PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 762 p4p, 107 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 767 p4p, 108 weight class). Drama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Vicious White Kids No Lip kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Drama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pagnozzi
vs
Drama

190 cm
42
263 lbs
29 - 18 - 5

188 cm
35
240 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 5, fighting out of London, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Drama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pagnozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Drama backs away, Pagnozzi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Drama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pagnozzi at a distance.
Drama digs a good body shot into Pagnozzi's ribs.
Pagnozzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drama throws a hook to the side of Pagnozzi's head but Pagnozzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Drama.
Drama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pagnozzi is looking to counter punch.
Drama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.
Pagnozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drama.
Drama misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Pagnozzi misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi dodges the punch combination from Drama.
A counter left hand to the body from Pagnozzi misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama throws the left hand but Pagnozzi avoids the punch easily.
Drama lands with a hook. Pagnozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pagnozzi. That's going to slow Drama down.
Drama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Pagnozzi looks to land a right hand but Drama moved out of range.
Drama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pagnozzi's head.
Drama looks to land a right hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range.
Drama throws a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Drama.
Drama blocks a low kick nicely.
Pagnozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Drama moves out of range easily.
Drama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

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!
Drama connects with a single shot there.
Drama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drama misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drama connects with a jab.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot.
Drama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pagnozzi. Drama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drama scores with a punch to the head.
Drama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pagnozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Drama is just out of range.
Drama clobbers Pagnozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pagnozzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Drama tries a head kick but it misses.
Drama delivers a nice body kick.
Drama tries to land a leg kick but Pagnozzi saw it coming and moves away.
Drama lands a nice looking body kick.
Drama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Pagnozzi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pagnozzi is breathing heavily.
Drama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pagnozzi takes one on the button.
Drama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Drama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Drama has knocked Pagnozzi down with a huge combo! Drama steps away and waves a wobbly Pagnozzi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Drama lands with a nice body punch.
Drama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drama takes a step back to recover.
Drama throws a good cross that connects.

Drama lands a big head kick that sends Pagnozzi tumbling to the mat! Drama takes a step backwards and waves Pagnozzi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drama takes a swing at Pagnozzi's ribcage but misses.
Drama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pagnozzi counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pagnozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pagnozzi misses with a shot to the body
and Drama counters with a nice body kick.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Drama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Drama checks it.
Pagnozzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pagnozzi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Pagnozzi does it's job there.
Drama throws a right hand that Pagnozzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pagnozzi also avoids with ease.
Pagnozzi throws a right and a left that Drama avoids nicely.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Drama moved away.
A shot to the liver by Drama. Beautiful body shot.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pagnozzi walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drama looks to throw the jab but Pagnozzi is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pagnozzi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pagnozzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Drama misses.
Johnny Drama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pagnozzi tests Drama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Pagnozzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drama dips to his left and cracks Pagnozzi with an uppercut!
Drama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pagnozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drama lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pagnozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pagnozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pagnozzi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drama lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws the left hand but Drama avoids the punch easily.
Drama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drama.
Danga de danga de dang - Drama scores with a four punch combination!
Drama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drama scores with a nice body kick.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagnozzi.
Despite the aggression on Drama's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drama missing with a left hand there. Pagnozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pagnozzi throws a big counter combination but Drama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drama throws a front kick aimed at Pagnozzi's knee but Pagnozzi avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drama. Pagnozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with the body kick
and Pagnozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pagnozzi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drama.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pagnozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pagnozzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pagnozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drama throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
Drama scores with a hook to the body. Pagnozzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pagnozzi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnny Drama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama lands a jab to Pagnozzi's midsection.
Drama connects with a looping right hand.
Drama throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi avoids them all with ease.
Pagnozzi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Drama lands with an uppercut that bounces Pagnozzi off the cage and back into range.
Drama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drama looks to throw the jab but Pagnozzi is out of range.
Drama throws a head kick that Pagnozzi semi-blocks.
Drama throws a leg kick but Pagnozzi checks it.
Drama misses with a left hand
and Pagnozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drama misses with a double jab
and Pagnozzi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drama's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Drama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Drama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Drama misses.
Drama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drama lands a front kick.
Drama jabs at Pagnozzi's body.
Pagnozzi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pagnozzi.
Drama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pagnozzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pagnozzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drama pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pagnozzi throws a shot from downtown. Drama moves away and avoids it.
Drama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pagnozzi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi throws a head kick that misses.
Drama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pagnozzi's hands.
Drama lands a jab to Pagnozzi's midsection.
Drama tries to bum rush Pagnozzi with a series of wild strikes but Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drama swinging wildly here.
Pagnozzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drama misses with a looping left.
It looked like Pagnozzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drama.
Callum Pagnozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws out a loose jab but Drama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drama throws a right and a left that Pagnozzi avoids nicely.
Drama tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drama swings for the body but Pagnozzi moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drama!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drama scores with a hook.
Pagnozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drama slips under a jab.
Drama lands a jab-cross combination.
Drama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pagnozzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drama avoids the head kick by Pagnozzi.
Drama scores with a nice body kick.
Johnny Drama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drama tries to bum rush Pagnozzi with a series of wild strikes but Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with a head kick.
Pagnozzi thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Drama does it's job there.
A big left from Pagnozzi misses.
Drama scores with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Drama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drama - that will leave a mark!
Drama lands with a nice body kick.
Drama fails to land with a series of punches.
Drama is looking to slow Pagnozzi down with leg kicks.
Drama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pagnozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Drama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drama 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.