PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes into the arena with Пачка сигар blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hero
vs
Pagnozzi

179 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

190 cm
27
181 lbs
9 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.

Pagnozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnozzi controls his hands.
Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hero controls his hands.
Pagnozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pagnozzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pagnozzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Pagnozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hero slaps away a takedown attempt from Pagnozzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Pagnozzi tenderised Hero's leg. Hero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pagnozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pagnozzi, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero checks the leg kick.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pagnozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Hero lands a jab.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Pagnozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Hero checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
and Pagnozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hero moves into the clinch.
Hero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hero scores with a shot to the side of Pagnozzi's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pagnozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Pagnozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Hero tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagnozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
Pagnozzi is looking for the big counter here.
Pagnozzi scores with a jab to the head.
Pagnozzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Hero sprawls well. He's pushed Pagnozzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rainbow Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with a low kick.
Pagnozzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
Pagnozzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero cracks Pagnozzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pagnozzi lands with an overhand left.
Pagnozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot.
Pagnozzi slips a jab from Hero.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Hero tries to clinch there but Pagnozzi circles away.
Pagnozzi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hero rather than just go for the knockout.
Pagnozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Pagnozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Pagnozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Hero with a jab.
Pagnozzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pagnozzi takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Rainbow Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagnozzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with a two punch combination.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pagnozzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Hero rushes Pagnozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hero blocks a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hero scores with a shoulder strike.
Hero lands a hook that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards.
Pagnozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pagnozzi tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Pagnozzi back against the cage.
Pagnozzi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight left.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pagnozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
A jab from Hero misses.
Pagnozzi thuds his shin into the meat of Hero's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Callum Pagnozzi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hero misses with a straight right.
Pagnozzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hero thumps Pagnozzi with a low kick.
Hero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pagnozzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero blocks a jab.
Hero checks a leg kick nicely.
Hero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pagnozzi moves away from the strike by Hero.
Hero wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero misses with a straight right.
Pagnozzi lands a right hook to the body.
Pagnozzi tries to clinch but Hero is having none of it.
Hero tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hero.
Pagnozzi is looking to land body kicks.
Hero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pagnozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Pagnozzi manages to avoid it.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hero!
Pagnozzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Pagnozzi is just out of range.
Pagnozzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pagnozzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pagnozzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hero. That snapped Pagnozzi's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero takes one to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Pagnozzi lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
Pagnozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pagnozzi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hero defends it well.
Pagnozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hero digs a good hook to Pagnozzi's body.
Hero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero prevents Pagnozzi from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
Pagnozzi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pagnozzi as the two fighters clinch.
Pagnozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
Hero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pagnozzi misses with the head strike.
Pagnozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hero manages to break the clinch.
Hero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a jab.
Pagnozzi cracks Hero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick that misses.
Pagnozzi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Pagnozzi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hero quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Pagnozzi.
Hero is trying to control but can't.
Hero manages to get to full guard.

Hero looking for subs off his back but Pagnozzi has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Callum Pagnozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hero misses the shot to the body.
Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pagnozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pagnozzi feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Pagnozzi misses the target.
Hero jabs at Pagnozzi's body.
Hero lands a nice shot that snaps Pagnozzi's head back.
Hero avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pagnozzi moves away.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pagnozzi looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Pagnozzi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hero!
Pagnozzi is looking to slow Hero down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pagnozzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hero jabs Pagnozzi right on the nose. Pagnozzi blinks but takes it well.
Pagnozzi missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hero avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi avoids the body shot from Hero.
Pagnozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hero tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hero misses with a hook
and Pagnozzi counters with an inside leg kick.
Hero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pagnozzi's head.
Hero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pagnozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Pagnozzi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pagnozzi 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 Hero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Pagnozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pagnozzi throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi with a poor takedown
and Hero counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pagnozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pagnozzi's head backwards.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hero was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pagnozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Pagnozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pagnozzi feints a counter leg kick.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pagnozzi! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi dodges the punch combination from Hero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero slips under a jab.
Pagnozzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Hero's front leg with a kick but Hero checks it.
Hero is looking to score with low kicks.
Pagnozzi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch combination from Pagnozzi misses.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Pagnozzi manages to avoid it.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Hero tenderised Pagnozzi's leg. Pagnozzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pagnozzi 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.
Hero with a nice cross.
Pagnozzi moves forwards but Hero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pagnozzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pagnozzi tries to clinch but Hero is having none of it.
Hero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hero misses with a hook to the body
and Pagnozzi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a jab.
Pagnozzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi throws the kick towards the body but Hero avoids it.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pagnozzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Callum Pagnozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Hero misses.
Rainbow Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagnozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Hero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pagnozzi is out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a fast counter high kick but Hero manages to duck under it in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hero checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hero.
Hero tries to clinch but Pagnozzi moves away
and Pagnozzi counters with a good low kick that Hero was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pagnozzi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!