PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saturn Sphaerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Nagy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Sphaerio
vs
Nagy

184 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saturn Sphaerio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jozef Nagy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sphaerio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nagy misses with a straight right.
Nagy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nagy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saturn Sphaerio . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sphaerio with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Nagy counter with a right hand.
Nagy lands a nice shot to the body.
Sphaerio tries to clinch up.
Sphaerio is looking to land body kicks.
Nagy throws a hook but Sphaerio avoids it easily.
Nagy cracks Sphaerio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sphaerio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagy.
Jozef Nagy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagy misses with a looping left.
Nagy with a nice cross.
Sphaerio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nagy throws a right hand that Sphaerio ducks under and follows up with a left that Sphaerio also avoids with ease.
Sphaerio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagy.
Sphaerio tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagy throws the left hand but Sphaerio avoids the punch easily.
Jozef Nagy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagy looks to throw the jab but Sphaerio is out of range.
Nagy lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagy misses the shot to the body.
Sphaerio tries to clinch up but Nagy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sphaerio fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagy throws a body punch but Sphaerio moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nagy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagy lunges at Sphaerio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sphaerio 's hand.
Nagy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sphaerio walks into a jab.
Sphaerio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nagy tries to avoid it but Sphaerio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nagy to the ground. Nagy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sphaerio fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Nagy catches Sphaerio right on the button with a cross.
Sphaerio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagy misses with a straight right.
As Nagy tries to get set, Sphaerio tries to push him back and clinch up but Nagy manages to avoid the attempt.
Sphaerio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nagy avoids it really well and circles away.
Nagy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Nagy clobbers Sphaerio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sphaerio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagy checks a leg kick.
Nagy throws a jab when Sphaerio was well out of range.
A jab from Nagy does it's job there.
Nagy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sphaerio .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagy leaves Sphaerio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagy stuffs the takedown attempt from Sphaerio . Sphaerio gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagy lands a jab.
Sphaerio slips a straight right by Nagy.
Nice defenses there by Sphaerio .
Sphaerio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nagy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sphaerio throws a quick counter head kick but Nagy was just out of range.
Sphaerio ducks under a wild hook from Nagy.
Sphaerio fails with the takedown
and Sphaerio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sphaerio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sphaerio 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nagy does it's job there.
Sphaerio closes the distance and clinches up with Nagy, looking for a takedown. Sphaerio pushes Nagy against the cage but Nagy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sphaerio needs to keep his hands up - Nagy had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagy misses with a hook.
Nagy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagy slaps away a takedown attempt from Sphaerio , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagy scores with a jab to the head.
Sphaerio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nagy lands a nice shot that snaps Sphaerio 's head back.
Nagy misses with a body shot.
Sphaerio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sphaerio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sphaerio wants to clinch up but Nagy keeps it at a distance.
Nagy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sphaerio .
Sphaerio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Nagy dominated that round.
That's time! Sphaerio 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nagy lands a right hook to the body.
Nagy takes a swing at Sphaerio 's ribcage but misses.
Saturn Sphaerio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sphaerio walks into a straight right hand from Nagy.
Sphaerio has a takedown stuffed.
Nagy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sphaerio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nagy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sphaerio tries to clinch but Nagy moves away
and Nagy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sphaerio thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sphaerio .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sphaerio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
Sphaerio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Nagy as Sphaerio shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saturn Sphaerio . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagy scores with a jab. Sphaerio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagy throws a hook to the side of Sphaerio 's head but Sphaerio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagy clobbers Sphaerio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Nagy.
Nagy thuds a left hand into Sphaerio 's body.
Sphaerio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagy misses with a left hand
and Sphaerio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sphaerio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagy.
Nagy scores with a jab. Sphaerio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sphaerio manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sphaerio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nagy throws a hook to the side of Sphaerio 's head but Sphaerio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sphaerio misses with a takedown attempt - Nagy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nagy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nagy throws the left hand but Sphaerio avoids the punch easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sphaerio . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sphaerio staying out of range there.
