PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 4020 p4p, 464 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 3698 p4p, 428 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poggle
vs
Puzo

178 cm
32
169 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

185 cm
32
187 lbs
18 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poggle misses the target.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo moves in looking to clinch but Poggle pushes him off.
Poggle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Poggle.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Puzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poggle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Poggle slips the punch.
Puzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Poggle should have avoided that one.
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Poggle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Poggle
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Poggle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
Poggle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poggle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poggle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poggle 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 Puzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Poggle as he checks the leg kick.
Poggle stuns Puzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Puzo wants to counter the offense by Poggle and move into the clinch position.
Poggle keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo throws a lazy body kick
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
Poggle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poggle dodges the punch combination from Puzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo is looking to clinch.
Poggle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poggle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Poggle misses
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poggle thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poggle, right into the meat.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
Puzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poggle. Poggle obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poggle throws a quick counter kick to the body but Puzo avoids it.
Poggle throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Poggle throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle scores with a spinning back kick!
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Puzo moved away.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Puzo misses with a body kick.
Puzo blocks the body kick.
Poggle throws out a leg kick but Puzo moves out of range and Poggle only half commits.
Poggle misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice cross by Puzo.
Poggle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Puzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poggle punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.

Puzo closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
A short left from Puzo.
Poggle is leaning against Puzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poggle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.
Puzo cracks Poggle with a nice body shot.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo stalls.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.

Poggle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poggle slips a jab from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poggle throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.
Timothy Poggle is winning the standup battle so far.
Poggle takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Poggle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poggle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poggle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo.
Puzo tries to clinch there but Poggle circles away.
Puzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poggle.
Puzo stalks Poggle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poggle's face. Poggle staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Poggle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Puzo is looking to clinch but Poggle is avoiding it.
Puzo swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poggle takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Puzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Poggle slips the punch.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.

Puzo pushes Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Poggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle is stalling here.
Puzo gets through Poggle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poggle prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle is trying to break the clinch but Puzo has him pressed against the cage.
Poggle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle tries to stall but Puzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puzo stalling in the clinch.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Puzo.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Poggle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puzo can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poggle scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puzo or not.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puzo has him pressed against the cage.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo tries a body shot but Poggle blocks it.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
Puzo cracks Poggle with a nice body shot.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.
Puzo just leaning against Poggle, taking a breather.
Puzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Puzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poggle up against the cage.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Poggle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Puzo tries to clinch but Poggle is having none of it.
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poggle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poggle.
A left lands for Puzo.
Poggle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poggle lands with a nice body kick.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Puzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puzo moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Poggle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Poggle's head.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo tries to clinch
and Poggle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle is looking to wear down Puzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puzo takes one to the side of the head.
Poggle throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Puzo clinches up with Poggle and pushes him back against the cage.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Poggle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poggle.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Poggle takes a shot to the head.
Puzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries a body shot but Poggle blocks it.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands a body shot in the clinch.

Poggle breaks from the clinch.
Poggle wants to slow Puzo down by chopping away at his legs.
Poggle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poggle throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poggle thinking.
Poggle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Poggle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Poggle checks a leg kick.
Poggle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Poggle misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Puzo finds it's target.
Puzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Puzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle looks to land a body kick but Puzo moved away.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Puzo instigates a clinch.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Puzo lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.

Poggle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Puzo moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Puzo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
As Puzo backs away, Poggle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poggle misses with a hook.
Puzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poggle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timothy Poggle.
I think Poggle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Poggle!