PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Kanashkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Manny Pacquiao looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kanashkin
vs
Pacquiao

180 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaly Kanashkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanashkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kanashkin wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Kanashkin avoids nicely.
Pacquiao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kanashkin throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanashkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanashkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Kanashkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kanashkin.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Kanashkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Kanashkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanashkin looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.

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

Pacquiao is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanashkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanashkin finish him?
Kanashkin misses with a double jab.
Kanashkin throws a pinpoint strike between Pacquiao's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Pacquiao crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Kanashkin scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitaly Kanashkin!