PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy Light is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pagnozzi
vs
Light

190 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 Helsinki, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Light defends it nicely.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pagnozzi looks to throw the jab but Light is out of range.
Light moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pagnozzi takes one to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut. Light saw that one coming.
Pagnozzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pagnozzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Light steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
Light throws a looping overhand right but Pagnozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Pagnozzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Light moves away from the strike by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Light sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a left hand
and Light cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pagnozzi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Light blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Light.
Pagnozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight left.
Pagnozzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Pagnozzi goes for a double leg but Light avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Light continues to drive forward.
Light gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pagnozzi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Pagnozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pagnozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Light slows down the pace here.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi works on Light's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light blocks an uppercut.
Pagnozzi prevents a body shot from Light.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Light misses with a body punch.
Light works on Pagnozzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Light blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pagnozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Light trying to stall but Pagnozzi improves his position.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light has Pagnozzi pushed against the cage.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pagnozzi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Light.
Pagnozzi prevents a body shot from Light.
Pagnozzi looking for a takedown.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pagnozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speedy Light is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagnozzi ducks under a wild hook from Light.
Pagnozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Light counters with a nice uppercut.
Pagnozzi fails with the takedown.
Pagnozzi punishes Light's body with a nice straight punch.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy right hand but Light sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Light to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Light counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pagnozzi throws a hook but Light blocks it.
Light bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light tries to move into range but Pagnozzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook to the body
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pagnozzi is defended easily by Light.
Light lands a body shot.
Pagnozzi is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pagnozzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Speedy Light will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Light sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Speedy Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pagnozzi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Light defends well and Pagnozzi ends up having to push Light into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pagnozzi tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Pagnozzi back against the cage.
Pagnozzi letting Light take a breather here.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Light uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light misses with a body punch.
Pagnozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Light is struggling to control the position.
Pagnozzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Light just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pagnozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Light.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Light.
Light lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pagnozzi or not.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Light uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pagnozzi can't break the clinch.
Light pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pagnozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Light controls his hands.

Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pagnozzi misses with a left hand
and Light counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pagnozzi misses the jab.
Pagnozzi throws a hook but Light avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Light keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Light moves out of range as Pagnozzi strikes.
Pagnozzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick, looking for Light's leg but Light calmly moves out of range.
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!
Pagnozzi swings widly with a right hand
and Light counters with a series of strikes. Pagnozzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Light. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
Pagnozzi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pagnozzi misses with a double jab
and Light cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Light's shoulder, as Light tries to avoid the shot.
Light avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.

Light closes the distance and clinches.
Pagnozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pagnozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Light ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a jab when Light was well out of range.
Nice cross by Light.
Speedy Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook
and Light counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pagnozzi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Light.
Light uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut
and Light counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pagnozzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Pagnozzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pagnozzi shoots for a takedown but Light saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Callum Pagnozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Light misses with a looping right.
Light moves out of range as Pagnozzi strikes.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Light sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi throws a series of punches but Light avoids them all with ease.
Pagnozzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Light swivels and escapes.
Pagnozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Light to score with a decent uppercut.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pagnozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Light counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Light scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Light darts in and clinches Pagnozzi up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Light wants to clinch.
Light avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Light.
Light tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pagnozzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pagnozzi cracks Light with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pagnozzi looks to throw the jab but Light is out of range.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Light sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Light uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagnozzi.
Light throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi avoids them all with ease.
Pagnozzi misses with a left hand
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pagnozzi throws the left hand but Light avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the side of Light's head but Light sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Light avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the side of Light's head but Light sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pagnozzi misses the jab.
Pagnozzi looks to throw the jab but Light is out of range.
Light lands a right hook to the body.

Pagnozzi shoots in and bounces Light off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pagnozzi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws an elbow that misses. Light uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pagnozzi's guard. Nice move by Light!
Pagnozzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Light pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pagnozzi is keeping the position for now.
Light trying to control but Pagnozzi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Speedy Light was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Light was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Light. Pagnozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pagnozzi lands with a good body shot.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.
Pagnozzi throws an off balance right hand

and Light counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Light blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speedy Light seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pagnozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Light.
Pagnozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi wants to break free but Light has control.
Light tries to work over Pagnozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pagnozzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Light blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Light's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callum Pagnozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Light - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pagnozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Light misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedy Light is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Light can't find room to land a body shot as Pagnozzi controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Callum Pagnozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Light has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Light!