PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Padilha (ranked 24181 p4p, 24230 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 524 p4p, 540 weight class). Bart Detweiler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Padilha
vs
Detweiler

190 cm
28
190
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
19
192
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afonso Padilha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Padilha misses.
Detweiler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bart Detweiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilha misses with a shot to the body
and Detweiler counters with a low kick, right behind Padilha 's knee.
Padilha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Detweiler counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Detweiler moves into range and clinches up with Padilha.
A head punch on the inside from Padilha fails to land.
Padilha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilha wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilha tries a body shot but Detweiler blocks it.
Padilha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Detweiler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Afonso Padilha has been cut.
Detweiler lands a nice knee to the body.
Padilha tries to break free but Detweiler pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilha tries a body shot but Detweiler blocks it.
Padilha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Detweiler scores with a shot to the side of Padilha's head.
Detweiler slowing the pace effectively.
Detweiler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Padilha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Detweiler can turn it around.
Padilha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Detweiler or not.

Detweiler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Padilha looks to score with a jab to the body but Detweiler is just out of range.

Detweiler forces Padilha back against the cage and clinches.
Detweiler blocks a body shot from Padilha.
Padilha presses Detweiler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Detweiler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Padilha throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler throws an elbow that misses.

Detweiler breaks from the clinch.
Detweiler misses with a looping right.
Detweiler scores with a nice strike.
Padilha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Detweiler. Detweiler obviously looking to wear him down.
Detweiler throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilha misses with a hook
and Detweiler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Padilha misses the shot to the body.
Detweiler tries to counter with a clinch but Padilha shakes him off and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Detweiler lands an elbow that stopped Padilha in his tracks for a moment.
Padilha can't find room to land a body shot as Detweiler controls the action.
Padilha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Detweiler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilha tries a body shot but Detweiler blocks it.
Padilha misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilha.
Detweiler lands an elbow that stopped Padilha in his tracks for a moment.
Padilha has had enough of the clinch but Detweiler keeps him there for the moment.
Padilha misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilha works on Detweiler's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Padilha fails to land.
Padilha tries to work over Detweiler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Padilha tries to circle away but Detweiler has him pinned against the cage.
Padilha has a couple of punches blocked by Detweiler.
Detweiler blocks a body shot from Padilha.
Detweiler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Padilha lands with a light punch inside.
Padilha has a couple of punches blocked by Detweiler.
Detweiler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Detweiler.
Detweiler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Padilha backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Detweiler dominated that 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.

Detweiler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Padilha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Detweiler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Detweiler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Detweiler lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Detweiler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Detweiler forces Padilha back against the cage and clinches.
Detweiler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Detweiler lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Detweiler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Detweiler works over Padilha with some ground and pound from guard.
Detweiler connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Detweiler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Detweiler lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Detweiler is in close to Padilha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Detweiler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Padilha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Padilha tries to get out of the position.
Padilha is looking to stand back up but Detweiler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Padilha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Padilha!
Detweiler landing punches.
Detweiler landing strikes from the mount and Padilha is in trouble!
Detweiler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Detweiler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Detweiler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Padilha tries to buck Detweiler off but he can't manage it.
Detweiler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Detweiler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Detweiler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Afonso Padilha's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler working Padilha over with strikes here.
Detweiler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Detweiler working the ground and pound effectively.
Detweiler content just to control the position here.
Detweiler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Padilha looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Detweiler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Detweiler breaks from Padilha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Detweiler unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Detweiler connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler landing punches.
Padilha is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Detweiler content just to control the position here.
Detweiler raining down shots from the mount!
Bart Detweiler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Detweiler dominating with strikes here.
Detweiler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Padilha is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Detweiler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Detweiler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Detweiler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Afonso Padilha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Detweiler drops his shoulder and cracks Padilha with a huge uppercut! Padilha goes down! Can Detweiler finish him?
Padilha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Detweiler landing with the ground and pound.
Detweiler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Detweiler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Detweiler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Detweiler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Padilha wants to get back to his feet but Detweiler passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Detweiler.
Detweiler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Padilha is refusing to be controlled, as Detweiler sits in half guard.
Detweiler winds up and cracks Padilha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Detweiler in particular looking to stall.
Padilha tries to kick Detweiler off but Detweiler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Detweiler content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Padilha!
Detweiler landing strikes from the mount and Padilha is in trouble!
Detweiler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Detweiler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Detweiler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Detweiler scoring with strikes but Padilha is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler looking to finish Padilha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Padilha!
Padilha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Detweiler on the ground.
Detweiler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Detweiler with a couple of short strikes.

Padilha is rocked!
Detweiler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Padilha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Detweiler raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler controlling the position easily from mount.
Detweiler looking to finish Padilha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Padilha!
Detweiler landing punches.
Detweiler landing strikes from the mount and Padilha is in trouble!
Detweiler scoring with strikes but Padilha is staying in there.
Detweiler softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Padilha is out cold! Detweiler jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Detweiler!
A very excited looking Bart Detweiler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.