PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Newton
vs
Pagnozzi

180 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
181 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xanadu Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newton throws out a loose jab but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Newton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Pagnozzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
Newton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pagnozzi scores with a nice right hand.
Newton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pagnozzi's coach down at Team Listerman was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pagnozzi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pagnozzi if he has to take too many more of those.
No joy there for Pagnozzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot
letting Newton counter with a right hand.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pagnozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pagnozzi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pagnozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newton is out of range and Pagnozzi settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pagnozzi is just out of range.
Pagnozzi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Pagnozzi throws a good cross that connects.
Pagnozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi misses with a looping right.
Newton throwing a counter right hand but Pagnozzi manages to avoid it.
Pagnozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a series of strikes. Pagnozzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Newton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pagnozzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
Pagnozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pagnozzi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton connects with a crisp jab.
Pagnozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pagnozzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pagnozzi lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi cracks Newton with an open hand slap.
Pagnozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Newton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pagnozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Pagnozzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pagnozzi can pounce on him.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pagnozzi throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Newton misses the target.
Pagnozzi wants to slow Newton down by chopping away at his legs.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Newton is predictable there
and Pagnozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pagnozzi. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pagnozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton throws a hook but Pagnozzi blocks it.
Pagnozzi throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick

and Newton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Pagnozzi avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Pagnozzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Pagnozzi blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton presses Pagnozzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pagnozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pagnozzi scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pagnozzi.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pagnozzi smiles and moves away.
Pagnozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Callum Pagnozzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newton cracks Pagnozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pagnozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pagnozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi misses with a body kick.
Pagnozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Pagnozzi misses.
A clash of legs there as Pagnozzi blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xanadu Newton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Newton with a nice cross.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Newton checks it.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pagnozzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pagnozzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pagnozzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Newton counters with an inside leg kick.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Pagnozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Newton moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnozzi into the cage.
Newton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Newton is looking to control Pagnozzi's arms but Pagnozzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newton has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newton as Pagnozzi tries to tie him up.
Pagnozzi is leaning against Newton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pagnozzi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newton is keeping busy.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnozzi controls his hands.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Pagnozzi is controlling him.
Pagnozzi lands a nice uppercut.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Pagnozzi prevents a body shot from Newton.
Pagnozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton taking a breather.
Newton tries to pull guard but Pagnozzi won't allow it.
Pagnozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Pagnozzi lands with a light punch inside.
Pagnozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton is trying to pull guard but Pagnozzi has him pressed against the cage.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pagnozzi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pagnozzi manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi works to advance to full mount. Newton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Newton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pagnozzi lands a couple of good shots and Newton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Newton wants to control his opponent's hands but Pagnozzi gets his hands free.
Newton tries to roll but Pagnozzi sticks to his back.
Pagnozzi lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Pagnozzi not allowing Newton to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagnozzi controlling well, preventing Newton from escaping the position.
Newton is keeping busy.
Pagnozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pagnozzi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Callum Pagnozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pagnozzi has got one arm under Newton's chin. This could be trouble... Newton trying to control the other hand but Pagnozzi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Newton has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Callum Pagnozzi!
Callum Pagnozzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.