PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Slacker as his entrance music. Herman Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pacquiao
vs
Margera

170 cm
39
169 lbs
42 - 17 - 2

183 cm
28
187 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Margera avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Margera misses with the combination.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Margera misses with a wild combination.
Margera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacquiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera thuds his right hand into Pacquiao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Margera blocks a low kick nicely.
Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away.
Margera misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Margera connects with the punch.
Margera throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Margera with a series of wild strikes but Margera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with the left hand. Margera knows he should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Margera checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao cracks the inside of Margera's front leg.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
Margera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margera shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Margera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Margera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Margera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Margera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pacquiao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Margera postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Herman Pacquiao has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Margera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Margera dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Margera's head and hops out.
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 Herman Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Margera checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margera.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Margera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Margera misses.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Margera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacquiao sprawls well initially but Margera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. Margera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pacquiao wants to control but Margera is keeping busy.
It looks like Margera is going to stand back up.
Margera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera is thwarting Pacquiao's attempts to control the position.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. Margera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pacquiao is working hard here to advance position.
Margera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Margera stands up from half guard.
Margera digs a good body shot into Pacquiao's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margera.
Margera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Margera saw that one coming.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Margera.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Margera shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Margera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Margera throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Margera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margera manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao is looking to score with low kicks.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.

Margera dives in and scores a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pacquiao throws a head kick but Margera moves out of range.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Margera lands a right hook to the body.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Margera slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Margera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with Margera's head.
Margera fails with the takedown.
Pacquiao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Herman Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margera.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
An inside leg kick from Pacquiao misses.
Margera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Margera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Margera connects with a crisp jab.
Margera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Margera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Pacquiao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Margera's head.
Margera thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Margera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Margera tries to keep at a distance but Pacquiao has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacquiao gets underhooks to prevent Margera's takedown attempt.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera wants a takedown but no success here.
Margera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Margera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick from Pacquiao lands but Margera takes it in his stride.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacquiao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Margera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Margera on that attempt.
Margera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Margera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Margera slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Margera shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao scores with a nice body kick.
Margera misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Pacquiao.
Bam Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao feints and then cracks Margera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Margera down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacquiao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.