Sphaerio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sphaerio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nagy! But no joy.
Nagy connects with a crisp jab.
Nagy misses with a hook.
Sphaerio shoots in but Nagy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nagy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sphaerio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagy scores with a jab. Sphaerio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sphaerio fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagy lands with a right hand.
Nagy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sphaerio darts in trying to clinch
and Nagy counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphaerio is looking to clinch but Nagy is avoiding it.
Nagy takes a swing at Sphaerio 's ribcage but misses.
Nagy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sphaerio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nagy cracks Sphaerio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nagy misses with a wild body shot.
As Nagy tries to get set, Sphaerio tries to push him back and clinch up but Nagy manages to avoid the attempt.
Jozef Nagy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagy looks to land a right hand but Sphaerio moved out of range.
Nagy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sphaerio .
Nagy throws a looping overhand right but Sphaerio ducks down to avoid it.
Sphaerio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagy lands with a right hand.
Nagy misses with an uppercut.
Sphaerio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sphaerio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sphaerio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagy.
Sphaerio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sphaerio shoots in but Nagy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nagy as Sphaerio shoots in.
Sphaerio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagy.
Sphaerio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sphaerio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagy.
Nagy misses the jab.
As Nagy looks to move away, Sphaerio throws a big counter combo but Nagy just gets out of the way.
Sphaerio shoots in but no luck this time.
Sphaerio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nagy throws a right and a left that Sphaerio avoids nicely.
Nagy throws a lazy right hand but Sphaerio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sphaerio misses with a takedown attempt - Nagy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nagy jabs Sphaerio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Nagy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sphaerio tries to clinch up.
Nagy throws out a counter right but Sphaerio avoids it with no problem.
Sphaerio takes one on the button.
Nagy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sphaerio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sphaerio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nagy misses the shot to the body.
Nagy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nagy looks to land a left hand but Sphaerio moved out of range nicely.
Nagy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sphaerio 's head.
Nagy loads up on a big right hand but Sphaerio slips the punch.
Sphaerio slips under a jab from Nagy.
As Nagy tries to get set, Sphaerio tries to push him back and clinch up but Nagy manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sphaerio is just out of range.
Nagy misses with a hook. Sphaerio ducked under it nicely.
Sphaerio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sphaerio moves in looking to clinch but Nagy pushes him off.
Sphaerio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sphaerio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nagy misses its intended target.
Sphaerio moves out of range as Nagy strikes.
Sphaerio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagy.
Nagy connects with a crisp jab.
Nagy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sphaerio 's head backwards.
Sphaerio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sphaerio is defended easily by Nagy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sphaerio is defended easily by Nagy.
Nagy looks to throw the jab but Sphaerio is out of range.
Sphaerio shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagy tries to sprawl out of it but Sphaerio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saturn Sphaerio . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagy lands with a good body shot.
Nagy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sphaerio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sphaerio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
Sphaerio tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagy misses the target.
Sphaerio slips under a jab from Nagy.
Nagy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sphaerio 's hands.
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!
Sphaerio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nagy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sphaerio .
Sphaerio throwing a counter right hand but Nagy manages to avoid it.
Nagy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sphaerio .
A clash of legs there as Nagy blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphaerio shoots and misses
and Nagy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sphaerio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sphaerio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sphaerio is looking to clinch.
Sphaerio ducks under a wild hook from Nagy.
Sphaerio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagy.
Nagy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagy punishes Sphaerio 's body with a nice straight punch.
Sphaerio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagy throws out a counter right but Sphaerio avoids it with no problem.
Nagy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sphaerio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagy defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagy. Sphaerio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nagy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphaerio misses with a takedown
and Nagy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sphaerio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sphaerio 's head.
Sphaerio shoots for a double leg takedown but Nagy sprawls well. He's pushed Sphaerio 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sphaerio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sphaerio wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nagy, as that shot connected.
Saturn Sphaerio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jozef Nagy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sphaerio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Nagy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagy 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Nagy!