PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Padilla (ranked 6182 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Gyos (ranked 4836 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Raining Men. Rick Padilla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Padilla
vs
Gyos

178 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Gyos!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gyos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gyos showed some decent athleticism there.
Padilla is trying to stand back up but Gyos is controlling him
Gyos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gyos working the head and body with strikes.
Padilla misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gyos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Padilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gyos on the ground.
Padilla is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyos content to control rather than advance.
Gyos drops an elbow to the side of Padilla's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyos drops an elbow to the side of Padilla's head.

Gyos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Padilla to get to his feet.

Gyos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gyos controlling the action here.
Gyos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gyos not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyos blocks the strikes from Padilla.
Gyos blocks the strikes from Padilla.
Gyos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Padilla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Padilla is trying to stand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Padilla looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gyos is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Gyos clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gyos - that landed with a thud.
Gyos stalling the fight.
Gyos lands a hook that snaps the head of Padilla backwards.
Gyos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Padilla missing with knees to the body.
Gyos has Padilla pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Padilla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gyos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gyos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Gyos. No joy for Padilla on that attempt.
Padilla is breathing heavily.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gyos sprawls well. Gyos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Padilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Gyos throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.

Gyos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Padilla to the ground. Gyos is now in Padilla's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Padilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gyos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Gyos dominated that round.
That's time! Padilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gyos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Padilla tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gyos is in Padilla's guard.

Gyos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Padilla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Padilla has escaped and now he's on top!

Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Padilla cracks Gyos with a solid left hand.
Padilla with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Padilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Padilla is fighting to break Gyos's control of his arms but Gyos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Padilla lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyos is pulling down on Padilla's head. It's preventing any offense from Padilla, at least for the moment.
Gyos is breathing heavily.
Padilla throws a strike but Gyos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Padilla manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gyos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Padilla after a bit of a struggle.
Padilla is trying to break free.

Gyos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Gyos.
Dimitri Gyos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gyos goes for a double leg but Padilla avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Padilla continues to drive forward.
As Gyos tries to get set, Padilla tries to push him back and clinch up but Gyos manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gyos throws a counter combo.
Gyos blocks the body kick.
Padilla lands a head kick. Gyos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Padilla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gyos defends well and Padilla ends up having to push Gyos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Gyos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gyos is fending him off so far but Padilla persists. Nope, Gyos circles away and we're back to standing.
Gyos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padilla has his takedown stuffed

and Gyos moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gyos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Padilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Padilla stops a takedown attempt from Gyos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Padilla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gyos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla stops a takedown attempt from Gyos.

Padilla manages to pull guard.
Padilla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Padilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Padilla keeping moving, preventing Gyos from controlling successfully.
Padilla wants to get back to his feet but Gyos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gyos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gyos wants to control from the top but Padilla keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gyos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Padilla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Padilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gyos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Padilla to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Gyos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Padilla lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gyos!
Padilla with a poor takedown
and Gyos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Padilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Gyos tries to sprawl out of it but Padilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gyos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyos jabs at Padilla's body.

Gyos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Padilla sprawls well initially but Gyos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gyos slows the pace down in half guard.
Gyos working over Padilla with some ground and pound. Padilla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gyos slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Padilla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gyos pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gyos controlling the action here.

Gyos decides to stand up.

Gyos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Padilla napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyos prevents Padilla from escaping the position.
Gyos working the head with strikes.
Gyos cracks Padilla with a big elbow.
Gyos grinds an elbow into Padilla's temple.
Padilla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gyos drops an elbow to the side of Padilla's head.
Gyos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gyos connects with a nice short shot to Padilla's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Padilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gyos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gyos slows the pace down in half guard.

Padilla is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gyos pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Gyos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gyos 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Gyos!
Dimitri Gyos took some time post fight to say the following; 'Every fight I win, I'm one step closer to getting a world title and representing my country.'.