PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malaya
vs
Padilla

190 cm
29
180 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

171 cm
31
170 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya walks into a stiff left hand from Padilla.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
Padilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Padilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Padilla.
Malaya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
A telegraphed right hand from Padilla misses the target.
Padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya defending well as Padilla loads up on a big left hand.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Padilla blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Malaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick.
Padilla jabs Malaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Padilla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Padilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Malaya tenderised Padilla's leg. Padilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Padilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Malaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Padilla.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Malaya missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Padilla cracks the inside of Malaya's front leg.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Malaya off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Padilla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Padilla throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Padilla throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Padilla lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla blocks the body kick.
Malaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Padilla connects with a body shot that sends Malaya's belly button to the back.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
Padilla lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Padilla finds it's way through Malaya's defenses.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Padilla misses.
Malaya throws a shot to the body.
Padilla scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
Padilla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
That kick from Padilla tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya misses with a lunging right hand
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Malaya 's knee.
Malaya checks the leg kick.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla lands a really nice looking cross but Malaya seems unphased.
Padilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Padilla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malaya thinking.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Padilla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Padilla takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Malaya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robin Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malaya.
Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla misses with a shot to the body
and Malaya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Padilla counters with an inside leg kick.
Padilla connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya connects with a jab.
Padilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malaya looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Malaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Padilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Malaya 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.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Padilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Malaya misses
and Padilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaya.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Padilla scores with a shot to the body.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
A big left from Padilla misses.
Malaya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Padilla has time to react.
Padilla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Padilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Padilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malaya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Padilla takes a swing at Malaya's ribcage but misses.
Padilla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Good standup being displayed there by Padilla as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Malaya finds it's target.
Padilla throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses
and Padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Padilla throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Padilla throws out a loose jab but Malaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla lunges at Malaya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malaya's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya lands a nice shot that snaps Padilla's head back.
Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padilla. Padilla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Padilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Padilla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Padilla wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Padilla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaya misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaya's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Malaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Malaya moves away from the strike by Padilla.
Malaya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Padilla throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya misses with a looping right.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Padilla.
Malaya punishes Padilla's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaya swinging wildly here.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Malaya loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla scores with the left hand. Malaya knows he should have avoided that one.
Padilla jabs at Malaya's body.
Malaya lands a body shot.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Padilla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Malaya cracks Padilla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla throws a shot to the body.
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Malaya throws a solid leg kick but Padilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
Padilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Malaya throws a hook but Padilla avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Malaya.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Malaya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Padilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya throws a combination. Padilla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Padilla is rocked!
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!
A big left from Malaya misses.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaya finish him?
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malaya rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Malaya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Padilla ducks down to avoid it.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Padilla moved out of range nicely.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malaya. Padilla shrugs it off though.
Malaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle, before Malaya throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Padilla's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Malaya lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Simeon Malaya!
After winning the bout, Simeon Malaya thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.