PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Padilla
vs
David

171 cm
27
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
180 lbs
22 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
Padilla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Padilla throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Padilla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Padilla misses with a shot to the body
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Padilla as he checks the leg kick.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Padilla there as he acknowledges the shot.
Padilla scores with a nice strike.
David gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Padilla.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
David misses with a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Padilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla thumps David with a low kick.
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David walks into a stiff left hand from Padilla.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Padilla wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
Robin Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from David.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and David makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.

David clinches.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Padilla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Padilla throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Padilla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David shoots in for a takedown but Padilla shows good takedown defense.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Padilla counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Padilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
David looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Padilla is fending him off so far but David persists. Nope, Padilla circles away and we're back to standing.
David blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Padilla stuffs the takedown.
Robin Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier David.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Padilla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
David avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robin Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Padilla throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
David looks for a takedown but Padilla sprawls well.
David scores with the left hand. Padilla knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent David stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Padilla misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

David looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Padilla on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Padilla tries to get out of the position.
David looks to land a strike but Padilla avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Padilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
David postures up in Padilla's guard and throws a big left but Padilla blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David preventing the sweep.
Padilla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Padilla keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David throwing strikes from guard but Padilla blocks nicely.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
David forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Padilla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Padilla regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from David.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David postures up in Padilla's guard and throws a big left but Padilla blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xavier David will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Padilla throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
A jab from Padilla misses.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla misses the shot to the body.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
David moves away from the strike by Padilla.
Padilla tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David shoots in for a double leg but Padilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Padilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David slips a straight right by Padilla.
Padilla digs a good hook to David's body.
A leg kick checked by David.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Padilla pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Padilla settles back down.
David tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
David connects with a crisp jab.
Padilla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilla misses with a leg kick
and David counters with a nice leg kick.
Padilla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for David.
David checks a low kick from Padilla.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
David throws a series of strikes that have Padilla backpedaling.
David tries to work over Padilla's front leg with a kick but Padilla checks it.
Decent striking displayed by David there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David thuds his shin into the meat of Padilla's side.
Padilla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. David checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
David has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
David ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
David ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Padilla throws a leg kick but David checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robin Padilla thanked Stonewall for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).