Middleweight Tourney Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawajiri
vs
Pacquiao

164 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
141 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshihiro Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao connects with a jab.
Kawajiri throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.

Kawajiri rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri looking to stall.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Nice elbow from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri missing with knees to the body.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kawajiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Kawajiri.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawajiri won't allow it.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Kawajiri moves away

and Kawajiri moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pacquiao works on Kawajiri's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Kawajiri improves his position.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Kawajiri, against the cage.
Kawajiri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns Pacquiao into the cage.
Kawajiri lands an elbow just above Pacquiao 's eye.
Kawajiri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Kawajiri keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Kawajiri.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Kawajiri, against the cage.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquiao pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Kawajiri improves his position.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Kawajiri, against the cage.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao looks to clinch
and Kawajiri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Kawajiri is having none of it.
Pacquiao darts in trying to clinch
and Kawajiri makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pacquiao really felt that one!
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Kawajiri's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Kawajiri circles away and keeps his distance.

Kawajiri rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawajiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawajiri circles away.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kawajiri moves into the clinch successfully.
Kawajiri lands a nice knee to the body.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Kawajiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawajiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Kawajiri lands an elbow that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pacquiao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kawajiri up against the cage.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawajiri misses with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao lands an elbow that stopped Kawajiri in his tracks for a moment.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Pacquiao's ribcage.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawajiri, right into the meat.

Pacquiao tries to keep at a distance but Kawajiri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Pacquiao fails to land.
Kawajiri lands an elbow that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawajiri lands a damaging elbow.
Kawajiri has Pacquiao pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands an elbow just above Pacquiao 's eye.
Kawajiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Pacquiao lands an elbow inside that Kawajiri shrugs off.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Pacquiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yoshihiro Kawajiri will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pacquiao takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Kawajiri clinches up with Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses.
Pacquiao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawajiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pacquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Kawajiri into the cage.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Kawajiri leaning against his opponent.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow strike.
Pacquiao wants to stall.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Pacquiao shrugs off.
Pacquiao is trying to stall.
Kawajiri lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pacquiao breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up
and Kawajiri counters with a solid body kick.

Kawajiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawajiri is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao stalling in the clinch but Kawajiri improves position.
Kawajiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacquiao is trying to stall.
Pacquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawajiri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the side of Kawajiri's head.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawajiri avoiding damage.
Kawajiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pacquiao.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri misses with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pacquiao swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kawajiri is stalling here.
Kawajiri is trying to stall.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pacquiao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pacquiao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow over the top.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao dodges an elbow strike from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws an elbow that misses.
Kawajiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Pacquiao shrugs off.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Kawajiri has control.
Kawajiri looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawajiri with a knee to the head.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri is looking to control Pacquiao's arms but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawajiri has his back to the cage.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pacquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pacquiao is looking to control Kawajiri's arms but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the body.
Kawajiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawajiri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pacquiao lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawajiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Pacquiao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawajiri landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Pacquiao shrugs off.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Kawajiri landing knees to the head.
Pacquiao pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawajiri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pacquiao's face.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Pacquiao swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri stalling the fight.
Pacquiao controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks with his arms.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacquiao is keeping busy.
Kawajiri letting Pacquiao take a breather here.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good body shot from Pacquiao.
Kawajiri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawajiri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawajiri lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Kawajiri dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a head kick that misses.
Kawajiri circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kawajiri counters with a series of strikes. Pacquiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.
Kawajiri misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao wants to clinch but Kawajiri slips to the side

and Kawajiri counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Pacquiao on the inside.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawajiri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawajiri has him pressed against the cage.
Kawajiri is trying to stall.
Kawajiri misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain a safe position but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns Pacquiao into the cage.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pacquiao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawajiri backwards.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
A short right from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawajiri looking to throw knees to the head but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao is looking to control Kawajiri's arms but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Pacquiao has a couple of punches blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri tries a knee to the head but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao pushes Kawajiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Kawajiri.

Pacquiao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kawajiri throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
Kawajiri misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao tries to clinch

and Kawajiri moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawajiri lands an elbow just above Pacquiao 's eye.
Kawajiri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri misses with a knee strike.
Kawajiri stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Pacquiao is leaning against Kawajiri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a knee strike.
Kawajiri lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawajiri blocks an uppercut.
Kawajiri landing knees to the head.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Kawajiri improves his position.
Kawajiri pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
A knee to the head by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Pacquiao avoids the elbow strike from Kawajiri, against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.
Kawajiri misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawajiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pacquiao's brow.
Kawajiri trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Kawajiri.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawajiri throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body.
Kawajiri stalling in the clinch but Pacquiao improves position.
Kawajiri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawajiri leaning against his opponent.
Kawajiri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawajiri lands an elbow that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks for a moment.
Pacquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Kawajiri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacquiao is keeping busy.
Pacquiao blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kawajiri.
Pacquiao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawajiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pacquiao misses with some punches.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao is looking to control Kawajiri's arms but Kawajiri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pacquiao has his back to the cage.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Pacquiao shrugs off.
Kawajiri takes an elbow to the temple.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pacquiao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kawajiri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawajiri won't allow it.
Kawajiri tries to stall but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawajiri is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacquiao gets an underhook and turns Kawajiri into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Pacquiao's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kawajiri lands an elbow inside that Pacquiao shrugs off.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Kawajiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawajiri throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wants to stall.
Kawajiri with a knee to the head.
Kawajiri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawajiri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquiao.
Kawajiri crunches a lovely knee into Pacquiao's ribcage.
Kawajiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawajiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacquiao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawajiri prevents Pacquiao from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pacquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawajiri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pacquiao avoiding damage as Kawajiri throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Kawajiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kawajiri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Kawajiri!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Breech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breech's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Flight of the Bumble-bee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Maurice Morrison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Breech's chin.

