PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In da club - 50 cent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Padilla

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jett Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Padilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Padilla avoids it.
Dos Santos keeps control of Padilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Padilla has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Padilla is controlling him.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Padilla.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Padilla has the dominant position.
Padilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dos Santos rushes Padilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Padilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Padilla misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thiago Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Padilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Padilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Padilla prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Padilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Padilla.
Padilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Padilla is defending well for now.
Padilla is trying to break free.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Padilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
Padilla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Padilla.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Padilla tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Padilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padilla misses with a double jab.
Padilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Padilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Padilla circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Padilla in a clinch.
Padilla fails to pull guard.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body.
Padilla connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Padilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos prevents Padilla from breaking the clinch.
Padilla wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jett Padilla will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Padilla lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Thiago Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos has Padilla pressed against the cage, preventing Padilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thiago Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Padilla has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Padilla keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Padilla has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Padilla has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Padilla on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dos Santos tries to get out of the position.
Padilla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Padilla lands a couple of digs.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Padilla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Padilla trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Padilla gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Padilla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Padilla misses.

Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Padilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.

Padilla manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Padilla has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Padilla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand but Padilla is controlling the position.
Padilla working some strikes from top position.
Padilla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Padilla lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla prevents Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Padilla isn't so interested in that idea.

Padilla stands up from Dos Santos's guard - Padilla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dos Santos connects with the punch.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Padilla misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a combination. Dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Padilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Padilla circles away.

Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Padilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Dos Santos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dos Santos tries to clinch but Padilla is having none of it.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Padilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Padilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
letting Padilla counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Padilla circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jett Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Padilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padilla tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.

Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Padilla.
Padilla is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Padilla tries to stall but Dos Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Padilla prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Padilla taking a breather.
Dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos keeps control of Padilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Padilla has him pinned against the cage.
Padilla landing knees to the head.
Padilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Padilla back into the cage.
Padilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Padilla jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Padilla is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Padilla connects with a single shot there.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Padilla throws a nice inside leg kick.

Dos Santos clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos is trying to push Padilla away but Padilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Padilla is trying to force a seperation but Dos Santos has the dominant position.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Padilla has double underhooks.
Padilla drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Padilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.

Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Padilla.
Jett Padilla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Padilla.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Padilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jett Padilla.
I've got Padilla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Padilla!
Jett Padilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.