PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rallo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Paquiao

177 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rallo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Paquiao.
Paquiao tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paquiao throws a poor cross that misses

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Paquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rallo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquiao throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by Paquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Paquiao connects with a single shot there.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Rallo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paquiao misses.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paquiao pinned against the cage. Paquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paquiao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown moves away from the strike by Paquiao.
Paquiao missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Brown forces Paquiao back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Paquiao does no damage.
Paquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquiao misses with a wild combination.
Paquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paquiao throws a lazy uppercut

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Paquiao tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Paquiao won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jumps guard but Paquiao stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paquiao wants to break free but Brown has control.
Paquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.

Brown pulls guard successfully.
Brown is pulling down on Paquiao's head to control his posture.
Paquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paquiao prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Paquiao wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Paquiao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown wants to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws the left hand but Paquiao avoids the punch easily.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rallo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Paquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Paquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Paquiao jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Paquiao lands a jab.
Paquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Brown shoots in but Paquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Paquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Paquiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Paquiao scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown wants to clinch
and Paquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paquiao tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brown gets a clinch.
Brown has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Paquiao.
Paquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paquiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paquiao.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Paquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paquiao misses the jab.
Paquiao stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao misses with a looping right.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Paquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Paquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Paquiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Paquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Brown wants to clinch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries for a takedown but Paquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paquiao tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Paquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rallo Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquiao scores with a body shot.
Manuel Paquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paquiao sprawls well. Paquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paquiao but Paquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Paquiao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Paquiao wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Paquiao wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Rallo Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown prevents Paquiao from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rallo Brown.
Paquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paquiao misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Paquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Paquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paquiao throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Paquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paquiao 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Paquiao!