PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Jimmy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zidane
vs
Pacquiao

178 cm
25
143 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

169 cm
27
146 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Crippler's Corner

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Zidane ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zidane.
Zidane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
A shot to the body from Zidane misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zidane was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Nice cross by Pacquiao.
Zidane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zidane motions for Pacquiao to come forward. Zidane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Zidane backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Zidane.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Zidane with a series of wild strikes but Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Jab by Zidane.
Zidane is looking to score with low kicks.
Zidane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Zidane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zidane.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zidane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Zidane counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Zidane misses.
Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Zidane avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Zidane.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zidane is looking to score with low kicks.
Zidane misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Zidane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zidane misses the shot to the body.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Zidane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zidane is looking to chop away at Pacquiao's legs.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Zidane is just out of range.
Zidane throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
Zidane walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Zidane knows he should have avoided that one.
Zidane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a hook.
Zidane ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Zidane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zidane ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Zidane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao looks to land a left hand but Zidane moved out of range nicely.
Zidane misses with an uppercut.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pacquiao lands a right hook to the body.
Pacquiao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zidane. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zidane.
Nice defenses there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zidane throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zidane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Zidane scores with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao cracks Zidane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lunges at Zidane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zidane's hand.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zidane's head.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Zidane misses its intended target.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zidane.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Zidane looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Zidane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zidane.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zidane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Khalil Zidane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
That's time! Zidane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zidane throws a hook but Pacquiao blocks it.
Khalil Zidane is winning the standup battle so far.
Zidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Zidane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Pacquiao jabs at Zidane's body.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Zidane throws the kick towards the body but Pacquiao avoids it.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zidane throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Zidane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Zidane.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zidane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Zidane's body. Zidane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacquiao punishes Zidane's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Zidane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zidane thumps Pacquiao with a low kick.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Zidane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zidane.
Pacquiao lunges at Zidane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zidane's hand.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Zidane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zidane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
Zidane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zidane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Zidane connects with a right hand. Pacquiao shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zidane feints and then cracks Pacquiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pacquiao down.
Zidane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zidane scrambles back to his feet.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zidane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Zidane misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Zidane's shoulder, as Zidane tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Zidane with a series of wild strikes but Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zidane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zidane misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Zidane counters with a low kick, right behind Pacquiao 's knee.
Zidane throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Zidane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane stuns Pacquiao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Zidane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zidane ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Zidane misses with a hook to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zidane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Zidane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao defending well as Zidane loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Zidane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Zidane's shoulder, as Zidane tries to avoid the shot.
Zidane is looking to slow Pacquiao down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Zidane.
Zidane tries a low kick but Pacquiao avoids it.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zidane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zidane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pacquiao's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zidane misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
Zidane looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Zidane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zidane.
Zidane throws a series of strikes that have Pacquiao backpedaling.
Zidane looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Zidane avoids it well.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Zidane didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Khalil Zidane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
Zidane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zidane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zidane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiao's hands.
Pacquiao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zidane misses with a looping left.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Zidane scores with a nice head shot.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zidane. That's going to slow Pacquiao down.
Zidane throws a solid leg kick but Pacquiao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zidane.
Zidane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao checks a leg kick nicely.
Zidane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well.
Zidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Pacquiao moves away from the strike by Zidane.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zidane was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Zidane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Zidane counters with a low kick, right behind Pacquiao 's knee.
The crowd cheers as Pacquiao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zidane doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Zidane's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Zidane thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheers as Zidane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacquiao doesn't seem phased though.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalil Zidane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Zidane misses with a low kick.
Zidane misses with a low kick as Pacquiao jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Zidane with a series of wild strikes but Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zidane.
Pacquiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zidane to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Pacquiao's leg. Pacquiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zidane.
Zidane scores with a body shot.
Zidane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Zidane scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zidane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zidane.
Zidane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Zidane lands.
Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Zidane's shoulder, as Zidane tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pacquiao misses with a hook. Zidane ducked under it nicely.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Zidane catches Pacquiao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Zidane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zidane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zidane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Zidane slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zidane.
Zidane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zidane with a jab.
Zidane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Zidane does no damage.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Zidane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zidane 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.