PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Newbomb Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Padilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turk
vs
Padilla

178 cm
38
180 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

171 cm
31
170 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newbomb Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Turk sees coming a mile off.
Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Padilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Padilla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Padilla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
Turk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Padilla eats them both and turns towards Turk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Turk.
Turk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Padilla thuds his shin into the meat of Turk's side.
Turk throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Padilla digs a good hook to Turk's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turk is able to avoid easily.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Turk misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Turk lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turk misses with a looping left.
A jab from Turk misses.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Turk moved away.
Padilla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Padilla blocks a jab.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turk.
Turk wants to slow Padilla down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Turk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Padilla moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Turk swinging wildly here.
Padilla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Turk avoids it.
Turk throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla wants to slow Turk down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turk rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk's corner calls for a 1-2. Turk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Padilla swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Turk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Padilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turk doesn't seem bothered though.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but Turk saw it coming and moves away.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Turk moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
Newbomb Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Turk missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk misses the jab.
Padilla lands a nice hook to Turk's body. Turk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Padilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Padilla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turk throws a poor cross that misses
and Padilla counters with a good low kick that Turk was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turk lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Turk moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
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 Newbomb Turk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Padilla's cut.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Padilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Turk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Turk throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turk.
Padilla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turk. Turk obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Turk.
Turk blocks a jab.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Turk blocks the leg kick.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Turk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Padilla wants to land a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Turk throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Padilla throws a lazy body kick
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Padilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Turk in the body.
Padilla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Padilla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Turk finish him?
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a looping right.
Turk throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Padilla defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turk throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Turk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Turk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Turk.
Padilla blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla slips a jab from Turk.
Padilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turk counters with a big left hand that crumples Padilla! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Newbomb Turk!
During a confident post fight interview, Newbomb Turk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.