PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Olf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Olf
vs
Pacquiao

165 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Olf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olf has a takedown stuffed.
Olf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olf lands a high kick!
Olf throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease.

Olf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Olf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olf staying calm.

Olf decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olf walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Olf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Olf forces Pacquiao back against the cage and clinches.
Pacquiao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olf backwards.
Olf tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquiao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to break free.
Pacquiao prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Olf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olf landing knees to the head.
Olf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacquiao's elbow.

Olf breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Pacquiao finds it's target.
Pacquiao digs a good body shot into Olf's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Olf has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olf tries to pull guard but Pacquiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Olf drops back down to his feet.
Olf has had enough of the clinch but Pacquiao keeps him there for the moment.
Olf wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Olf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao trying to stall but Olf improves his position.
Olf wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Olf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olf is breathing heavily.
Olf letting Pacquiao take a breather here.
Olf looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacquiao wants to break free but Olf has control.

Olf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pacquiao scores with a jab.

Pacquiao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pacquiao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard.
Olf looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pacquiao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Olf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Olf scores with a nice strike.
Olf fails to land the takedown.
Pacquiao shoots for a double leg takedown but Olf sprawls well. He's pushed Pacquiao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Olf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olf prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Olf passes to full mount!
Olf breaks from Pacquiao's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olf content just to control the position here.
Olf's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Olf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

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.
Olf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Olf seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pacquiao for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pacquiao?
Pacquiao regains half guard.
Olf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Olf seems content to control.
Olf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pacquiao wants to improve his position but Olf is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Olf dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pacquiao jabs at Olf's body.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Olf's head but Olf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Pacquiao.
Olf shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olf.
Pacquiao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Olf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao avoids the head kick by Olf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Pacquiao connects with a nice looking jab.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olf clinches but Pacquiao breaks the clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack Olf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Olf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Olf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olf tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Olf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olf doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.

Pacquiao has closed the distance and engaged Olf in a clinch.
Olf is pressed up against the cage. Pacquiao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olf down to the mat. Olf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Olf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
Olf is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.

Pacquiao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olf is stalling here.

Olf breaks from the clinch.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Olf is out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks Olf with an uppercut!
Olf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Olf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao punishes Olf's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao shoots in for a double leg but Olf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Pacquiao.
Olf tries to clinch up.

Olf drives through and clinches with Pacquiao against the cage.

Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao cracks Olf with a good jab.
Olf misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olf needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Olf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olf takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown by Pacquiao or perhaps it was just good defense by Olf which made him look bad.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Pacquiao or perhaps it was just good defense by Olf which made him look bad.
Pacquiao shoots in and drives through. Olf sprawls well.

Olf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Olf stands up and beckons Pacquiao to join him on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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