PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music. Rocco Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pacquiao
vs
Escobar

170 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

169 cm
24
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Escobar tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao works over Escobar's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rocco Escobar has been cut.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Escobar tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Escobar wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a nice head shot.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That has opened up Rocco Escobar's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has a takedown stuffed.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Escobar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Escobar lands an overhand right.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao clobbers Escobar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiao sprawls well. Pacquiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Escobar is looking to clinch.

Escobar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Escobar throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Escobar is just content to waste time from the top position. Pacquiao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Escobar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pacquiao kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pacquiao trying to control the position here.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Escobar's cut.
That's time! Pacquiao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Rocco Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao swinging wilding here.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escobar.
Herman Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Escobar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Rocco Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.

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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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