PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donalds comes to the cage accompanied by It's My Life - Bond Jovi. Manny Pacquaio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Donalds
vs
Pacquaio

178 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 Hilo, Nathan Donalds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquaio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Donalds shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquaio pinned against the cage. Pacquaio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donalds shoots for a takedown but Pacquaio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Donalds clinches up with Pacquaio and pushes him back against the cage.
Donalds wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Donalds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquaio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquaio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donalds is defending well for now.
Donalds tries to throw a body punch but Pacquaio avoids it by throwing Donalds back against the cage.

Donalds breaks the clinch.
Pacquaio feints a jab promting Donalds to slip. Pacquaio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donalds slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donalds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacquaio misses with a body kick.
Donalds changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquaio tries to avoid it but Donalds manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquaio to the ground. Pacquaio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquaio misses with a double jab

and Donalds counters by clinching up.
Pacquaio wants to break the clinch but can't.

Donalds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquaio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquaio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donalds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquaio but Pacquaio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacquaio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquaio wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds slips a jab and a cross from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donalds blocks a head kick by Pacquaio.
Manny Pacquaio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donalds shoots in for a double leg but Pacquaio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquaio stuffs the takedown.
Donalds is breathing heavily.
Pacquaio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donalds eats them both and turns towards Pacquaio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquaio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquaio throws a head kick but Donalds moves out of range.
Pacquaio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donalds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquaio misses with a double jab.
Pacquaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquaio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Donalds tries to keep at a distance but Pacquaio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pacquaio trying to control the position but instead, Donalds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pacquaio into the cage.
Pacquaio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donalds trying to stall but Pacquaio improves his position.
Pacquaio lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donalds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacquaio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donalds trying to land knees to the body.
Pacquaio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donalds keeps control of Pacquaio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquaio stops a takedown attempt from Donalds.
Pacquaio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pacquaio pushes off an throws an elbow but Donalds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donalds goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pacquaio prevents it.
Pacquaio is trying to break the clinch but Donalds has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pacquaio.

Pacquaio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquaio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donalds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquaio duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquaio.

Pacquaio forces Donalds back against the cage and clinches.

Pacquaio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquaio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Donalds is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio works over Donalds's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquaio lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquaio throws a nice looking combination but Donalds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquaio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donalds will feel that in the morning.
Pacquaio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquaio misses with a few strikes there.
Donalds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquaio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donalds eats them both and turns towards Pacquaio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquaio throws a one two combo.

Donalds is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio scores with a one two! Donalds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Donalds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donalds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquaio lands with a nice combination. Donalds backs away looking to recover.
Donalds shoots in for a takedown but Pacquaio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquaio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donalds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donalds slips a jab and a cross from Pacquaio.
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donalds tries to clinch but Pacquaio moves away
and Pacquaio counters with a three punch combo that has Donalds backing up. Donalds nods at Pacquaio to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacquaio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquaio tries to bum rush Donalds with a series of wild strikes but Donalds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donalds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donalds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquaio.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquaio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Donalds. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pacquaio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Donalds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquaio's guard.
Pacquaio wants to stand and escape but Donalds is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquaio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pacquaio feints a jab promting Donalds to slip. Pacquaio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donalds slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donalds tries for a takedown but Pacquaio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Pacquaio does no damage.
Donalds shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquaio sprawls well. He's pushed Donalds's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donalds seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacquaio lands with a nice combination. Donalds backs away looking to recover.
Manny Pacquaio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquaio misses with a double jab.
Pacquaio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donalds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donalds is defended easily by Pacquaio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Donalds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pacquaio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Donalds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donalds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquaio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donalds wants to clinch up but Pacquaio keeps it at a distance.
Pacquaio misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquaio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacquaio misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nathan Donalds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquaio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquaio misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquaio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donalds's calf.
Pacquaio misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquaio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pacquaio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquaio.
Pacquaio scores with a head kick.
A combination from Pacquaio does no damage.
Pacquaio scores with a one two! Donalds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquaio misses with a head kick.
Donalds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses.
Donalds fails with the takedown.
Pacquaio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquaio duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio lands with a nice combination. Donalds backs away looking to recover.
Pacquaio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donalds blocks a head kick by Pacquaio.
Pacquaio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquaio scores with a four punch combination!
Pacquaio lands with a nice combination. Donalds backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquaio!
A left and a right from Pacquaio both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Pacquaio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pacquaio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donalds takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquaio scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquaio misses with a few strikes there.
Donalds takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacquaio is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Donalds like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Donalds from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquaio!