PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Johnson
vs
Pacquaio

165 cm
29
147 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

168 cm
25
137 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquaio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquaio is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Pacquaio throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Pacquaio dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Pacquaio throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Pacquaio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Pacquaio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pacquaio gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Pacquaio manages to retain guard.
Pacquaio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pacquaio is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pacquaio wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Pacquaio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Pacquaio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pacquaio manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Pacquaio's guard.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquaio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson 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.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson won't allow Pacquaio to get back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquaio misses with the combination.
Pacquaio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson 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.
Johnson stops Pacquaio from standing up.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Johnson stands and steps away. Pacquaio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquaio backs up against the cage.
Pacquaio misses with the combination.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquaio.
Manny Pacquaio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquaio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Pacquaio misses.

Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pacquaio quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacquaio is looking to escape.
Pacquaio looks gassed!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Pacquaio's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson prevents Pacquaio from standing back up.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pacquaio to the ground. Johnson is now in Pacquaio's guard.
Pacquaio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Pacquaio moved out of range nicely.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Pacquaio.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pacquaio enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pacquaio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson won't allow Pacquaio to get back to his feet.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Pacquaio wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Pacquaio wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquaio is breathing heavily.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pacquaio!
Pacquaio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson cracks Pacquaio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pacquaio taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pacquaio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquaio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquaio can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquaio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquaio?

Pacquaio is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Pacquaio is staying in there.
Pacquaio is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a big elbow - Pacquaio is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Pacquaio is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Johnson!