PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pagnozzi
vs
Silva

190 cm
33
205 lbs
16 - 9 - 5

183 cm
35
217 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

Hellbent
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagnozzi.
Silva punishes Pagnozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Pagnozzi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
Silva takes one on the button.
Pagnozzi throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Pagnozzi wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Pagnozzi backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pagnozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Pagnozzi's head back.
Pagnozzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Pagnozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva 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.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Pagnozzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pagnozzi's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pagnozzi moves away.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Pagnozzi misses with a few strikes there.
Pagnozzi walks into a left hand.
Pagnozzi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Pagnozzi misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pagnozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pagnozzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pagnozzi dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pagnozzi walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva clobbers Pagnozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pagnozzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A cross from Silva lands.
Pagnozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva staying out of range there.
Pagnozzi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Silva misses with a hook. Pagnozzi ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pagnozzi.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pagnozzi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pagnozzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pagnozzi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Pagnozzi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Pagnozzi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pagnozzi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pagnozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pagnozzi. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva 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.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Pagnozzi misses.
Pagnozzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pagnozzi tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Pagnozzi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Pagnozzi.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Pagnozzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva lunges at Pagnozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pagnozzi's hand.
Pagnozzi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pagnozzi connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Pagnozzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook
and Pagnozzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pagnozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pagnozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a jab to Pagnozzi's midsection.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pagnozzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pagnozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Pagnozzi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pagnozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

Pagnozzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Pagnozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pagnozzi moves away.

Pagnozzi moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a head shot.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi slips under a jab from Silva.
Pagnozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Pagnozzi's leg but Pagnozzi calmly moves out of range.
Pagnozzi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Pagnozzi off the cage and back into range.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Pagnozzi off the cage and back into range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pagnozzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
As Silva backs away, Pagnozzi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pagnozzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnozzi.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Pagnozzi moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Good exchange - Pagnozzi coming out on top.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pagnozzi lands with a good body shot.
Pagnozzi takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Pagnozzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pagnozzi misses with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
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.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Pagnozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Pagnozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pagnozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Pagnozzi manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva clobbers Pagnozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi moves out of range.
Pagnozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pagnozzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Pagnozzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Pagnozzi's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Pagnozzi down.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pagnozzi jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pagnozzi wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Pagnozzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pagnozzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pagnozzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pagnozzi cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Pagnozzi throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pagnozzi misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Silva 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A left lands for Silva.
Pagnozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Pagnozzi misses.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Pagnozzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Pagnozzi's ribs.
Silva throws a hook but Pagnozzi avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pagnozzi misses the target.
Pagnozzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Pagnozzi misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws out a counter right but Pagnozzi avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Pagnozzi's head.
Pagnozzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Pagnozzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Pagnozzi tries to avoid it.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eduardo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pagnozzi misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva looks for the body kick but Pagnozzi saw that one coming.
Silva sizes up Pagnozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pagnozzi shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pagnozzi tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva digs a good hook to Pagnozzi's body.
Silva 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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Pagnozzi should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pagnozzi's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Pagnozzi is out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sizes up Pagnozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Pagnozzi's knee but Pagnozzi avoids it well.
Silva digs a good hook to Pagnozzi's body.
Pagnozzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva keeps Pagnozzi at a distance using the push kick.
Pagnozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Callum Pagnozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Pagnozzi finds it's target.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pagnozzi looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Pagnozzi throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pagnozzi looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a jab. Pagnozzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Pagnozzi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva jabs at Pagnozzi's body.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Pagnozzi misses its intended target.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagnozzi is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Pagnozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
A very excited looking Eduardo Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.