PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arilius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adolfo padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Maximus
vs
padilla

198 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

194 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Arilius Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, adolfo padilla!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
padilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maximus throws a leg kick which misses padilla's front leg but catches the back leg as padilla tries to avoid it.
padilla is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Maximus scores with a four punch combination!
Maximus throws a leg kick but padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Maximus coming out on top.
Maximus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

padilla takes the fight into the clinch.
padilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maximus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maximus is pressed up against the cage. padilla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maximus down to the mat. Maximus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maximus lands with a right hand.
padilla throws the kick towards the body but Maximus avoids it.
Maximus avoids the head kick by padilla.
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus blocks the body kick.
Maximus is looking to land body kicks.
padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like adolfo padilla has been cut.
Maximus jabs at padilla's body.
padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Maximus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maximus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
padilla dodges the punch combination from Maximus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus lands with a straight right. padilla didn't see that one coming.
padilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Arilius Maximus has been cut.
padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximus connects with a nice looking jab.
adolfo padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by padilla misses
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
padilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maximus counters with an outside leg kick.
padilla looks gassed!
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximus throws a leg kick but padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
padilla throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
padilla fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with the combination.
padilla throws a one two combo.
Maximus tries to land a body kick

and padilla moves into the clinch.

padilla jumps into guard, dragging Maximus to the mat.
Maximus passes padilla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
padilla is looking to get back to full guard here but Maximus has managed to pass to side control instead.
Maximus avoids the attempt from padilla to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
padilla is working to get back to half guard.
Maximus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
padilla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
padilla wants to hold on but Maximus pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arilius Maximus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

padilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maximus counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maximus.
The fight stays on the outside here - padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
padilla moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
padilla throws a head kick that Maximus semi-blocks.
padilla dodges the punch combination from Maximus.
padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
padilla tries to clinch but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
padilla misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
padilla throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and padilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Maximus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
padilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
padilla misses with a double jab
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
padilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximus circles away.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from padilla.
padilla is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
padilla tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
padilla misses with a few strikes there.
padilla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maximus throws a right and a left that padilla avoids nicely.
padilla throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
padilla tries to clinch but Maximus moves out of range.
padilla throws a right and a left that Maximus avoids nicely.
Arilius Maximus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! padilla slams his shin into Maximus's torso.
Maximus blocks the body kick.
padilla looks to land a combination but Maximus avoids it well.
padilla tries to clinch up.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maximus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
padilla moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
padilla throws a nice looking combination but Maximus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maximus jabs at padilla's body.
Maximus is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a looping left.
padilla moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Maximus in the body.

padilla instigates a clinch.
padilla jumps guard but Maximus stands there with padilla around his waist. padilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
padilla can't get the takedown.

padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
padilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maximus counters with a left and a right that stings padilla.
Maximus sizes up padilla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from padilla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maximus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maximus swats away the attempt to clinch by padilla.
Nice uppercut lands for Maximus. That snapped padilla's head back.

padilla has taken the fight to the clinch.

padilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

padilla instigates a clinch.

padilla has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maximus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus breaks padilla's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adolfo padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

padilla throws a right and a left that Maximus avoids nicely.
padilla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximus throws a right hand that padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that padilla also avoids with ease.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
padilla wants to clinch up but Maximus keeps it at a distance.
padilla throws a combination that misses
and Maximus counters with a stiff right hand.
padilla throws a combination that misses
and Maximus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maximus works over padilla's head and body with a nice combination.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maximus.
padilla misses with a wild combination.
Maximus dodges the punch combination from padilla.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arilius Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
padilla throws a head kick that misses
and Maximus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
padilla lands with a nice combination. Maximus backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Maximus misses.
padilla tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
padilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

padilla drives through and clinches with Maximus against the cage.
padilla can't get the takedown.

padilla manages to break the clinch.
Maximus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but padilla is out of range.
padilla throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
padilla scores with a spinning back kick!
Maximus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maximus motions for padilla to come forward. Maximus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
padilla misses with a head kick.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
padilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
padilla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
padilla fails to land with a series of punches.
Maximus misses with a jab, cross combination.
padilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maximus counters with a nice low kick that buckles padilla's knee momentarily.
Maximus throws a nice looking combination but padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maximus counters with a right hand to the body.
Maximus's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maximus duly obliges.
padilla throws out a leg kick but Maximus moves out of range and padilla only half commits.
padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
padilla misses with a double jab
and Maximus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
padilla moves forwards but Maximus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Maximus.
padilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
padilla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by padilla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maximus misses with a low kick.
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
padilla throws a head kick that misses.
padilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
padilla goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
padilla throws a head kick that Maximus semi-blocks.
Maximus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
padilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.

padilla has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to adolfo padilla.
I think padilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

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