyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Kyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Pacquiao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Kyle unleashes a big counter combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Pacquiao throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far. Kyle has a takedown stuffed. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet. Kyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pacquiao is looking to counter punch. Kyle avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
#T1# Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily. Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judas Kyle. Kyle has his takedown stuffed and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot. Pacquiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyle can do to turn this around? Kyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right. Pacquiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Pacquiao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kyle fails with the takedown and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand. Judas Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kyle is breathing heavily. Pacquiao throws an overhand right that drops Kyle like a sack of potatoes! Pacquiao dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao! |
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