PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Padilla (ranked 6826 p4p, 599 weight class) and Chris Davis (ranked 23953 p4p, 707 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Padilla
vs
Davis

187 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
159 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Padilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Padilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla tries to counter by clinching up but Davis breaks away and moves out of range.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Padilla clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Padilla on the inside.
Davis avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Padilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the cage.
Padilla lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Padilla is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis looks winded!
Padilla avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the cage.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Padilla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Padilla.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Davis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Chris Davis has been cut.
Padilla lands a damaging elbow.
Padilla lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Padilla misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Padilla lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.

Davis is rocked!
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Padilla finish him?
Padilla trying to land knees to the body.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
Padilla misses with an elbow strike.
Padilla lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla lands a nice elbow.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Padilla's brow.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Padilla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Padilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Padilla - that landed with a thud.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Padilla throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Padilla on the inside.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Padilla presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Padilla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Padilla dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Padilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Padilla throws an elbow that misses.
Padilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Padilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Padilla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Padilla gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Padilla crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Padilla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Padilla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Padilla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Padilla.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Padilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Padilla lands with a short shot to the head.
Padilla tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Padilla back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Padilla pushes him off.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Padilla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Padilla closes the distance and clinches.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Padilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla lands a body punch.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Padilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Padilla gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
A knee to the head by Padilla.
Padilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Padilla lands a right hand.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Padilla working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Padilla.
Padilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land.
Padilla misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Padilla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Padilla lands with a left to the head.
Padilla tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Padilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Padilla lands a nice uppercut.
Davis avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Padilla tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Padilla.
Padilla trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Padilla into the cage.
Padilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Padilla - that landed with a thud.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Padilla.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Padilla stalling against the cage.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Padilla scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Padilla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Padilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Padilla creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Davis with a big uppercut! Davis tries to clinch up but Padilla pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Davis to the mat! Davis covers up and Padilla unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Padilla!
Antonio Padilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.