PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nannie Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto has chosen Very Ape - Nirvana as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nino Pagnotto enters the cage!

Doss
vs
Pagnotto

188 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing

Fire Sportswear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nannie Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Pagnotto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss misses with a looping right.
Pagnotto throws a series of punches but Doss avoids them all with ease.
Pagnotto misses with a looping right.
Pagnotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nino Pagnotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnotto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Doss finds it's way through Pagnotto's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pagnotto.
Doss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Pagnotto moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doss's calf.
Doss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Doss blocks the leg kick.
Doss scores with a hook.
Pagnotto misses with a looping left.
Pagnotto is looking to slow Doss down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws a leg kick but Doss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pagnotto thuds his shin into the meat of Doss's side.
Doss is breathing heavily.
Pagnotto scores with a leg kick.
Pagnotto is looking to clinch but Doss is avoiding it.
Doss keeps the fight on the outside.
Doss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pagnotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pagnotto misses with a wild combination.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pagnotto at a distance.
Doss looks for the body kick but Pagnotto saw that one coming.
Pagnotto blocks a leg kick.
Pagnotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doss is out of range and Pagnotto settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Pagnotto lands but Doss takes it in his stride.
Pagnotto lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnotto lands a head kick. Doss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pagnotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pagnotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Doss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pagnotto swinging wildly here.
A big left from Pagnotto misses.
Pagnotto misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto throws a nice head kick!
Doss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pagnotto wants to slow Doss down by chopping away at his legs.
Pagnotto misses with a body shot
and Doss counters with a nice body shot.
Pagnotto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pagnotto wants to clinch
and Doss counters with an outside leg kick.
Doss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto throws a leg kick that misses.
Pagnotto misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto misses with a leg kick.
Pagnotto wants to land a leg kick but Doss is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doss.
Pagnotto is looking to land body kicks.
Pagnotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doss counters with a left to the body.
Doss avoids a kick to the body.
Pagnotto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doss counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnotto throws a sloppy head kick
and Doss counters with a straight right hand.
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 jab from Doss does it's job there.
Doss is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pagnotto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doss connects with a body shot.
Pagnotto misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Pagnotto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pagnotto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pagnotto misses with a hook. Doss ducked under it nicely.
Doss keeps the fight on the outside.
Pagnotto misses with an uppercut.
Pagnotto looks to land a left hand but Doss moved out of range nicely.
Pagnotto wants to clinch.
Pagnotto scores with a sloppy right hand. Doss should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but Doss is having none of it.
Pagnotto throws a low kick but Doss avoids it.
Pagnotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doss counters with a stiff right hand.
Doss looks to land a left hand but Pagnotto moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws a series of punches but Pagnotto moves out of range.
Pagnotto throws a chopping leg kick but Doss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pagnotto slips a jab from Doss.
A left lands for Doss.
Doss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pagnotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pagnotto misses with a body shot.
Nino Pagnotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doss lunges at Pagnotto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pagnotto's hand.
Pagnotto looks to clinch
and Doss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Pagnotto.
Doss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pagnotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnotto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pagnotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doss lands a jab.
Pagnotto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pagnotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pagnotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pagnotto throws a nice head kick!
Pagnotto throws a body punch but Doss moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pagnotto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pagnotto tries to land a leg kick but Doss saw it coming and moves away.
Pagnotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pagnotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Doss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto is looking to clinch but Doss is avoiding it.
Pagnotto cracks the inside of Doss's front leg.
Pagnotto moves away from the strike by Doss.
Pagnotto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pagnotto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doss. That did some damage!
Doss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pagnotto pushes Doss away with a front kick.
Pagnotto looks to clinch
and Doss counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pagnotto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pagnotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Doss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pagnotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doss needs to keep his hands up - Pagnotto had a free shot at his head there.
Pagnotto feints and then cracks Doss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doss down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pagnotto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Pagnotto pushes Doss up against the cage in a clinch.
Pagnotto trying to land knees to the body.
Pagnotto lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pagnotto trying to land knees to the body.
Pagnotto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doss blocks a body shot from Pagnotto.
Doss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pagnotto stalling against the cage.
Doss tries to break free but Pagnotto pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Pagnotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Doss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doss takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pagnotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnotto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pagnotto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pagnotto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doss will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pagnotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pagnotto misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto takes a swing at Doss's ribcage but misses.
Doss takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doss with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Pagnotto misses its intended target.
Pagnotto throws a front kick that sends Doss stumbling back into the cage.
Pagnotto throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
Pagnotto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pagnotto works Doss's body with a nice hook.

Pagnotto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pagnotto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Pagnotto.
Doss tries to break free but Pagnotto pushes him back against the cage.
Pagnotto looking to stall.
Doss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pagnotto lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pagnotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doss avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pagnotto lands an elbow inside that Doss shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pagnotto.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pagnotto crunches a lovely knee into Doss's ribcage.
Doss wants to get back to striking at distance but Pagnotto won't allow it.
Pagnotto lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagnotto lands a good knee to the midsection. Doss won't want to take too many of those.
Pagnotto misses with a knee strike.
Pagnotto lands a knee to the body.
Pagnotto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Doss misses with the head strike.
Pagnotto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doss avoids it.
Pagnotto wants to stall.
Doss blocks a body shot from Pagnotto.
Doss tries to break the clinch but Pagnotto is controlling the position.
Pagnotto misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnotto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doss tries to break free but Pagnotto pushes him back against the cage.
Doss tries to circle away but Pagnotto has him pinned against the cage.

Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doss with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doss throws a big shot that misses.
Pagnotto lands with a slapping head kick.
Pagnotto throws a chopping leg kick but Doss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pagnotto tries to clinch up but Doss circles away and keeps his distance.
Nino Pagnotto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pagnotto misses the jab.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pagnotto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doss misses with a few strikes there.
Pagnotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Doss.
Pagnotto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pagnotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doss throws the left hand but Pagnotto avoids the punch easily.
Pagnotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Doss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pagnotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Pagnotto misses.
Pagnotto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnotto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nannie Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagnotto tries to clinch up
letting Doss counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Pagnotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pagnotto 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Pagnotto!