PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekur Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pacquiao
vs
Arian

169 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sekur Arian!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Arian.
Arian tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao sizes up Arian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Arian takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Arian misses the target.
Arian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Arian is just out of range.
Pacquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pacquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Arian doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Arian.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacquiao.
Arian misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arian.
Pacquiao cracks Arian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Arian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arian misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao throws a one two combo.

Arian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pacquiao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arian trying to control but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Arian sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pacquiao tries to reverse the position but Arian maintains control.
Pacquiao is squirming around, avoiding Arian's attempts to control the action.
Arian throws some wild stikes that Pacquiao manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Arian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Pacquiao really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Arian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arian throws some wild stikes that Pacquiao manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arian controlling from the full mount.
Pacquiao trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Arian misses with a head shot.
Arian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pacquiao's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian avoids the attempt from Pacquiao to control.
Pacquiao suckers Arian into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Pacquiao is now in Arian's guard!
Arian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Arian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao wants to get up but he can't break Arian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacquiao is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sekur Arian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arian throws out a loose jab but Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arian.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arian was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arian.
Pacquiao lands a jab.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Arian saw that one coming.
Pacquiao misses the jab.

Arian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Arian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Arian wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Arian sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arian is nestled in close to Pacquiao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arian is stalling here. Pacquiao is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Arian seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pacquiao has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian tries to bench press Pacquiao off him but Pacquiao keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pacquiao trying to control the position but Arian is working away.
Pacquiao tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pacquiao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arian wants to control but Pacquiao postures up.
Arian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pacquiao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arian throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arian tries to clinch up.

Arian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arian wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Arian thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Arian from controlling successfully.
Arian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
Arian throws and elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arian's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arian wants to hit a switch here but Pacquiao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Arian there!
Arian swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Arian is looking to get to half guard.
Arian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Arian looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pacquiao struggling to keep hold of the position.
Arian turns into Pacquiao and is now in his guard.
Arian pushes down on Pacquiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arian wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekur Arian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Arian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arian thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Pacquiao jabs Arian right on the nose. Arian blinks but takes it well.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arian.
Arian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Arian strikes.
Arian misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Arian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Arian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Arian just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao catches Arian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Arian.
Arian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Arian takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arian slips a jab from Pacquiao.
Arian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Arian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Arian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Arian knows he should have avoided that one.
Arian slips under a jab.
Arian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.

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.
Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arian.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Arian moved out of range.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Arian avoids it well.
Arian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arian thows a body shot but no joy.

Arian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arian lands with some strikes.
Arian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the mount.
Arian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian looking to finish Pacquiao with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pacquiao!
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
Arian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arian throwing strikes here but Pacquiao is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Arian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pacquiao really wants to buck Arian off and get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is bucking up trying to escape but Arian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Arian controlling the pace for now.
Arian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arian working Pacquiao over with strikes here.
Sekur Arian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacquiao is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sekur Arian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekur Arian!