PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto's entrance music is Angels-Dirty Money. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Porter's choice of entrance music: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Roller Coaster of Love. Nino Pagnotto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Porter's chin.

Pagnotto
vs
Porter

171 cm
26
181 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Pagnotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Porter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pagnotto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Porter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Porter is looking for a sweep.
Pagnotto trying to control the position but Porter is working away.
Porter is trying to escape the position but Pagnotto is controlling the position.
Pagnotto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Pagnotto trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter is trying to get back to his feet.
Porter wants to control but Pagnotto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pagnotto's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Porter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pagnotto.

Porter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Pagnotto stands up from Porter's guard - Pagnotto perhaps looking for a knockout.

Pagnotto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Pagnotto stands up.
Porter lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pagnotto darts in and clinches Porter up against the cage.
Porter misses with some punches.
Porter misses with some punches.
Pagnotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
Pagnotto cracks Porter with a nice body shot.
A short right from Porter.
Pagnotto misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter is trying to push Pagnotto away but Pagnotto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter misses with an uppercut

and Pagnotto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Porter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnotto with good strikes from the mount here!
Pagnotto controlling the pace for now.
Porter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto lands a nice shot to the head.
Porter is trying to stand up.
Pagnotto wants to control the pace but Porter is squirming around nicely.
Porter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pagnotto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pagnotto landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto scoring with strikes but Porter is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto controlling the position easily from mount.
Pagnotto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Porter's face.
Pagnotto working the ground and pound effectively.
Pagnotto controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pagnotto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pagnotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porter.
A low kick from Porter misses

and Pagnotto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Porter!
Porter is trying to escape the mount.
Pagnotto avoids the attempt from Porter to control.
Nino Pagnotto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pagnotto wants to control the pace but Porter is squirming around nicely.
Pagnotto throws a wild left hand from mount and Porter manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

Porter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Matt Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Porter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Porter connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter throws a leg kick that is checked

so Pagnotto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Porter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Porter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Pagnotto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Porter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pagnotto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Porter is fending him off so far but Pagnotto persists. Nope, Porter circles away and we're back to standing.

Pagnotto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Porter is looking for a triangle but Pagnotto pushes his legs off easily.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter is looking to stand up but Pagnotto isn't so interested in that idea.

Porter is working an open guard so Pagnotto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Porter throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pagnotto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pagnotto.
Pagnotto wants to pass the guard but Porter is keeping the position.
Pagnotto trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pagnotto won't allow Porter to get back to his feet.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Pagnotto from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nino Pagnotto.
Pagnotto shoots for a takedown but Porter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Porter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porter throws a combination that misses

and Pagnotto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Porter's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Porter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pagnotto has picked Porter up and slammed him! Porter can't keep hold of the triangle and Pagnotto manages to pass to side control!
Pagnotto controlling the position.

Pagnotto stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Porter, right into the meat.
Matt Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pagnotto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pagnotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Porter.
Porter throws a right hand that misses

and Pagnotto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pagnotto throwing shots but Porter is blocking nicely.
Pagnotto is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Porter pushes Pagnotto off looking to stand but Pagnotto dives back in and keeps control.
Pagnotto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Porter tries to kick Pagnotto off but Pagnotto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Pagnotto stands up out of the half guard.

Pagnotto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pagnotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porter is keeping the position for now.
Pagnotto wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pagnotto stands up and waves to Porter to follow him.
Porter throws the left hand but Pagnotto avoids the punch easily.
Pagnotto misses with a takedown attempt - Porter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pagnotto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porter misses with a few strikes there.
Porter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Porter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pagnotto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Porter!
Porter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pagnotto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pagnotto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pagnotto trying to control but Porter is having none of it.
Pagnotto avoids the attempt from Porter to control.
Pagnotto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nino Pagnotto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pagnotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Pagnotto controlling the position easily from mount.
Porter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pagnotto controlling from mount.
Porter regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is trying to stand.
Pagnotto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nino Pagnotto.
Porter throws a poor cross that misses

and Pagnotto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Porter won't be happy with that.
Pagnotto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Porter!
Pagnotto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnotto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Pagnotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pagnotto, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Nino Pagnotto!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Nino Pagnotto!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Nino Pagnotto!

Nino Pagnotto wins by unanimous decision!