PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Pagliera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pagliera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt . Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pagliera
vs
Khanom Tom

175 cm
25
175 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gianfranco Pagliera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick as Pagliera jumps back.
Pagliera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khanom Tom pinned against the cage. Khanom Tom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Pagliera's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a lunging right hand
and Pagliera counters with a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Pagliera moves his leg out of the way.
Pagliera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pagliera.
Pagliera ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pagliera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pagliera.
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khanom Tom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pagliera is able to avoid easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pagliera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianfranco Pagliera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanom Tom .
Pagliera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khanom Tom sprawls well. Khanom Tom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pagliera gets slowly back to his feet.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagliera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a jab to Pagliera's midsection.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Pagliera.
Pagliera has a takedown stuffed.
Pagliera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khanom Tom sprawls well. Khanom Tom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pagliera gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands the left hand.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pagliera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch

and Pagliera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pagliera prevents Khanom Tom from standing back up.
Khanom Tom holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Khanom Tom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagliera tries to pass to full mount but Khanom Tom defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pagliera is trying to work for a kimura but Khanom Tom is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanom Tom is trying to stand.

Pagliera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Pagliera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pagliera prevents Khanom Tom from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khanom Tom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pagliera misses with a low kick as Khanom Tom jumps back.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pagliera counters with a big head kick but Khanom Tom shrugs it off.
Pagliera with a poor takedown
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pagliera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pagliera moves into the clinch.

Pagliera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tried to score with a low kick but Pagliera checks it.
Khanom Tom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pagliera back to the cage. Khanom Tom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khanom Tom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pagliera checks a leg kick nicely.
Pagliera shoots for a takedown but Khanom Tom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pagliera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khanom Tom tries to avoid it but Pagliera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khanom Tom to the ground. Khanom Tom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianfranco Pagliera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pagliera fails with a takedown attempt.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Pagliera moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanom Tom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pagliera is out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom lands an overhand right.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pagliera drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pagliera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pagliera goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khanom Tom has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pagliera but great work by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pagliera is trying to control Khanom Tom 's posture but Khanom Tom avoids it.
Khanom Tom wants to control but Pagliera is keeping him busy.
Pagliera is trying to improve his position.
Pagliera is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khanom Tom 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Pagliera actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khanom Tom decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice jab there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Pagliera circles away and keeps his distance.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Pagliera is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Pagliera avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pagliera is defended easily by Khanom Tom .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Pagliera.
Pagliera misses with a takedown attempt
and Khanom Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Khanom Tom is predictable there

and Pagliera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khanom Tom 's guard now.
Pagliera looking to sit in guard and control but Khanom Tom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pagliera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pagliera looking for subs off his back but Khanom Tom has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom wants to get back to his feet.

Pagliera looking for submissions off his back.
Khanom Tom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Pagliera actively working from the bottom here.
Pagliera wants to get back to full guard but Khanom Tom has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagliera is looking to reverse the position.
Pagliera wants to control but Khanom Tom postures up.
Gianfranco Pagliera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Khanom Tom decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pagliera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagliera.
Pagliera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pagliera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Pagliera down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pagliera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanom Tom looks for the body kick but Pagliera saw that one coming.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Pagliera circles away.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook

and Pagliera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khanom Tom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Pagliera drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khanom Tom manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pagliera has Khanom Tom in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pagliera throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Khanom Tom escapes and throws Pagliera's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Khanom Tom is looking to take a break and control but Pagliera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pagliera is trying to control Khanom Tom 's posture but Khanom Tom avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Khanom Tom decides to stand back up.
Gianfranco Pagliera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pagliera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nai Khanom Tom .
I've got Khanom Tom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !