PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sabatoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Nagelburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagelburg has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sabatoni
vs
Nagelburg

187 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Sabatoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Nagelburg!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabatoni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabatoni throws a looping overhand right but Nagelburg ducks down to avoid it.
Nagelburg throws a nice looking combination but Sabatoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabatoni tries to bum rush Nagelburg with a series of wild strikes but Nagelburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabatoni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nagelburg lands a body shot.
Sabatoni tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Nagelburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabatoni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Andre Nagelburg has been cut.
Sabatoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagelburg.
Sabatoni tries to counter by clinching up but Nagelburg breaks away and moves out of range.
A combination from Sabatoni does no damage.
Nagelburg misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabatoni looks to land a combination but Nagelburg avoids it well.
Sabatoni lands with an overhand left.
Nagelburg throws a poor cross that misses
and Sabatoni counters with a three punch combo that has Nagelburg backing up. Nagelburg nods at Sabatoni to acknowledge the strikes.
Sabatoni avoids the body shot from Nagelburg.
Sabatoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabatoni misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagelburg throws a hook to the side of Sabatoni's head but Sabatoni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagelburg misses with a right hand
and Sabatoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagelburg looks winded!

Sabatoni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagelburg.

Sabatoni breaks from the clinch.
Sabatoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagelburg throws out a counter right but Sabatoni avoids it with no problem.
Sabatoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagelburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagelburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabatoni connects with a body shot.
Sabatoni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabatoni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sabatoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sabatoni throws a nice looking combination but Nagelburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre Nagelburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagelburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabatoni moves away.
Sabatoni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Sabatoni misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabatoni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagelburg slips a jab and a cross from Sabatoni.
Nagelburg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nagelburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Sabatoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagelburg lands an overhand right.
Sabatoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagelburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabatoni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Nagelburg lands.
Sabatoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabatoni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sabatoni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagelburg.
Sabatoni fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagelburg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sabatoni with a body shot.
Nagelburg lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagelburg lands a body shot.
Nagelburg lands with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Nagelburg.
Sabatoni takes one to the side of the head.
Sabatoni throws out a powerful jab.
Nagelburg misses with a hook
and Sabatoni counters with a straight right hand.
Sabatoni swinging wildly here.
Nagelburg dips to his left and cracks Sabatoni with an uppercut!
Nagelburg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Nagelburg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nagelburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabatoni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagelburg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Nagelburg tries to keep at a distance but Sabatoni has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nagelburg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nagelburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagelburg misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sabatoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagelburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabatoni throws out the jab.
Nagelburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabatoni misses with a two punch combination.
Nagelburg avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabatoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nagelburg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabatoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Nagelburg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Nagelburg's cut.
That's time! Sabatoni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nagelburg scores with a jab. Sabatoni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagelburg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sabatoni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagelburg. Sabatoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabatoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagelburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagelburg with a hook.
Sabatoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagelburg.
Sabatoni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nagelburg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nagelburg misses with a hook

and Sabatoni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagelburg is trying to maintain a safe position but Sabatoni gets an underhook and turns Nagelburg into the cage.
Nagelburg lands a shot to the body.
Nagelburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagelburg is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Nagelburg as the two fighters clinch.
Sabatoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sabatoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabatoni takes a swing at Nagelburg's ribcage but misses.
Andre Nagelburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagelburg moves away.
Sabatoni throws a series of punches but Nagelburg avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Nagelburg misses.
Nagelburg punishes Sabatoni's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabatoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Sabatoni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sabatoni misses with a two punch combination.
Nagelburg dodges the punch combination from Sabatoni.
A countering left hand to the body from Nagelburg misses.
Nagelburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabatoni.
Nagelburg cracks a nice hook into Sabatoni's ribs.
A punch combination from Sabatoni misses.
Nagelburg stuns Sabatoni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nagelburg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagelburg scores with a nice head shot.
Nagelburg slips a jab and a cross from Sabatoni.
A little jabbing left from Nagelburg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagelburg punishes Sabatoni's body with a nice straight punch.
Nagelburg misses with a wild combination.
Sabatoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagelburg with a jab.
Sabatoni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabatoni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sabatoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagelburg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nagelburg, as that shot connected.
Sabatoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagelburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ricky Sabatoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagelburg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabatoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Sabatoni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sabatoni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nagelburg digs a good body shot into Sabatoni's ribs.
Nagelburg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagelburg. Sabatoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabatoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagelburg works Sabatoni's body with a nice hook.
Sabatoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagelburg.
Nagelburg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabatoni throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagelburg throws out a counter right but Sabatoni avoids it with no problem.
Sabatoni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagelburg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabatoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Nagelburg with a hook.
Nagelburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabatoni manages to avoid it.
Sabatoni takes a swing at Nagelburg's ribcage but misses.
Sabatoni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sabatoni is looking to clinch.
Nagelburg slips a jab and a cross from Sabatoni.
Nagelburg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabatoni's hands.
Sabatoni misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagelburg as he connects with a hook.
Nagelburg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nagelburg just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Nagelburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Nagelburg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sabatoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagelburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Sabatoni.
Sabatoni moves out of range as Nagelburg strikes.
Sabatoni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nagelburg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabatoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nagelburg misses the body punch
and Sabatoni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Sabatoni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabatoni throws a right and a left that Nagelburg avoids nicely.
Nagelburg works the jab nicely.
Sabatoni throws a series of punches but Nagelburg avoids them all with ease.
Nagelburg throws out a counter right but Sabatoni avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Sabatoni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagelburg doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Nagelburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabatoni.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabatoni blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Nagelburg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabatoni throws a series of punches but Nagelburg avoids them all with ease.
Sabatoni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sabatoni misses with the combination.
Nagelburg connects with a body shot that sends Sabatoni's belly button to the back.
Nagelburg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sabatoni tries to bum rush Nagelburg with a series of wild strikes but Nagelburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagelburg misses with a hook.
Sabatoni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nagelburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabatoni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabatoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sabatoni tries to clinch but Nagelburg is having none of it.
Sabatoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagelburg misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagelburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sabatoni moves into range and clinches up with Nagelburg.
Nagelburg lands a shoulder strike.

Sabatoni breaks from the clinch.
Sabatoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagelburg.
A combination from Sabatoni does no damage.
Nagelburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabatoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagelburg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabatoni tries to clinch up but Nagelburg circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Nagelburg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nagelburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabatoni.
Nagelburg scores with a hook to the body. Sabatoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabatoni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagelburg misses the shot to the body.
Nagelburg misses the jab.
Sabatoni misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sabatoni. Those never looked like landing.
Nagelburg throws a good cross that connects.
Nagelburg misses with a hook. Sabatoni ducked under it nicely.
Nagelburg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sabatoni throws a series of strikes that have Nagelburg backpedaling.
Nagelburg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nagelburg cracks Sabatoni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nagelburg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sabatoni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabatoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagelburg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabatoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sabatoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagelburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabatoni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagelburg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nagelburg.
Nagelburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nagelburg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nagelburg dodges the punch combination from Sabatoni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabatoni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricky Sabatoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagelburg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabatoni.
Nagelburg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sabatoni with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Nagelburg.
Well Nagelburg 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Nagelburg!
A very excited looking Andre Nagelburg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.