PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabe Thurgood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Padilla
vs
Thurgood

171 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

186 cm
30
186 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabe Thurgood!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurgood with a hook.

It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
Thurgood catches Padilla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thurgood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Padilla throws a lazy right hand but Thurgood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thurgood's hands.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Padilla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Thurgood misses.
The crowd cheers as Thurgood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Padilla doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla stuffs the takedown.
Thurgood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Padilla scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Gabe Thurgood has been cut.
Thurgood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla counters with an inside leg kick.
Padilla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thurgood throws a series of punches but Padilla avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla swinging wildly here.
Thurgood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Thurgood 's knee.
Padilla throws a good cross that connects.
Thurgood throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away.
Padilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Padilla throws a leg kick which misses Thurgood's front leg but catches the back leg as Thurgood tries to avoid it.
Gabe Thurgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thurgood.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thurgood blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Thurgood throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Thurgood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Padilla tries to score with a low kick but Thurgood moves his leg out of the way.
Padilla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thurgood will feel that in the morning.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thurgood moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Thurgood misses its intended target.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla misses the jab.

Thurgood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Padilla lands with a right to the head.
Thurgood tries to circle away but Padilla has him pinned against the cage.
Padilla is stalling here.
Padilla tries to throw a body punch but Thurgood avoids it by throwing Padilla back against the cage.
Padilla digs a right hand underneath Thurgood's ribcage. Thurgood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Padilla trying to control the position but instead, Thurgood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Padilla into the cage.
A short right from Padilla on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Padilla.
Thurgood tries a body shot but Padilla blocks it.
Thurgood throws a punch but it's blocked by Padilla.
Padilla throws a head punch that misses.
Thurgood has Padilla pressed against the cage.
Padilla tries a body shot but Thurgood blocks it.
Good body shot from Padilla.
Thurgood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padilla blocks an uppercut.
Thurgood blocks a body shot from Padilla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thurgood.
Thurgood cracks Padilla with a nice body shot.
Thurgood letting Padilla take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Thurgood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thurgood.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Thurgood controls his hands.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thurgood's elbow.
Thurgood throws a head punch that misses.
Thurgood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thurgood takes a shot to the head.
Thurgood pushes Padilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thurgood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thurgood is trying to break the clinch but Padilla has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Thurgood controls the action.
Padilla lands a body punch.
Thurgood has a couple of punches blocked by Padilla.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Thurgood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robin Padilla will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thurgood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Padilla feints and then cracks Thurgood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thurgood down.
Thurgood misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Thurgood throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
Thurgood throws a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thurgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Robin Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Thurgood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilla slips a jab and a cross from Thurgood.
Padilla throws a jab when Thurgood was well out of range.
Thurgood misses with an uppercut
and Padilla counters with a leg kick.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thurgood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thurgood.
A leg kick checked by Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood lands with a cross.
Thurgood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thurgood 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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Thurgood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thurgood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thurgood.
The fighters circling - Thurgood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thurgood throws a solid leg kick but Padilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thurgood.
Thurgood misses with a wild body shot.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thurgood. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thurgood misses with a low kick.
Thurgood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Padilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thurgood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thurgood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thurgood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thurgood is looking to score with low kicks.
Padilla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thurgood will feel that in the morning.
Thurgood is breathing heavily.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thurgood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thurgood misses with a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a big head kick but Thurgood shrugs it off.
Thurgood lands a body shot.
Padilla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Padilla punishes Thurgood's body with a nice straight punch.
Padilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Thurgood thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Thurgood is predictable there
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Padilla counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Padilla connects with the punch.

Thurgood is rocked!
Padilla drops Thurgood with a naaaaasty hook - Thurgood is in real trouble here! Padilla dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Padilla!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robin Padilla thanked Stonewall for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).