PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Cluzet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cluzet has chosen Fracture Design - Emotions (Mage Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Omar Cluzet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pagnozzi
vs
Cluzet

190 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Cluzet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi misses with a looping right.
Pagnozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Pagnozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cluzet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cluzet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cluzet trying to control from half guard but Pagnozzi is working away.
Pagnozzi is trying to maintain the position but Cluzet is very close to passing his half guard.
Cluzet slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet working Pagnozzi over with strikes.
Cluzet wants to pass to mount but Pagnozzi is defending the position.
Pagnozzi is looking for a sweep. Cluzet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pagnozzi is trying to control but Cluzet passes into side control!
Pagnozzi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cluzet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pagnozzi tries to get to full guard but Cluzet has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cluzet.
Pagnozzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Cluzet is looking for a kimura but Pagnozzi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cluzet to get the leverage.
Pagnozzi is trying to control but can't.
Cluzet with the ground and pound but Pagnozzi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cluzet wants to control from the top but Pagnozzi keeps moving.
Pagnozzi keeping full guard, as Cluzet tries to pass.
Cluzet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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 keeping moving, preventing Cluzet from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cluzet controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cluzet looking to sit in guard and control but Pagnozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cluzet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi won't allow Cluzet to sweep him here.
Pagnozzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pagnozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Pagnozzi trying to control but Cluzet is working from the bottom.
Pagnozzi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cluzet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cluzet looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cluzet wants to clinch.
Pagnozzi throws a shot from downtown. Cluzet moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Cluzet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cluzet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pagnozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cluzet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pagnozzi dives in and grabs Cluzet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cluzet pushes down on Pagnozzi's head and hops out.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook. Cluzet ducked under it nicely.
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Cluzet moves out of range.
Cluzet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cluzet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cluzet catches Pagnozzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Pagnozzi misses.
Cluzet cracks a nice hook into Pagnozzi's ribs.
Pagnozzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cluzet tries to clinch up but Pagnozzi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi defending well as Cluzet loads up on a big left hand.
Pagnozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Pagnozzi slips a jab from Cluzet.
Cluzet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pagnozzi doesn't seem bothered though.

Pagnozzi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cluzet's guard.
Cluzet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pagnozzi slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cluzet.
Cluzet is refusing to be controlled, as Pagnozzi sits in half guard.
Pagnozzi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cluzet trying to control but Pagnozzi postures up.
Cluzet is trying to stand back up but Pagnozzi is controlling him
Omar Cluzet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cluzet gets full guard.
Pagnozzi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cluzet keeping moving, preventing Pagnozzi from controlling successfully.
Pagnozzi throws a big elbow that misses.

Cluzet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pagnozzi is aware though and is defending well.
Pagnozzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cluzet controls Pagnozzi momentarily but Pagnozzi frees himself.
Pagnozzi trying to control but Cluzet is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet trying to keep a closed guard but Pagnozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Pagnozzi preventing the sweep.
Pagnozzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pagnozzi throws a body punch but Cluzet moves out of range.
Cluzet misses the shot to the body.
Cluzet wants to clinch.
Cluzet staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi loads up on a big right hand but Cluzet slips the punch.
Pagnozzi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cluzet shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cluzet was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pagnozzi struggling a bit here.
Cluzet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pagnozzi's legs.
Pagnozzi defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Pagnozzi's face as Cluzet controls the position.
Pagnozzi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Omar Cluzet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pagnozzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cluzet.
Cluzet slips under a jab from Pagnozzi.
Cluzet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pagnozzi's calf.
Cluzet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pagnozzi takes one to the chin there.
Pagnozzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cluzet misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cluzet.
Pagnozzi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pagnozzi tries to roll over but Cluzet keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cluzet.
Cluzet is thwarting Pagnozzi's attempts to control the position.
Cluzet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Cluzet there.
Pagnozzi is not content to let Cluzet control the position.
Cluzet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pagnozzi trying to control but Cluzet postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pagnozzi trying to control here.
Cluzet keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Cluzet is working for a submission of some sort.
Cluzet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pagnozzi defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pagnozzi defending well though.
Cluzet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pagnozzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Cluzet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pagnozzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cluzet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cluzet throwing shots but Pagnozzi is blocking nicely.
Omar Cluzet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pagnozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cluzet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pagnozzi is positioning himself well to prevent Cluzet advancing to mount.
Callum Pagnozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagnozzi is refusing to be controlled, as Cluzet sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cluzet stalling away here and it's allowed Pagnozzi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Cluzet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cluzet 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Cluzet!
Omar Cluzet thanked the fans post fight for their support.