Breech
vs
Morrison

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Breech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurice Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breech paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morrison slips a straight right by Breech.
Breech misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Breech pushes him off.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Breech pushes him off.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Breech pinned against the cage. Breech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Breech keeps it at a distance.
Maurice Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breech keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Breech is out of range.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Breech sprawls well.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Breech sprawls well.
Frank Breech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch but Breech is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breech throws out the jab.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Breech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breech avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Breech lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Breech rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Breech lands an elbow just above Morrison 's eye.
Breech scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Breech throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Breech scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Breech fails to land.

Breech manages to break the clinch.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison looks to clinch
and Breech connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison darts in trying to clinch
and Breech counters with a nice uppercut.

Morrison is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison wants to clinch but Breech slips to the side
and Breech counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Morrison has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Breech!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Zaretski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zero Machine by Le Castle Vania. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Silva
vs
Zaretski

177 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zaretski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands with a hook. Zaretski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Zaretski is rocked!
Silva cracks Zaretski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Zaretski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Silva pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Zaretski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santos Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolos Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agares Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Shit Poppin'. Atreides has chosen Heart of a fighter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Atreides

183 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

Pandora

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolos Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Agares Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Atreides rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson has Atreides pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Atreides manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atreides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atreides lands a knee to the body.
Atreides is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Atreides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rolos Jackson has been cut.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolos Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Atreides prevents it.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Atreides lands a knee to the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Atreides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson wants a takedown.
Atreides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Atreides lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Atreides creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Jackson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Atreides.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agares Atreides!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Bombay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bombay
vs
Crudd

175 cm
21
191 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Bombay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Crudd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombay throws a head kick that misses.
Bombay throws a big shot that misses.
Crudd lands with a kick to the temple. Bombay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bombay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crudd moves away.
Bombay is looking to clinch but Crudd is avoiding it.
Bombay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bombay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Bombay is rocked!
Bombay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crudd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Bombay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crudd walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bombay drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crudd swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bombay's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Crudd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gouda Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by Random audio book. Garcia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gravediggaz - Nowhere to Run kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Swanson
vs
Garcia

182 cm
23
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

The Next Level Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gouda Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swanson.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Gouda Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swanson works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Swanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Donk. Swanson catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
Swanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Swanson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gouda Swanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Gouda Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Swanson stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson lands a head shot.

Garcia is rocked!
Swanson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Garcia out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gouda Swanson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davis Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musse Hasselvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus comes to the cage accompanied by "Princes of the Universe," by Queen. 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 Musse Hasselvall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Marcus
vs
Hasselvall

178 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Slaughterhouse Nutrition
ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davis Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musse Hasselvall!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus works Hasselvall's body with a nice hook.
Marcus throws out a loose jab but Hasselvall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasselvall is looking to chop away at Marcus's legs.
Some wild striking there from Marcus.
Hasselvall stalks Marcus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marcus's face. Marcus staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Hasselvall misses.
Hasselvall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcus misses with a double jab
and Hasselvall counters with a low kick, right behind Marcus 's knee.
Good shot there by Marcus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselvall swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Hasselvall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Marcus misses its intended target.
Hasselvall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hasselvall has a takedown stuffed.

Marcus gets the takedown into side control.
Hasselvall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Hasselvall from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hasselvall actively working from the bottom here.
Hasselvall tries to roll over but Marcus keeps him under control.
Hasselvall trying to control but Marcus postures up.
Marcus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasselvall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hasselvall trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Marcus manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasselvall?
Marcus lands a heavy elbow.
Hasselvall wants to control but Marcus is having none of it.
Hasselvall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hasselvall tries to roll over but Marcus keeps him under control.
Hasselvall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcus is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall wants to improve his position but Marcus is controlling well.
Hasselvall trying to control here.
Hasselvall tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Marcus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The referee warns Hasselvall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davis Marcus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hasselvall shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcus sprawls well. He's pushed Hasselvall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus is looking to land body kicks.
Hasselvall looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
Hasselvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcus. That did some damage!
Hasselvall misses with a double jab
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus swinging wilding here.
Hasselvall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselvall throws the kick towards the body but Marcus avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Marcus.
Hasselvall throws a leg kick but Marcus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcus throws a jab when Hasselvall was well out of range.
Hasselvall ducks under a wild hook from Marcus.
Marcus misses with a combination
and Hasselvall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcus avoids the head kick by Hasselvall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marcus throws and low kick but Hasselvall moves out of range easily.
Hasselvall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hasselvall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcus.
Hasselvall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marcus avoids the head kick by Hasselvall.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hasselvall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcus, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Hasselvall misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks a head kick by Hasselvall.
Marcus jabs at Hasselvall's body.
Hasselvall misses with the combination.
Hasselvall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hasselvall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musse Hasselvall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasselvall moves away from the strike by Marcus.
Marcus with a hook.

Hasselvall is rocked!

It looks like Musse Hasselvall has been cut.
Hasselvall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marcus counters with a one-two to the body.
Hasselvall is still on wobbly legs! Can Marcus finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall blocks a jab.
Marcus looks to land a combination but Hasselvall avoids it well.
Hasselvall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcus counters with a huge left! Hasselvall is in big trouble! He's backing up but Marcus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hasselvall from any more damage. A dominating finish by Marcus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Marcus!