PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Padilha (ranked 4018 p4p, 3997 weight class) and Fabio Rabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Padilha
vs
Rabin

190 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afonso Padilha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Rabin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabin connects with a single shot there.
Rabin cracks Padilha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Padilha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rabin cracks Padilha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabin throws a big shot that misses.
Padilha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Padilha walks into a straight right hand from Rabin.
Rabin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Padilha doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabin lands with an uppercut that bounces Padilha off the cage and back into range.
Padilha walks into a straight right hand from Rabin.
A punch lands to the side of Padilha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabin throws a right and a left that Padilha avoids nicely.
Padilha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rabin misses with a body shot.
Rabin lands a head shot.
Padilha moves away from the strike by Rabin.
An attempted straight right counter from Padilha misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabin with a jab.
Rabin throws out a loose jab but Padilha uses good head movement to avoid it.

Padilha cracks Rabin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Padilha has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rabin to stand back up!

Rabin is rocked!

It looks like Fabio Rabin has been cut.
Padilha weaves into range and cracks Rabin right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Rabin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Padilha is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afonso Padilha!