Blow-by-Blow: Pacman vs. Tijuana Tornado

*There was a bit of locker room drama prior to the fight: Pacquiao’s camp is complaining about Margarito ingesting Hydroxicut, which contains Ephedra, while Margarito’s camp is complaining about Pacquiao using “unsupervised” pre-rolled tape in his hand wraps.

Round 1:

They start off testing and feeling each other out in the middle of the ring

Combination by Pacquiao

Margarito’s length & reach advantage is very evident

P slips through & gets another combination

M is throwing almost exclusively jabs

Round 2:

P lands more combinations

They butt heads in the middle

P is landing combos at will

M corners P & lands a few shots

Both fighters are content to stand toe-to-toe & exchange

P lands a couple of power shots at the end of the round

Round 3:

P opens with a couple series of power punches

P’s speed is very evident against M

They grapple for a second

M gets P against the ropes

P responds with another series of power punches

Round 4:

M starts the round strong

P holds his ground & counters very well

M has a big red welt above his right eye

They exchange in the middle

P unloads  & M is hurt

P buckles M with a series of lethal combinations

M connects on an uppercut, his only bright spot this round

*Punches in the 4^th Round

            Landed           Thrown           Percent

P          43                    62                    69%

M         10                    18                    56%

Round 5:

M going to the body & puts P against the ropes

P immediately responds & rocks M

P is landing almost at will

P is teeing off on M

Power Punches: 33 for P & 11 for M so far this round

P staggers M

*Punches thru the 5^th Round

P         166      409      41%

M          91       316      29%

Round 6:

P running circles around M

P creating angles masterfully

M is game, but is telegraphing his punches

M catches P, who plays a bit of rope-a dope

*Punches Landed Round by Round

            1          2          3          4          5          6

P          16       27        27       49        47       39

M         13        26       16       16        20        22

Round 7:

P once again runs circles around M

M lands a couple of jabs

P dances around M & peppers him mercilessly

P tees off on M’s head

P’s confidence is soaring with each successful combination

M tries to finish with a flurry

Round 8:

M stalks P to start & throws a couple of jabs

P once again plays rope-a-dope

P quickly reverses things & lands a couple of heavy shots

P leans against the ropes again & takes shots from a man who outweighs him by 17 lbs

Strong flurry to end the round for both men

Round 9:

They exchange and P quickly circles M

M gallantly continues to stalk P

P continues to connect with his power punches

M has a giant purple welt under his right eye

*Punches landed thru Round  9

            Landed           Thrown            Pct

P          321                  773                  42%

M         197                  638                  31%

Round 10:

Ref inspects M’s welt

P has been running the rack on all the rounds thus far

P snaps M’s head

P tees off again on M’s face

Another perfect, devastating  right hook from P snaps M’s head

They exchange in the middle

M gamely continues to move forward

P is hitting M’s head at will

M is buckled twice at the end of the round

*Punches landed in Round 10

            Landed           Thrown            Pct

P          57                    89                    64%

M          9                      23                    39%

Round 11:

M can barely see out of his right eye, and his left eye is swelling up now too

P continues to land at will

P looks at the ref to see if he’ll stop the fight

M is nothing more than a punching bag now

The ref interrupts the fight twice to check on M

Round 12:

M’s face looks gruesome at this point

P looks to be pulling his punches now

M wins a moral victory by continuing to move forward

P is content to let M finish the fight on his feet

*Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao gets a unanimpus victory: 120-108, 119-109, 118-110

FINAL PUNCHSTATS:

Pacquiao                                Margarito

                     Total Punches

474                  Landed           229

1069                Thrown          817

44%                  Pct                  28%

             Total Power Punches

411                 Landed           136

713                 Thrown           312

58%                 Pct                  43%