PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alou Papete (ranked 5867 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mabo Dada (ranked 3760 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.

Papete
vs
Dada

173 cm
24
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alou Papete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mabo Dada!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Papete.
Dada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Papete.
Dada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dada sizes up Papete with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Dada misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dada. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Papete misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Papete.
Dada lands a two punch combo.
Dada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dada.
Papete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papete.
Papete was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Dada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alou Papete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dada jabs Papete right on the nose. Papete blinks but takes it well.
Dada throws a looping overhand right but Papete ducks down to avoid it.
Dada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papete.
Dada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Papete swings for the body but Dada moves out of range.
Dada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Papete paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papete bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dada's head backwards.
Dada swinging wildly here.
Papete lands a jab to the head.
Dada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dada was well out of range. Poor timing from Papete.
Dada misses with an uppercut.
Dada slips under a jab from Papete.
Papete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dada manages to avoid it.
Papete wants to land a leg kick but Dada is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dada. Those never looked like landing.
Papete is looking to counter punch.
Papete throws a head kick that misses.
Papete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dada moves away.
Dada slips a jab and a cross from Papete.
Papete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Papete.
Dada cracks Papete with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Papete. Those never looked like landing.
Papete misses with a series of wild punches.
Papete is breathing heavily.
Dada lands a nice shot that snaps Papete's head back.
Dada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papete.
Dada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papete.
Dada throws a jab but it's blocked by Papete.
Dada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dada looks to throw the jab but Papete is out of range.
Papete looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papete turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dada.
Papete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Papete lands with a nice body kick.
Papete lands with a shot to the body.
Dada blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papete throws a jab when Dada was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Dada - just one landing.
Papete on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dada throws a shot to the body.
Papete takes one to the chin there.
Dada misses with an uppercut.
Dada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Papete scores with a hook.
Papete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Papete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papete falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dada counters with a right hand to the body.
Papete on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Papete had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Papete misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dada misses.
Dada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dada lands a nice hook to Papete's body. Papete takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dada throws a shot from downtown. Papete moves away and avoids it.
Dada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Dada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papete misses with an uppercut. Dada saw that one coming.
Dada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dada swings for the body but Papete moves out of range.
Papete throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dada.
Papete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dada.
Papete throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Papete thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Papete's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papete scrambles back to his feet.
Dada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dada misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papete circles away quickly and effectively.
Dada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dada throws a hook but Papete avoids it easily.
Mabo Dada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papete fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dada.
Dada missing with a left hand there. Papete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papete.
Dada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papete.
Papete ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dada scores with a one two! Papete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Papete lands the left hand.
Mabo Dada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dada avoids the body shot from Papete.
Papete misses the jab.
Dada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papete's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papete scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papete stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dada dodges the punch combination from Papete.
Dada on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papete lands with a good body shot.
Dada cracks Papete with an open hand slap.
Dada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Papete misses.
Dada looks to land a combination but Papete avoids it well.
Papete goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papete is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dada.
Papete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dada moves out of range of the strikes.
Dada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papete.
Papete misses with an uppercut. Dada saw that one coming.
Dada misses with a body shot.
Dada thuds a left hand into Papete's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Papete scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dada.
Dada slips a straight right by Papete.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab by Dada.
Papete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dada swings for the body but Papete moves out of range.
Papete swings for the body but Dada moves out of range.
Dada is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dada slips a jab from Papete.
Papete looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dada loads up on a big right hand but Papete slips the punch.
Dada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dada.
Papete looks to land a left hand but Dada moved out of range nicely.
Dada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papete scores with a kick to the midsection.
Papete throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papete throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papete throws an off balance right hand
and Dada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dada connects with a jab.
A jab from Dada does it's job there.
Dada digs a good body shot into Papete's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Papete. That's going to slow Dada down.
Dada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dada moves away from the strike by Papete.
Dada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dada lands with a right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Papete might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papete.
Dada scores with a hook to the body. Papete takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Papete throws a wild body kick that Dada sees coming a mile off.
Dada moves out of range of the strikes.
Papete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dada cracks Papete with a right hand to the side of the head.
Papete missing with a left hand there. Dada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papete takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Papete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dada.
A right-left combo lands from Papete.
Dada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papete.
The fighters circling - Papete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papete plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papete doesn't seem bothered though.
Dada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papete throws a lazy right hand but Dada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papete throws out a loose jab but Dada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dada is looking for the big counter here.
Papete on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mabo Dada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Papete tries a head kick but it misses.
Papete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papete swings widly with a right hand
and Dada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papete throws the kick towards the body but Dada avoids it.
Dada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papete takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dada looks to land a combination but Papete avoids it well.
Dada ducks under a wild hook from Papete.
Papete scores with the left hand. Dada knows he should have avoided that one.
Papete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dada's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dada cracks Papete with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papete to score with a decent uppercut.
Papete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dada tries to bum rush Papete with a series of wild strikes but Papete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Papete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Papete. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papete.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Papete, right into the meat.
Dada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papete throws out the jab.
Papete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Papete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Dada's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Papete throws a right and a left that Dada avoids nicely.
Dada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papete.
Papete misses with an uppercut
and Dada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Papete's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papete scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Dada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dada misses with a body shot.
Papete is looking to counter punch.
Papete tries a head kick but it misses.
Dada throws a right and a left that Papete avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dada lands with a hook. Papete tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dada misses with a two punch combination.
Dada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dada. Papete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dada throws a right hand that Papete ducks under and follows up with a left that Papete also avoids with ease.
Papete lands a jab to the nose.
Papete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Dada blocks the leg kick.
Papete throws a body shot but no joy.
Dada jabs Papete right on the nose. Papete blinks but takes it well.
Papete fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dada is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Papete finds it's way through Dada's defenses.
Papete misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Dada.
Dada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papete in his tracks.
Dada throws a series of punches but Papete avoids them all with ease.
Papete lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papete throws a head kick but Dada moves out of range.
Dada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papete's hands.
Dada swinging wildly here.
Dada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papete catches Dada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papete lands a front kick.
Papete throws a jab when Dada was well out of range.
Dada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Dada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papete stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dada lands with a straight right. Papete didn't see that one coming.
Papete takes a swing at Dada's ribcage but misses.
Dada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dada lands with a nice body punch.
Dada moves out of range of the strikes.
Dada cracks a nice hook into Papete's ribs.
Papete scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Dada.
Alou Papete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dada takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mabo Dada.
Well Dada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Mabo Dada!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Mabo Dada!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Mabo Dada!

Mabo Dada wins by unanimous decision!