PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faris Othman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquaio
vs
Othman

168 cm
25
137 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

172 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faris Othman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Othman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquaio misses with a wild combination.
Pacquaio misses with a head kick.
Pacquaio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquaio throws a sloppy head kick
and Othman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pacquaio avoids the head kick by Othman.
Pacquaio throws a right hand that Othman ducks under and follows up with a left that Othman also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio thows a leg kick but Othman checks it
and Othman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquaio's knee momentarily.
Pacquaio misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquaio throws a series of strikes that have Othman backpedaling.
Manny Pacquaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses
and Othman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pacquaio's knee momentarily.
Pacquaio is breathing heavily.
Othman scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Othman throws a head kick that Pacquaio semi-blocks.
Othman misses with a head kick.
Pacquaio misses with a head kick.
Pacquaio fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquaio avoids the head kick by Othman.
Pacquaio blocks a head kick by Othman.
Pacquaio feints a jab promting Othman to slip. Pacquaio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Othman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pacquaio stalks Othman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Othman's face. Othman staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquaio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquaio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Othman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquaio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Othman misses with a body kick.
Pacquaio throws a push kick but Othman slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquaio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquaio scores with a one two! Othman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Othman throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquaio counters with a left and a right that stings Othman.

Pacquaio has closed the distance and engaged Othman in a clinch.

Pacquaio breaks the clinch.
Othman misses with a head kick.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio feints a jab promting Othman to slip. Pacquaio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Othman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pacquaio misses with a wild combination.
Pacquaio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pacquaio lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacquaio lands a two punch combo.
Othman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Othman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquaio lands with a nice combination. Othman backs away looking to recover.
Pacquaio scores with a nice body kick.
Pacquaio misses with a wild combination.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Pacquaio misses
and Othman counters with a big head kick but Pacquaio shrugs it off.
Othman dodges the punch combination from Pacquaio.
A left and a right from Pacquaio both land. Nice combination.
Pacquaio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Othman backs up against the cage.
Pacquaio looks to land a combination but Othman avoids it well.
Pacquaio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Othman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Othman throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquaio moves out of range easily.
Pacquaio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacquaio throws a combination. Othman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Othman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquaio looks to land a combination but Othman avoids it well.
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 Manny Pacquaio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pacquaio scores with a three punch combo!
Pacquaio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquaio throws a series of strikes that have Othman backpedaling.
A left and a right from Pacquaio both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manny Pacquaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquaio motions for Othman to come forward. Pacquaio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquaio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Othman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquaio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Othman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquaio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Pacquaio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Othman misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquaio tries to bum rush Othman with a series of wild strikes but Othman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquaio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Othman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Othman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Othman blocks a head kick by Pacquaio.
Pacquaio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pacquaio throws a right hand that Othman ducks under and follows up with a left that Othman also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquaio scores with a four punch combination!
Pacquaio scores with a one two! Othman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Othman misses with a head kick.
Pacquaio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Othman eats them both and turns towards Pacquaio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Othman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pacquaio throws a combination. Othman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Othman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquaio works over Othman's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquaio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquaio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquaio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Othman backs up against the cage.
Pacquaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Othman tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquaio.
Othman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Othman avoids the head kick by Pacquaio.
A bone on bone clash there as Othman blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Othman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquaio.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Othman.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Othman.
Pacquaio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pacquaio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manny Pacquaio is winning the standup battle so far.
Othman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquaio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four 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.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Othman avoids them all with ease.
Othman moves out of range of the body kick from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Othman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquaio fails to land with a series of punches.
Othman throws a head kick but Pacquaio moves out of range.
Pacquaio swinging wildly here.
Othman throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacquaio counters with a left and a right that stings Othman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Pacquaio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Othman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good work by Othman as he checks the leg kick.
Pacquaio throws a nice looking combination but Othman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquaio blocks a head kick by Othman.
Pacquaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Pacquaio.
Pacquaio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Othman circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Othman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Pacquaio does no damage.
A left and a right from Pacquaio both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pacquaio.
Pacquaio misses with a low kick.
Othman throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquaio moves out of range easily.
Pacquaio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquaio duly obliges.
Othman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Othman throws a head kick that misses.
Othman dodges the punch combination from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pacquaio, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Othman circles away quickly and effectively.

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.
Pacquaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Othman moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Othman.
Pacquaio throws a right hand that Othman ducks under and follows up with a left that Othman also avoids with ease.
Pacquaio looks to land a combination but Othman avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio blocks a head kick by Othman.
Othman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pacquaio fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacquaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquaio misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquaio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses
and Othman counters with a head kick. That will keep Pacquaio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pacquaio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Othman back to the cage. Pacquaio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquaio. Those never looked like landing.
Othman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Pacquaio both land. Nice combination.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Othman moves out of range of the body kick from 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.
A head kick misses from Pacquaio.
Othman blocks the body kick.
Pacquaio misses with a combination
and Othman counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Othman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacquaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pacquaio blocks a head kick by Othman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacquaio!
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquaio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquaio looks to land a combination. Othman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacquaio throws a leg kick but Othman moved away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacquaio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Othman backs up against the cage.
Pacquaio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Faris Othman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Pacquaio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacquaio throws a leg kick
and Othman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pacquaio is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquaio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacquaio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquaio!