PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Alex Bruce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Pacquiao's chin.

Bruce
vs
Pacquiao

187 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacquiao doesn't seem bothered though.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Manny Pacquiao's cut even more.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Pacquiao's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The cut above Manny Pacquiao's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Bruce lands a left and a right that send Pacquiao crashing to the mat, dazed. Bruce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Pacquiao is rocked!

Bruce lands a left and a right that send Pacquiao crashing to the mat, dazed. Bruce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pacquiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?

Manny Pacquiao's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bruce is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Pacquiao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Pacquiao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Bruce!