PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nino Pagnotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pagnotto comes to the cage accompanied by Angels-Dirty Money. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pagnotto
vs
Miller

171 cm
26
181 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Pagnotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnotto fails with the takedown.
Pagnotto misses with a head kick.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Pagnotto is blocking nicely.
Pagnotto is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pagnotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pagnotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pagnotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pagnotto.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Pagnotto wants to stall.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Pagnotto is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pagnotto working aggressively here.
Pagnotto being controlled against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow just above Pagnotto 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pagnotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pagnotto tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller looks gassed!
Pagnotto stalling in the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pagnotto tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Pagnotto working aggressively here.
Pagnotto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pagnotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Pagnotto blocks with his arms.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pagnotto is trying to stall.
Pagnotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pagnotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Pagnotto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pagnotto lands with a right to the head.
Pagnotto is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pagnotto tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pagnotto stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Pagnotto misses with the head strike.
Pagnotto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pagnotto.
Pagnotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pagnotto throws a head punch that misses.
Pagnotto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pagnotto taking a breather.
Pagnotto works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Pagnotto scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Pagnotto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pagnotto just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
Pagnotto lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pagnotto.
Nice body punch from Pagnotto - that landed with a thud.
Pagnotto is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pagnotto digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Pagnotto swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pagnotto lands a nice uppercut.
Pagnotto tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Pagnotto back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Pagnotto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pagnotto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pagnotto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pagnotto fails to land.
Pagnotto wants to stall.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pagnotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller blocks a body shot from Pagnotto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Pagnotto misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Pagnotto avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Pagnotto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pagnotto is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pagnotto has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pagnotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pagnotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Pagnotto trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnotto into the cage.
Pagnotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Pagnotto is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Pagnotto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Pagnotto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pagnotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Pagnotto lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pagnotto.
Pagnotto tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pagnotto misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pagnotto tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pagnotto trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnotto into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Pagnotto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pagnotto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagnotto wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Pagnotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Pagnotto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Pagnotto is retaining full guard.
Pagnotto pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Miller trying to control but Pagnotto is working from the bottom.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pagnotto swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller prevents Pagnotto from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miller wants to control from the top but Pagnotto keeps moving.

Jimmy Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Pagnotto moves into the clinch.
Pagnotto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pagnotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pagnotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pagnotto leaning against his opponent.
Pagnotto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Pagnotto blocks it.
Pagnotto stalling against the cage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Pagnotto is blocking nicely.
Miller blocking some punches.
Pagnotto misses with some punches.
Pagnotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Pagnotto misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pagnotto is defending well for now.
Pagnotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pagnotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pagnotto misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnotto tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Pagnotto is struggling to control the position.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Pagnotto is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pagnotto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pagnotto has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Pagnotto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pagnotto scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnotto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pagnotto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pagnotto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pagnotto fails to land.
Pagnotto controlling the action here for a moment.
Pagnotto tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pagnotto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pagnotto.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pagnotto controlling the action here for a moment.
Pagnotto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nino Pagnotto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pagnotto lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Miller is rocked!
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Pagnotto finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pagnotto.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Pagnotto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pagnotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Pagnotto is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Pagnotto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pagnotto clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Pagnotto blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Pagnotto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pagnotto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pagnotto misses with a body punch.
Pagnotto lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Pagnotto keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Pagnotto!