PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between carlito papadafalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheila Aussie (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.

papadafalos
vs
Aussie

191 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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, carlito papadafalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheila Aussie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
papadafalos lands with a nice body kick.
Aussie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? papadafalos is fending him off so far but Aussie persists. Nope, papadafalos circles away and we're back to standing.
Aussie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says papadafalos as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from papadafalos. No joy for Aussie on that attempt.
carlito papadafalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheila Aussie.
Aussie clobbers papadafalos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aussie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by papadafalos.
Aussie scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Aussie.
Aussie fails with the takedown.
papadafalos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aussie.
Aussie looks gassed!

papadafalos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
papadafalos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aussie's guard.
papadafalos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
papadafalos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aussie is looking to escape.
papadafalos trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
papadafalos is trying to control. Aussie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
papadafalos controlling the action here.
papadafalos is trying to control the action in half guard but Aussie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from papadafalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
papadafalos passes into side control, despite Aussie's attempt to control the position.
papadafalos working the ground and pound but Aussie is defending the strikes.
papadafalos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Aussie!
papadafalos punishing his opponent with strikes.
papadafalos controlling his opponent.
papadafalos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aussie wants to hold on but papadafalos pushes him away.
papadafalos tries to control but Aussie wriggling away.
papadafalos controlling the position easily from mount.
papadafalos scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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.
papadafalos blocks Aussie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Aussie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
papadafalos breaks from Aussie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
papadafalos controlling the pace for now.
papadafalos won't let Aussie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aussie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with papadafalos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
papadafalos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

papadafalos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
papadafalos trying to control from half guard but Aussie is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of carlito papadafalos.

papadafalos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aussie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aussie is not content to let papadafalos control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aussie can do anything to dispel that myth.
papadafalos advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
papadafalos tries to control but Aussie wriggling away.
Aussie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Aussie blocking the ground and pound.
Aussie is squirming around, avoiding papadafalos's attempts to control the action.
Aussie is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
papadafalos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
papadafalos won't let Aussie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
papadafalos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

papadafalos working for a guillotine from mount but Aussie is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
papadafalos looking to finish with strikes here!
Aussie is wriggling around trying to escape.
papadafalos trying to control but Aussie is having none of it.
Aussie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.
Aussie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Aussie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aussie is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
papadafalos is landing with some decent strikes but Aussie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carlito papadafalos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

papadafalos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aussie circles away.
papadafalos shoots in but no luck this time.
Aussie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carlito papadafalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
papadafalos doesn't manage to clinch there - Aussie circles away.

Aussie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches papadafalos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
carlito papadafalos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aussie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, papadafalos has escaped the position, nice work there.

Aussie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Aussie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, papadafalos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aussie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Aussie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, papadafalos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aussie's guard! Nice work there by papadafalos!
papadafalos is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

papadafalos stands up and waves to Aussie to follow him.
Aussie shoots and misses

and papadafalos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by papadafalos.
papadafalos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
papadafalos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aussie walks away with a smile on his face. papadafalos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
papadafalos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

papadafalos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aussie was covering up waiting for the punch and papadafalos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
papadafalos wants to control from the top but Aussie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aussie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! papadafalos escapes and throws Aussie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
papadafalos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aussie keeps working.

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.
papadafalos is really struggling to control Aussie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sheila Aussie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aussie is pushing papadafalos's head away, looking to escape. papadafalos manages to hold on to the position though.
carlito papadafalos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
papadafalos trying to control the action but Aussie is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to carlito papadafalos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for papadafalos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... carlito papadafalos!