PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 481 p4p, 17 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 631 p4p, 21 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pagnozzi
vs
Flores

190 cm
37
263 lbs
22 - 15 - 5

195 cm
37
240 lbs
25 - 11 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pagnozzi gets a clinch.
Pagnozzi pushes Flores back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flores swings wildly with an uppercut but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pagnozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flores.
Pagnozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flores swings wildly with an uppercut but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores blocking some punches.
Pagnozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flores's elbow.
Flores tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flores blocks a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pagnozzi.

Pagnozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores looks to land a left hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores lands a jab to the head.
Flores has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pagnozzi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Flores defending well as Pagnozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Pagnozzi scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores connects with a single shot there.
Pagnozzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pagnozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab.
Pagnozzi is looking to counter punch.
Flores tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pagnozzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagnozzi throws a push kick but Flores slaps the foot to one side.
Flores throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Pagnozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flores, pushing him back against the cage.
Pagnozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Pagnozzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pagnozzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Flores tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pagnozzi lands with a left to the head.
Pagnozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagnozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flores's elbow.
Pagnozzi lands a body punch.
Pagnozzi tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Pagnozzi scores with a hook to the body.
Flores looks winded!

Pagnozzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flores.
Flores connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flores takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Flores slips a jab and a cross from Pagnozzi.
Flores wants to counter with a clinch but Pagnozzi pushes him away.
Pagnozzi looks to land a body kick but Flores moved away.
Pagnozzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flores on the side of the head.
Flores staying out of range there.
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Flores moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flores, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Flores is predictable there
enabling Pagnozzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pagnozzi scores with a punch to the head.
Flores works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pagnozzi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Pagnozzi.
Flores tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flores jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores tries to clinch up.
Flores changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Flores as Pagnozzi shoots in.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Flores sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pagnozzi thumps Flores with a low kick.
Pagnozzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pagnozzi thows a leg kick but Flores checks it
and Flores counters with a straight right hand.
Flores works the jab nicely.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flores throws a right hand that Pagnozzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pagnozzi also avoids with ease.
Pagnozzi throwing a counter right hand but Flores manages to avoid it.

Flores rushes Pagnozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flores can't find room to land a body shot as Pagnozzi controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores working aggressively here.
Flores fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flores swings wildly with an uppercut but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pagnozzi misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi is leaning against Flores and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flores lands with a short shot to the head.
Flores scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flores working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flores misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Flores.
Flores misses with a punch on the inside.
Flores blocks a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pagnozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi blocking some punches.
Pagnozzi scores with a shot to the side of Flores's head.
A short uppercut from Pagnozzi.
A short left from Pagnozzi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Flores's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pagnozzi prevents a body shot from Flores.
Flores lands a shot to the body.
Flores working aggressively here.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position but instead, Flores has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnozzi into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Callum Pagnozzi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pagnozzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagnozzi cracks Flores with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flores misses with a hook. Pagnozzi ducked under it nicely.
Flores misses with a hook
and Pagnozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pagnozzi lands with a shot to the body.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Flores's shoulder, as Flores tries to avoid the shot.
Pagnozzi tries a low kick but Flores avoids it.
Pagnozzi takes one to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flores replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pagnozzi blocks it well.
Flores slips a jab from Pagnozzi.
Flores throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnozzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flores counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pagnozzi's knee momentarily.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flores jabs Pagnozzi right on the nose. Pagnozzi blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flores was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
A little jabbing left from Flores on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pagnozzi throws a jab when Flores was well out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Flores.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pagnozzi.
A leg kick checked by Pagnozzi.
Flores scores with a jab to the jaw.

Flores moves into the clinch.
Flores tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Pagnozzi.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Pagnozzi misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flores as Pagnozzi tries to tie him up.
Pagnozzi gets through Flores's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi tries to throw a body punch but Flores avoids it by throwing Pagnozzi back against the cage.
Pagnozzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pagnozzi breaks from the clinch.
Flores takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Pagnozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flores slips a jab from Pagnozzi.
Flores has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pagnozzi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores moves in looking to clinch but Pagnozzi pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Pagnozzi. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flores but Flores pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pagnozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Flores takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pagnozzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flores displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pagnozzi throws out the jab.
Flores swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flores takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Flores lands a jab to the head.
Pagnozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
Flores pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Pagnozzi.

Flores is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flores lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pagnozzi's sensitive parts.
Pagnozzi stuns Flores with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flores swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Pagnozzi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Flores's guard.
Pagnozzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pagnozzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flores's head.
Flores is still in real trouble! Can Pagnozzi finish him?
Pagnozzi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pagnozzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pagnozzi postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Flores covers up, he's hurt! Pagnozzi keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Pagnozzi and the ref steps in to end the fight! Pagnozzi can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Pagnozzi!
Callum Pagnozzi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.