Access Pinoy

AccessPinoy is ready for the fight between Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico – tonight’s title matchup at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. And we will be live blogging the event for those our readers who cannot watch the bout live. Stay tuned!

Note: Times listed below are Manila Times.

1:34 – Manny Pacquiao WINS AGAIN!!!

1:32 – Last Round. Round is stopped by referee in favor of Manny!

1:29 – Round 11. Cotto is dancing around. Manny stops and let’s Cotto walk away

1:24 – Round 10. Manny sends a left hook and it connects. Cotto lands a few more jabs.

1:20 – Round 9. Pacman’s fury. Manny dominates. Barrage on Cotto sends his opponent into the ropes.

1:16 – Round 8. Manny’s face is still clean, while Cotto has a few cuts and swelling. Cotto staggers.

1:12 – Round 7. Manny barrage sends Cotto into the ropes.

1:09 – Round 6. A solid right hook from Manny. Manny chases Cotto into the ropes.

1:05 – Round 5. Cotto sends Manny to the ropes again. But Manny fights back.

1:00 – Round 4. Cotto got knocked again! Cotto goes down with 20 seconds left.

12:56 – Round 3. Pacman lands a punch on Cotto. Cotto was counted.

12:53 – Round 2. Great exchange of punches.

12:51 – End of Round 1. No clear winner. Good exchange.

12:50 – Pacman tries to deflect Cotto’s puches. Goes inside Cotto but failed.

12:49 – Round 1 is on! Cotto is aggressive going inside Pacquiao.

12:48 – Referee briefs both fighters.

12:47 – Miguel Cotto is introduced…

12:46 – Manny Pacquiao is introduced…

12:46 – LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!! This fight is for the WBO welterweight championship.

12:45 – Introductions by announcer… Michael Buffer introduces the two fighters.

12:43 – Cotto enters ring…

12:42 – Miguel Cotto intro video…

12:42 – Pacman kneels at his corner for a prayer… The crowd here at MGM Grand in Las Vegas is going nuts for Manny Pacquiao. Philippine flags everywhere.

12:40 – Pacman enters the ring. Crowd goes wild!!

12:39 – Manny Pacquiao intro video…

12:37 – Montage of great fights in the past.

12:35 – Crowd goes wild. The fight is on!!!

12:34 – Singing of USA National Anthem. American idol Filipino-American Ramiel Malubay sings.

12:33 – Pacquiao’s movie is now being previewed. Crowd here applauds.

12:32 – The venue is filled to the rafters!

12:32 – Singing of National Anthem of Puerto Rico.

12:31 – La Divas singing. Pinoys inside MGM Grand are all smiles.

12:29 – National Anthem… Celebrities like Magic Johnson, Alex Rodriguez watching the fight. Cool!

12:28 – Getting ready for Philippines’ Lupang Hinirang

12:26 – Pacquiao’s movie is now being previewed. Crowd here applauds.

12:26 – Next fight is Pacquiao vs. Cotto. Yipee!

12:24 – Scorecard results: Chavez Wins!

12:22 – Chavez should win this undercard fight.

12:21 – Last round of undercard fight. Pacquiao-Cotto main fight up next!

12:20 – Fun fact: Twitterers say Manny Pacquiao is not trending because people can’t spell his name. LOL. Let’s go for Pacman, then!

12:19 – HBO’s Emanuel Steward: “I think Manny (Pacquiao) might be underestimating (Miguel) Cotto.” He says Cotto could be 12lbs. heavier tonight. Not good for Manny!

12:17 – Crowd now chanting Manny! Manny!

12:15 – Still enduring the undercard fight. Start of Round 9.

12:11 – Fun fact: Larry Merchant just said Manny Pacquiao has to eat 8,000 calories a day in order not to lose weight. B/C his workouts are very intense.

12:10 – End of Round 7. No clear winner yet for the undercard fight between Chavez and Rowland.

12:06 – End of Round 6. Getting closer to the main fight.

12:04 – We’re on to Round 6 of the Chavez vs. Rowland fight. Action has picked up.

11:59 – Fourth round of JC Chavez, Jr-Troy Rowland fight ongoing. The much-awaited showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto up next.

11:54 – Round 3 of Chavez vs. Rowland undercard bout.

11:49 – Still waiting for the main fight. While waiting, here’s a fun fact: When Manny Pacquiao has a boxing match, the Philippines’ crime rate for that day is zero.

11:45 – Spotted! Jinkee Pacquiao wearing a pink cowlneck dress and a fuchsia Hermes Kelly. Manny in Nike MP t-shirt.

11:42 – Undercard fight between Chavez and Rowland.

11:41 – Manny Pacquiao in light mood while hand wraps are inspected while Miguel Cotto looks all business inside the locker room.

11:40 – Camera close up on Manny. Right hand getting taped up now. Manila crowd cheers! Camera cuts to Cotto shadowboxing.