PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billionaire - Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Durham
vs
Pacquiao

170 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 Hilo, Mike Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao swings for the body but Durham moves out of range.

Durham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pacquiao is not content to let Durham control the position.
Durham drops an elbow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Durham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but Durham is controlling him
Durham winds up and cracks Pacquiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pacquiao trying to hold on to Durham's head to control him but Durham postures up.
Durham is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pacquiao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durham is controlling him.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Durham is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquiao has wrist control.
Durham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but Durham is having none of it.
Durham seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pacquiao wants to sweep here but Durham controlling him for the moment.
Durham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Durham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacquiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Durham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Durham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Durham shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Durham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Durham's head.
Durham dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Durham off to one side.
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao works Durham's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durham misses the shot to the body.

Durham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Durham controlling the pace.
Pacquiao gets back to full guard.
Durham prevents Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.
Durham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacquiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacquiao, not yet.
Durham chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham lands a couple of digs.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Durham isn't so interested in that idea.
Durham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Durham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Durham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Durham won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Durham is controlling the position.
Pacquiao looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Durham lands a slapping body shot.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Durham moved out of range nicely.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Durham - just one landing.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durham moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.

Durham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Durham throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with a big elbow.
Durham moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Durham in side control lands a decent elbow.
Durham working the ground and pound.
Pacquiao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Durham 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.
Durham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Durham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pacquiao!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pacquiao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Durham working Pacquiao over with strikes.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Pacquiao is not content to let Durham control the position.
Durham lands strikes from half guard.
Durham wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Durham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
Durham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.
Pacquiao trying to hold on to Durham's head to control him but Durham postures up.
Durham is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Durham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durham.

Durham scores with a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Durham distracts Pacquiao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham preventing the sweep.
Durham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
Pacquiao has momentary wrist control but Durham slips an elbow through the middle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Durham prevents Pacquiao from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pacquiao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pacquiao wants to sweep but no luck.
Durham is in close to Pacquiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durham throwing strikes but missing.
Pacquiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Durham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacquiao has momentary wrist control but Durham slips an elbow through the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durham trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Durham chips away with some ground and pound.
Durham won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durham works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with a solid left hand.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durham is controlling him.
Durham scoring with some ground and pound.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Durham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Durham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Durham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durham wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Mike Durham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pacquiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.

Pacquiao kicks Durham off and gets to his feet.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.

Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Durham has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Pacquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durham.
Durham tries for a takedown but Pacquiao manages to get underhooks.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Durham has control.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Durham is controlling him.
Pacquiao tries to break free but Durham pushes him back against the ropes.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Durham's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Durham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Durham won't allow it.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Durham has him pressed against the ropes.

Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Durham is just out of range.
Pacquiao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Durham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durham misses with a looping right.
Durham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durham's hands.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durham connects with a looping right hand.
Durham shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Durham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
Durham content to stall in guard here.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durham is in close to Pacquiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Durham is controlling the position.
Durham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Durham works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.
Durham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pacquiao is not content to let Durham control the position.
Durham working away.
Durham landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Durham takes a little break here. Pacquiao wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with a big right hand but Pacquiao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Durham.
Durham scoring with punches from side control.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to his feet.
Durham working the head and body with strikes.
Pacquiao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Durham lands some shots froms side control.
Pacquiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Durham is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with a big elbow.
Durham taking a breather here.
Durham working the ground and pound from side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Durham lands a few punches from side control.
Pacquiao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Durham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Durham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Durham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Durham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Durham looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Durham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Durham landing strikes from the mount.
Durham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Durham tries to control but Pacquiao wriggling away.
Durham lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pacquiao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Durham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Durham prevents Pacquiao from getting the reversal.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Durham lands a heavy elbow.
Pacquiao is squirming around, avoiding Durham's attempts to control the action.
Durham is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pacquiao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Durham landing punches.
Durham unloading with bombs!
Durham controlling from mount.
Durham working Pacquiao over with strikes here.
Durham breaks from Pacquiao's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Durham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pacquiao is desperately trying to improve his position but Durham has a good base and remains in mount.
Durham controlling from mount.
Durham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Pacquiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Durham cracks Pacquiao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pacquiao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Durham controlling from mount.
Durham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Durham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Mike Durham!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mike Durham!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mike Durham!

Mike Durham wins by unanimous decision!