PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Cry For Me Argentina. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Padilla
vs
Kanne

171 cm
26
170 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

179 cm
28
175 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a leg kick which misses Kanne's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanne tries to avoid it.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Padilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.
Kanne scores with a nice strike.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Kanne.
Kanne misses the shot to the body.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left and a right from Kanne both land. Nice combination.
Kanne digs a good hook to Padilla's body.
Kanne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kanne.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Kanne.
Padilla lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Padilla misses its intended target.

Kanne closes the distance and clinches.
Kanne is trying to maintain a safe position but Padilla gets an underhook and turns Kanne into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kanne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Padilla misses
and Kanne counters with a three punch combo that has Padilla backing up. Padilla nods at Kanne to acknowledge the strikes.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla throws a head kick that Kanne semi-blocks.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
A left and a right from Kanne both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne wants to clinch up but Padilla keeps it at a distance.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanne.
Padilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Padilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Padilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kanne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Padilla tries a low kick but Kanne avoids it.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Padilla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanne's calf.
Kanne misses with a two punch combination.
Kanne swinging wildly here.
Kanne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanne. That's going to slow Padilla down.
Padilla lands a head kick!
Kanne throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a nice leg kick.
Kanne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanne misses with the combination.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanne.
Kanne looks to land a combination but Padilla avoids it well.
Kanne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanne in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanne misses with a wild combination.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanne checks it well.
Padilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kanne dips to his left and cracks Padilla with an uppercut!
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanne.
Padilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanne's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Padilla.
Padilla scores with a push kick.
Padilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robin Padilla will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Padilla avoids the body shot from Kanne.
Kanne takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Padilla misses.
Kanne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kanne misses with a leg kick.
Padilla tries to score with a low kick but Kanne moves his leg out of the way.
Kanne throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Padilla. That one must have hurt.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Padilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Padilla.
Padilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Padilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kanne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kanne moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
Kanne defending well as Padilla loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kanne there.
Padilla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Padilla throws a low kick but Kanne avoids it.
Kanne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kanne - just one landing.
Padilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Padilla throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanne counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanne.
Kanne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne is looking to score with low kicks.
Padilla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Padilla's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanne thows a leg kick but Padilla checks it
and Padilla counters with a nice body shot.
Padilla throws a front kick aimed at Kanne's knee but Kanne avoids it well.
Padilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Padilla on the side of the head.
Kanne throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Padilla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanne on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Kanne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanne connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanne. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Padilla pushes him off.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Kanne saw that one coming.
Kanne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Padilla throws a push kick but Kanne slaps the foot to one side.
Kanne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kanne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robin Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kanne moves into the clinch successfully.
Padilla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Padilla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanne's elbow.
Padilla lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robin Padilla will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Padilla wants to slow Kanne down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanne tries to clinch there but Padilla circles away.
Beasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanne throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanne throws a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Kanne moves out of range easily.
Kanne avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Good leg kick by Padilla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and Kanne counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Kanne throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla thuds a left hand into Kanne's body.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanne.
Kanne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Padilla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanne.
Kanne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kanne!
Padilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanne's sensitive parts.
Kanne throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
Jab by Padilla.
Kanne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Padilla wants to slow Kanne down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Kanne motions for Padilla to come forward. Kanne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Kanne blocks the low kick.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanne.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanne.
Kanne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Padilla back to the cage. Kanne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla lands a jab to the head.
A solid body kick from Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick but Kanne moves out of range.
Padilla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kanne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Kanne checks it.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Kanne sees coming a mile off.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Kanne sees coming a mile off.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Kanne sees coming a mile off.
Padilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Padilla scores with a push kick.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and Kanne counters with a series of strikes. Padilla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kanne to score with a decent uppercut.
Kanne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Padilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kanne is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla takes a jab right on the kisser.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Kanne sees coming a mile off.
Kanne throws a combination that misses
and Padilla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kanne's knee momentarily.
Kanne misses with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Padilla throws a solid leg kick but Kanne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Padilla.
Padilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanne manages to avoid it.
Kanne misses with a few strikes there.
Kanne misses with a two punch combination.
Kanne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beasty Kanne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Padilla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padilla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
Robin Padilla really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Stonewall logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.