PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between adolfo padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). padilla has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. adolfo padilla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

padilla
vs
Porter

194 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Meat Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, adolfo padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Porter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter throws a looping overhand right but padilla ducks down to avoid it.
padilla is breathing heavily.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Porter misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by padilla.
Porter tries to land a front kick but padilla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
padilla stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
padilla tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter throws a low kick but padilla avoids it.
padilla slips a straight right by Porter.
Nice shot lands for Porter.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
Porter throws a head kick that misses.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porter throws a hook to the side of padilla's head but padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porter throws the left hand but padilla avoids the punch easily.
padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eli Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter looks to land a right hand but padilla moved out of range.
padilla throws a nice head kick!
Porter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
padilla moves away from the strike by Porter.
padilla slips under a jab.
Porter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Porter to score with a decent uppercut.
padilla slips under a jab.
Porter lands with a cross.
Porter looks to throw the jab but padilla is out of range.
Porter throws a hook to the side of padilla's head but padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by padilla.
padilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on padilla's shoulder, as padilla tries to avoid the shot.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but padilla ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Porter lands a jab to padilla's midsection.
Porter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from padilla.
padilla tries to clinch up.
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter throws a sloppy head kick and padilla moves out of range easily.
Porter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porter throws a body kick that misses.
Porter throws the left hand but padilla avoids the punch easily.
Good work by padilla as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porter dips to his left and cracks padilla with an uppercut!
padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Porter looks to land a left hand but padilla moved out of range nicely.
Porter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.
padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
padilla slips under a jab from Porter.
A big right from Porter misses.
padilla slips a jab from Porter.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter misses with an uppercut. padilla saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
padilla moves out of range as Porter strikes.
padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Porter connects with a looping right hand.
Porter lands a with a good body shot.
padilla defending well as Porter loads up on a big left hand.
Porter tries a head kick but it misses.
Porter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Porter scores with a shot to the body.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
padilla looks to land a body kick but Porter moved away.
Porter swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adolfo padilla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

padilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and padilla counters with a series of strikes. Porter will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
padilla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
padilla moves away from the strike by Porter.
padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
padilla throws a head kick but Porter moves out of range.
Porter scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
padilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Porter missing with a left hand there. padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
padilla moves away from the strike by Porter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Porter misses.
adolfo padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter throws a hook to the side of padilla's head but padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porter misses with an uppercut. padilla saw that one coming.
Porter throws a hook to the side of padilla's head but padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Porter misses.
padilla throws a leg kick but Porter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
padilla blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Porter both land. Nice combination.
padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Porter misses.
padilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porter blocks a head kick by padilla.
padilla's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and padilla duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Porter loads up on a big right hand but padilla slips the punch.
padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porter throws out the jab.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
padilla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Porter's head.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porter throws out a loose jab but padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter throws a hook but padilla blocks it.
Porter swings for the body but padilla moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Porter lands.
Porter throws a combination that misses
and padilla counters with a big head kick but Porter shrugs it off.
A head kick by Porter misses
and padilla counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from padilla misses.
Some wild striking there from Porter.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Porter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porter looks to land a right hand but padilla moved out of range.
padilla slips a jab from Porter.
padilla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
padilla tries to bum rush Porter with a series of wild strikes but Porter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by padilla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porter connects with a jab.
Porter misses with an uppercut. padilla saw that one coming.

padilla closes the distance and pushes Porter back into the cage.
Porter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from padilla.
Porter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. padilla smiles and moves away.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Porter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Porter misses.
Porter throws the left hand but padilla avoids the punch easily.
Porter throws a hook but padilla avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adolfo padilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Porter misses with a wild combination.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
padilla takes one to the chin there.
Porter avoids the head kick by padilla.
Porter throws a low kick but padilla avoids it.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Porter misses with the combination.
No joy there for padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

padilla takes the fight into the clinch.
Porter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porter drops down looking for an ankle pick but padilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands a glancing blow to the side of padilla's head.
padilla tries to clinch up.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

padilla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
adolfo padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Porter.
padilla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
padilla is pressed up against the cage. Porter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag padilla down to the mat. padilla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Porter misses with the body kick
and padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
padilla misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
padilla throws a head kick that half lands.
Porter swings away with a body shot that misses
and padilla counters with a left and a right that stings Porter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. padilla moves away and avoids it.
padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porter looks to land a left hand but padilla moved out of range nicely.
padilla fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
padilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Porter misses with a straight left.
padilla moves away from the strike by Porter.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
padilla slips a straight right by Porter.
padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
padilla slips a jab from Porter.
Porter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and padilla counters with a two punch combo.
padilla tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
padilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
A jab from Porter misses.
Porter connects with a right hand. padilla shakes it off.
Porter scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Porter misses.
Porter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between padilla's hands.
padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. padilla moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
padilla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by padilla.
Porter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Porter throws a hook but padilla avoids it easily.
A left lands for Porter.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Porter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porter throws a head kick that misses
and padilla counters with a nice leg kick.
padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
padilla defending well as Porter loads up on a big left hand.
padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Porter scores with a punch to the head.
Porter throws a one two combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
padilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
padilla throws a leg kick but Porter checks it.
padilla ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Eli Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
adolfo padilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Porter misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
adolfo padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well padilla 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... adolfo padilla!