PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Padilha (ranked 3559 p4p, 5080 weight class) and Fabio Rabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Rabin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Padilha
vs
Rabin

190 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 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 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Rabin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilha manages to avoid it.
Padilha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabin.
Rabin slips under a jab.
Rabin is looking for the big counter here.
Padilha swings widly with a right hand
and Rabin counters with a left to the body.
Padilha throws a right hand that misses
and Rabin counters with a straight right hand.
Padilha digs a good hook to Rabin's body.
Rabin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilha.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Padilha as he connects with a hook.
Rabin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rabin throws a looping overhand right but Padilha ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Rabin does no damage.
Rabin staying out of range there.
Padilha misses the shot to the body.
Rabin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilha.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilha connects with a body shot.
Padilha swings for the body but Rabin moves out of range.
Rabin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Padilha misses with an uppercut. Rabin saw that one coming.
Rabin misses with a few strikes there.
Padilha misses with an uppercut.
Rabin throws out a counter right but Padilha avoids it with no problem.
Padilha with a nice cross.
Padilha misses with an uppercut
and Rabin counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilha lands a glancing blow to the side of Rabin's head.
Jab from Padilha.
Rabin slips a jab from Padilha.
As Padilha backs off Rabin throws a huge counter combo but Padilha manages to avoid it all.
Rabin tries to move into range but Padilha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rabin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Rabin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Padilha throws a jab when Rabin was well out of range.
A nice side step and Rabin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilha misses with a hook. Rabin ducked under it nicely.
Rabin is looking for the big counter here.
Rabin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rabin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Padilha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rabin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rabin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Padilha throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Rabin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rabin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilha looks to land a left hand but Rabin moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabin! But no joy.
Padilha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rabin. Rabin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rabin ducks under a wild hook from Padilha.
Padilha misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Rabin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabin.
A little jabbing left from Rabin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Padilha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabin! But no joy.
Rabin slips a jab from Padilha.
Padilha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rabin moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rabin looks to land a left hand but Padilha moved out of range nicely.
Padilha lunges at Rabin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rabin's hand.
Rabin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilha.
Padilha misses with a straight left.
Rabin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Padilha slips a jab from Rabin.
Padilha throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilha swings widly with a right hand
and Rabin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Padilha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabin.
Rabin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilha throws a lazy right hand but Rabin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Padilha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Padilha throws an off balance right hand
and Rabin counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
A shot to the liver by Padilha. Beautiful body shot.
Padilha throws a lazy uppercut
and Rabin counters with a left to the body.
Padilha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabin.
A little jabbing left from Rabin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Padilha misses with a looping right.
Padilha punishes Rabin's body with a nice straight punch.
Rabin blocks a jab.
Rabin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Padilha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Padilha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabin manages to avoid it.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rabin slips under a jab from Padilha.
It seemed like Rabin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rabin slips under a jab from Padilha.
Rabin is looking for the big counter here.
Rabin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Padilha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabin can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Padilha.
Afonso Padilha is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Rabin.
Despite the aggression on Rabin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab lands there for Padilha.
Rabin takes one to the chin there.
Rabin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Padilha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilha scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Padilha misses.
Padilha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilha throws a hook but Rabin blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilha digs a good body shot into Rabin's ribs.
Padilha misses with a lunging right hand
and Padilha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Padilha finds it's target.
Padilha looks to land a right hand but Rabin moved out of range.
Padilha throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabin.
A nice side step and Rabin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Padilha throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rabin to counter with a crisp jab.
Padilha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabin misses.
Padilha misses with an uppercut. Rabin saw that one coming.
It seemed like Rabin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rabin slips a straight right by Padilha.
Padilha throws a poor cross that misses
and Rabin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Afonso Padilha has been cut.
Rabin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Padilha catches Rabin right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilha misses the jab.
Padilha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Padilha missing with a left hand there. Rabin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Padilha misses with a hook.
Rabin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Rabin.
A swing and a miss from Rabin.
It looked like Padilha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Padilha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Padilha misses.
Padilha misses with a left hand
enabling Rabin to counter with a crisp jab.
Afonso Padilha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Padilha clobbers Rabin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Padilha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilha misses with a lunging right hand
and Rabin counters with a straight right hand.
Padilha throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabin.
Padilha scores with a jab.
Rabin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Padilha.
Rabin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rabin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Padilha misses with a straight right.
Rabin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Padilha scores with a jab.
Padilha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Padilha throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabin.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabin misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilha throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rabin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilha misses with a looping right.
Rabin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Padilha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabin jabs at Padilha's body.
Padilha misses with a right hand
letting Rabin counter with a right hand.
Padilha misses with a hook
and Rabin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabin looks to land a right hand but Padilha moved out of range.
Padilha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Padilha.
Rabin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Padilha throws the left hand but Rabin avoids the punch easily.
Rabin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rabin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rabin staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Padilha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afonso Padilha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Padilha throws an off balance right hand
and Rabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilha throws a lazy right hand but Rabin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Padilha swings widly with a right hand
and Rabin counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabin! But no joy.
Rabin ducks under a wild hook from Padilha.
Padilha misses with a lunging right hand
and Rabin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Padilha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rabin throws out a loose jab but Padilha uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Rabin lands.
Padilha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabin.
Padilha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilha lands a jab to the head.
Rabin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilha at a distance.
Padilha misses with a hook.
Padilha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rabin's head.
Padilha throws out a powerful jab.
Rabin slips under a jab from Padilha.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Padilha lands a nice hook to Rabin's body. Rabin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rabin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rabin throws the left hand but Padilha avoids the punch easily.
Padilha misses with an uppercut
and Padilha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Padilha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabin.
It seemed like Rabin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Padilha misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabin! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilha connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilha misses with a body punch
and Rabin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilha throws a hook but Rabin blocks it.
Padilha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabin moves away.
Padilha throws a hook but Rabin blocks it.
Padilha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Padilha misses the jab.
Rabin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Padilha with a body shot.
Padilha misses with a left hand
and Rabin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Padilha swings widly with a right hand
and Rabin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Padilha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rabin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Padilha throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rabin to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rabin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Padilha has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilha ducks under a wild hook from Rabin.
Padilha misses with a wild body shot.
Rabin avoids the body shot from Padilha.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabin! But no joy.
Padilha misses with a right hand
and Rabin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rabin takes one to the chin there.
Padilha looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabin is just out of range.
Padilha looks to land a right hand but Rabin moved out of range.
Rabin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rabin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Padilha swings widly with a right hand
and Rabin counters with a left and a right that stings Padilha.
Rabin lands with an uppercut that bounces Padilha off the cage and back into range.
Padilha misses with a body punch
and Rabin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabin.
Padilha lands with a shot to the body.
Rabin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabin takes one to the chin there.
Padilha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabin manages to avoid it.
Padilha misses with a shot to the body
and Rabin counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilha misses with a left hand
and Padilha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Padilha misses with a straight left.
Padilha misses with a hook
and Rabin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fabio Rabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Padilha as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabio Rabin.
Well Padilha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Padilha!