PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chang (ranked 4400 p4p, 427 weight class) and Antonio Padilla (ranked 4660 p4p, 444 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chang
vs
Padilla

175 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

187 cm
23
168 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Organic Nutrition

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 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chang darts in and clinches Padilla up against the cage.
Padilla tries a body shot but Chang blocks it.
Padilla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chang misses with a knee to the head.
Padilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Padilla lands with a short shot to the head.
Padilla misses with some punches.
A short left from Chang.
Padilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Chang.
Chang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chang's elbow.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Padilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chang tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Chang blocking some punches.
Padilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Padilla has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Nice body punch from Chang.

Padilla manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Padilla.
Chang throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Chang sees coming a mile off.
Chang misses the body punch
and Padilla counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.

Chang rushes Padilla and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chang.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Padilla.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
Padilla avoiding damage as Chang throws knees to the body.
Chang misses with a knee to the head.
Chang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Padilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Chang controls the action.
Padilla pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Chang avoids the damage to the body.
Chang avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Padilla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chang's brow.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Padilla throws an elbow but misses.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Chang on the inside.
Chang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Padilla has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Chang controls his hands.
Padilla dodges an elbow strike from Chang.
Chang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Padilla's defenses.

It looks like Antonio Padilla has been cut.
Padilla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Padilla.
Padilla blocking some punches.
Padilla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chang tries a knee to the head but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang blocks a body shot from Padilla.
Nice elbow from Chang.
A right hook to the body lands for Padilla.
Knees to the body from Chang.
Chang misses with an elbow over the top.
Chang lands a body shot.
Padilla looks winded!
Chang lands a left hand.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
Padilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chang lands a left hand.
Chang blocks a body shot from Padilla.
Chang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Padilla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chang landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang lands a shoulder strike.
Chang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Padilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Padilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla has a couple of punches blocked by Chang.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Chang.
Chang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Chang lands an elbow that stopped Padilla in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Chang on the inside.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chang misses with some punches.
Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chang or not.
Padilla cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chang fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Padilla.
Chang lands a damaging elbow.
Chang prevents a body shot from Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Padilla connects with a looping right hand.
Padilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chang's sensitive parts.
Chang lands with a nice combination. Padilla backs away looking to recover.
Padilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chang moves to clinch but Padilla breaks away
and Padilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chang throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Padilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chang throws a lazy head kick
and Padilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chang thinking.
A head kick misses from Chang.
A head kick from Padilla lands but Chang takes it in his stride.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedro Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Antonio Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Chang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Padilla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chang.
Chang moves in looking to clinch but Padilla pushes him off.
Chang wants to clinch up but Padilla keeps it at a distance.
Padilla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab lands there for Chang.
Crunch! Padilla slams his shin into Chang's torso.
Chang throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Padilla jabs at Chang's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla scores with a push kick.
Chang doesn't manage to clinch there - Padilla circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Padilla. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Padilla.
Good leg kick by Padilla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Padilla cracks the inside of Chang's front leg.
Chang is looking to clinch but Padilla is avoiding it.
Padilla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Padilla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chang throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away.
Chang misses with a few strikes there.
Chang wants to clinch.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Chang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a body kick that misses.
Chang throws a body kick that misses.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Padilla.
Padilla scores with a spinning back kick!
Chang avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla blocks a head kick by Chang.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chang will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Padilla lands with a kick to the temple. Chang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Pedro Chang has been cut.
Chang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Padilla.
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!
Chang is looking to score with low kicks.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chang throws out the jab.
Padilla scores with a head kick.
Chang tries to clinch there but Padilla circles away.
Chang lands with an uppercut that bounces Padilla off the cage and back into range.
Chang looks to clinch
and Padilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Chang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chang moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
Padilla scores with a kick to the body.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Padilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Padilla. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chang takes a step back to recover.
Chang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chang takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Chang moves in looking to clinch but Padilla pushes him off.
A nice side step and Padilla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Padilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chang lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Chang throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
Chang throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.

Chang has closed the distance and engaged Padilla in a clinch.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Padilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Padilla pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Padilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla lands a good knee to the midsection. Chang won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.

Padilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Padilla thuds a left hand into Chang's body.
Padilla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Padilla.
Padilla cracks Chang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Chang's corner calls for a 1-2. Chang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chang.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Padilla connects with a high kick.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Chang down.
Chang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Padilla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Padilla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Padilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Padilla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chang is looking to clinch.
Chang blocks the body kick.
Chang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Padilla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chang.
Chang misses with a double jab.
Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chang misses with a left hand
and Padilla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Chang.
Padilla sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
Chang throws a combination that misses
and Padilla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chang rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Chang's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Padilla lands a head shot.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chang blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Chang.
Padilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang wants to clinch.
Padilla throws a big counter head kick but Chang avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla lands a high kick!
Chang tries a low kick but Padilla avoids it.
Padilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
Chang misses with a two punch combination.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Chang ducks down to avoid it.
Chang wants to clinch.
Chang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Padilla.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Padilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Padilla!
Antonio Padilla thanked the fans post fight for their support.