PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petter Padellaro (ranked 4906 p4p, 5441 weight class) and Test One (ranked 0 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.

Padellaro
vs
One

185 cm
23
175
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petter Padellaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test One!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One misses with a straight right.
One thows a left - swing and a miss!

Padellaro has One up against the cage in a clinch.
Padellaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padellaro has One pushed against the cage.
One misses with some punches.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Padellaro tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Padellaro drops back down to his feet.
One is trying to break the clinch but Padellaro has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padellaro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
One managing to block the knees to the body from Padellaro.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Padellaro's elbow.
Padellaro trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries a body shot but Padellaro blocks it.
One has had enough of the clinch but Padellaro keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Padellaro pulls One into guard.
Padellaro wants to sweep but no luck.
One is looking to pass into half guard but Padellaro pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Padellaro is in guard.

Padellaro forces his way into half guard.
Padellaro slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padellaro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down One for as long as he can get away with.

Padellaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and One defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Padellaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but One sees it coming and defends easily.
Padellaro is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Padellaro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Padellaro wants to free his trapped foot but One is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Padellaro slows the pace down in half guard.

Padellaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Padellaro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petter Padellaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Padellaro takes the fight into the clinch.
One wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Padellaro has One pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. One manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Padellaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Padellaro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Padellaro showed some decent athleticism there.
Padellaro throwing shots but One is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One tries to get to full guard but Padellaro has control of the leg.
Padellaro passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Padellaro has control of One's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and One regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Padellaro punishing his opponent with strikes.
One holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Padellaro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Padellaro get's back to his feet.
Test One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One throws a lazy uppercut
and Padellaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a looping left.
One wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
One cracks Padellaro with a good jab.
One looks to land a body kick but Padellaro moved away.
One scoring well with a low kick there.
Padellaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
One misses with a hook
and Padellaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Petter Padellaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from One misses.
Padellaro tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Padellaro.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padellaro manages to avoid it.

Padellaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for One!

Padellaro decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padellaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but One swats him away and circles back towards the center.
One throws a low kick, looking for Padellaro's leg but Padellaro calmly moves out of range.
One stuffs the takedown attempt from Padellaro. Padellaro gets slowly back to his feet.
One swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Padellaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One throws a leg kick

and Padellaro counters with a nice double leg into side control. One won't be happy with that.
Padellaro is putting a hurting on One here, landing some big shots from side control.
Padellaro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Padellaro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but One is avoiding damage well.

Padellaro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Padellaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
Padellaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
One throws a leg kick but Padellaro moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padellaro avoids a kick to the body.
One misses with a straight left.
Padellaro walks into a straight right hand from One.
Padellaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padellaro defending well as One loads up on a big left hand.
Padellaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. One eats them both and turns towards Padellaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Padellaro clinches.
One avoids a wild elbow strike from Padellaro.
One is trying to force a seperation but Padellaro has the dominant position.
One working hard to break the clinch.
One avoiding damage as Padellaro throws knees to the body.
One working hard to break the clinch.

Padellaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padellaro avoids the body shot from One.
Padellaro slips a jab from One.
Padellaro 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petter Padellaro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padellaro.
Padellaro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from One.
Padellaro checks a leg kick.
One throws a lazy uppercut
and Padellaro counters with a stiff right hand.

Padellaro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Padellaro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Padellaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?

Padellaro moves into range and clinches up with One.
A hook to the body from One.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

One breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One misses with a hook

and Padellaro counters by moving into the clinch.
One working hard to break the clinch.
One is trying to push Padellaro away but Padellaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Padellaro is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padellaro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Padellaro.
Padellaro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
One is trying to break the clinch but Padellaro has him pressed against the cage.
Padellaro prevents One from breaking the clinch.
Padellaro tries for a takedown but One manages to get underhooks.

Padellaro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
One being controlled here, momentarily.
One working a defensive guard but Padellaro manages to pass into side control anyway.
Petter Padellaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padellaro controls the position.
One tries to buck Padellaro off but Padellaro is having none of it.
Padellaro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
One is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Padellaro decides to stand back up.
One avoids the head kick by Padellaro.
Good work by Padellaro as he checks the leg kick.
Padellaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling One to score with a decent uppercut.
Padellaro lands a jab to the head.
One throws a jab when Padellaro was well out of range.
One throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padellaro counters with a two punch combo.
One throws a body punch but Padellaro moves out of range.
One throws a body shot but no joy.
As One tries to get set, Padellaro tries to push him back and clinch up but One manages to avoid the attempt.
Padellaro tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from One on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padellaro.
One throws a jab when Padellaro was well out of range.

Padellaro gets a clinch.
One can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padellaro prevents One from breaking the clinch.
One wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Padellaro has him pressed against the cage.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One is trying to force a seperation but Padellaro has the dominant position.
One throws a head punch that misses.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Padellaro tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Padellaro drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Padellaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Padellaro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
One is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Padellaro has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
One tries to break the clinch but Padellaro is controlling the position.
Test One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petter Padellaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Padellaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petter Padellaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padellaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petter Padellaro!