PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 377 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 58 p4p, 151 weight class). Rohith Sharma told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ignatov
vs
Sharma

189 cm
30
194
19 - 11 - 0

192 cm
40
212
36 - 29 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharma shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Sharma looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
Ignatov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sharma swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Sharma misses.
Ignatov blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma tries to clinch there but Ignatov circles away.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharma manages to avoid it.
Ignatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharma misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sharma throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ignatov's head.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharma throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sharma really felt that one!
Ignatov staying out of range there.
It appears Ignatov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sharma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharma misses with a head kick.
Ignatov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatov lands with a nice body punch.
Sharma looks winded!
Decent striking displayed by Ignatov there.
Sharma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body kick.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Sharma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Sharma's front leg but catches the back leg as Sharma tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
Ignatov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ignatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatov tries to land a front kick but Sharma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sharma misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with an outside leg kick.
Sharma takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Sharma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a big right hand! Oh Sharma is in trouble here! Ignatov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
An out of breath Yevgeny Ignatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.