PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by boom!!!. Lidae has chosen Lighters as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Padilla
vs
Lidae

188 cm
32
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidae gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
Padilla blocks a jab.
Padilla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lidae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lidae uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Padilla has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Lidae.
Lidae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Padilla checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae lands a jab-cross combination.
Lidae throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Lidae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Lidae does no damage.
Lidae shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Padilla defends it nicely.
Padilla checks a low kick from Lidae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae throws a series of punches but Padilla avoids them all with ease.
Padilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Lidae misses.
Lidae fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Lidae misses its intended target.
Lidae just misses with a punch to the body.
Lidae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Lidae.
Some wild striking there from Lidae.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a good, hard body kick but Lidae shrugs it off.
Lidae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Lidae. Those never looked like landing.
Lidae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lidae misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a body kick that stops Lidae in his tracks momentarily.
Lidae with a lazy takedown attempt
and Padilla counters with a solid body kick.
Robin Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lidae.
Lidae takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae throws a combination. Padilla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lidae.
Lidae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Padilla checks it well.
Lidae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lidae lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lidae gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Lidae dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Padilla avoids the body shot from Lidae.
Lidae scores with a nice right hand.
Lidae throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Lidae misses with the combination.
Lidae looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
Lidae walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Padilla checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lidae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla counters with an outside leg kick.
Lidae tries for a takedown but Padilla circles away easily
and Padilla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lidae really felt that one!
Lidae misses the jab.
Lidae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae misses with a takedown attempt - Padilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lidae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lidae motions for Padilla to come forward. Lidae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lidae misses with a wild body shot.
Lidae punishes Padilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Lidae lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae tried to score with a low kick but Padilla checks it.
Lidae thuds a left hand into Padilla's body.
A swing and a miss from Lidae.
Lidae throws a head kick that misses.

Lidae shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lidae was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Padilla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lidae is looking to take a break and control but Padilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla is trying to control Lidae's posture but Lidae avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidae misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Padilla is looking for a sweep.
Padilla gets back to half guard.
Padilla preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Padilla is looking to improve his position.
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!
Lidae throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Padilla is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lidae throwing strikes but missing.
Padilla wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Lidae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lidae scores with a decent looking hook.
Lidae misses with a looping left.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Lidae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lidae misses with a takedown attempt
and Padilla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lidae swings widly with a right hand
and Padilla counters with a nice body kick.
Lidae throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Lidae thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lidae misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae shoots in for a takedown but Padilla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lidae misses the body punch
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Lidae wants to land a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla blocks a jab.
Lidae misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Lidae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Robin Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidae looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Lidae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
Lidae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lidae misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lidae.
A jab from Lidae misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidae shoots and misses
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
Robin Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lidae.
Lidae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steven Lidae is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lidae has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Padilla.
Lidae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidae misses with a body shot.
Lidae swings widly with a right hand
and Padilla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lidae is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Padilla defending well as Lidae loads up on a big left hand.
Lidae looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Padilla checks a leg kick.
Lidae throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lidae throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lidae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Padilla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lidae really felt that one!
Lidae throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lidae misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Padilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lidae.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Lidae.
I've got Lidae winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Lidae!
Steven Lidae decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.