PBP Commentary

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

Ortega
vs
Pacquiao

160 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

167 cm
21
141 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortega shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Ortega decides to return to a standing position.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Pacquiao moves in looking to clinch but Ortega pushes him off.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao wants to clinch.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao misses with the combination.

Ortega closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ortega performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ortega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ortega is trying for a kimura here. Pacquiao looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ortega wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Ortega!