ANGALIA LIVE ROUND 1-10 : MAYWEATHER Vs PACQUIAO

ROUND 1: Finally, after all these years, it began. The first bell ended five years of waiting. Mayweather, always a spectacular physical specimen , was even more muscular than usual. The suspicion that he had been training for strength in hope of a quick knock out seemed valid as he started quickly, landing well to the body. Pacquiao came on stronger in the final minute and the first big left he landed double up Mayweather who grabbed for a clinch. But he had done enough early on 10-9 (Mayweather first)

ROUND 2: Pacquiao was warming up. The crowd rose as he drove Mayweather back with a couple of crisp lefts and rights. Mayweather kept clinching whenever he felt threatened and the crowd showed its displeasure. They touched gloves after each of these incidents. There was another on the bell as Pacquiao connected with a right cross to seal the round. 9-10.

ROUND 3: Pacquiao closes Mayweather down and eventually has some success midway through the round. He rushes in, throwing a barrage of punches as Mayweather covers up. Now he's caught with a right! Better from Pacquiao, can he slow Mayweather down enough, though

ROUND 4: Mayweather’s famous defence was being tested to the full by the PacMan’s pressure. But he could not avoid a crunching left, staggered back onto the ropes and took a pounding. Then a right rocked him again and this was becoming a big round for the idol of the Pilippines. 9-10

ROUND 5: Pacquiao was working to trainer Roach’s game plan. He was not going crazy throwing punches in clusters. He was on the attack but was picking his shots. Many had expected Pacquiao to prosper in the early rounds Mayweather was getting the better of this one, however, and edged it with a mixture of a mid-round flurry followed by some running and jabbing with that longer reach 10-9

ROUND 6: Mayweather was finding his range and Pacquiao missing more. But when the smaller man did connect with a meaty left he again pinned Mayweather on the ropes and unleashed a barrage to the body which gave him another round. 9-10

ROUND 7: Pacquiao seems to have a good round then switch off in the next and he's failed to maintain the momentum he had in the last. An even round this, perhaps edged by Pacquiao towards the bell, as we head into the second half of the fight.

Pacquiao had his mid-fight lead on my card but Mayweather started the seventh with a shuddering right. A snappy left backed up the PacMan again. The left jab carried Mr Money happily through to the bell 10-9

ROUND 8: The pattern continues as Pacquiao puts his foot on the gas again as cries of 'Manny, Manny' ring around the packed arena. But as the session goes on, Mayweather asserts his dominance and has a good last minute, dropping his hands in confidence.

ROUND 9: Just as Mayweather was beginning to feel assured, Pacquiao opened up with another of his quick-fire assaults. But Mayweather reverted to jabbing and dodging. He figured he had the round won and probably had. 10-9

Mayweather was trying to take the sting out of the fight and as we expected it was up to Pacquiao to make it a spectacle worthy of all the millions. It was getting messy now, a lot of swinging and missing in an even round. 10-10