PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parker's choice of entrance music: Jump. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pacquiao
vs
Parker

168 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angel Parker!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Angel Parker has been cut.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker looks gassed!
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Parker backs away looking to recover.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Parker avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angel Parker's cut.
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.

Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Parker avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Pacquiao lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manny Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Angel Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao jabs at Parker's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angel Parker'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. This is the final round!

Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Parker avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.

Pacquiao throws a left that rocks Parker and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pacquiao dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Parker regain composure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao cracks Parker with a big elbow.
Pacquiao working the head with strikes.

That has opened up Angel Parker's cut even more.
Pacquiao cracks Parker with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pacquiao immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Parker is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pacquiao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!