PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Igali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Klemmetsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igali comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter - The Prodigy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Igali
vs
Klemmetsen

180 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
209 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Determined

Versus Clothing

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Igali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Klemmetsen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klemmetsen throws a nice looking combination but Igali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klemmetsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Igali moves into the clinch.

Igali breaks from the clinch.
Igali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klemmetsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Igali, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klemmetsen, as that shot connected.

Igali fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klemmetsen sprawls well initially but Igali persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Klemmetsen is looking to escape.
Igali wants to free his trapped foot but Klemmetsen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Igali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Igali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Klemmetsen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Igali wants to work for an arm triangle but Klemmetsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igali lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klemmetsen is trying to stand.
Igali drops an elbow to the side of Klemmetsen's head.
Igali stalling.
Klemmetsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Igali.
Igali stops Klemmetsen from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Klemmetsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Igali scores with a couple of nice shots.
Igali looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Igali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klemmetsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Igali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Igali is looking to stall here but Klemmetsen recovers full guard.
Klemmetsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Igali wants to control from the top but Klemmetsen keeps moving.
Klemmetsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Igali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igali thows a big elbow that misses.
Igali lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like Fedor Klemmetsen has been cut.
Igali throwing strikes from guard but Klemmetsen blocks nicely.
Igali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Igali wants to pass the guard but Klemmetsen is keeping the position.
Igali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Igali pushes down on Klemmetsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Igali content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemmetsen wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klemmetsen wants to control but Igali is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Igali missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Igali is figuring out what he wants to do next.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Klemmetsen throws a series of punches but Igali moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Igali shoots in but no luck this time.
Igali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klemmetsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Igali misses its intended target.
Igali throws a series of punches but Klemmetsen moves out of range.
Igali fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Igali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Klemmetsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klemmetsen swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Klemmetsen as Igali shoots in.
Klemmetsen leaves Igali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Igali slips a jab and a cross from Klemmetsen.

Igali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Igali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klemmetsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Igali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Igali manages to break the clinch.
Klemmetsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Klemmetsen scores with a nice right hand.

Igali moves into the clinch successfully.

Igali breaks the clinch.
Klemmetsen lands with a nice combination. Igali backs away looking to recover.
Klemmetsen misses with a double jab.
Klemmetsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Igali.
Klemmetsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Igali tries to clinch there but Klemmetsen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemmetsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Igali or perhaps it was just good defense by Klemmetsen which made him look bad.
Fedor Klemmetsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Klemmetsen.

Igali moves into the clinch.
Klemmetsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klemmetsen is trying to force a seperation but Igali has the dominant position.

Igali breaks from the clinch.
Igali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klemmetsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Klemmetsen dips to his left and cracks Igali with an uppercut!
Klemmetsen throws a series of strikes that have Igali backpedaling.

Klemmetsen gets tackled into the cage by Igali. Igali maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Igali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igali shoots in for a takedown but Klemmetsen shows good takedown defense.
Igali on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Igali closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Klemmetsen's guard.
Igali is pushing down on Klemmetsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klemmetsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Igali has managed to sneak the leg through.

Igali looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Igali is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Klemmetsen reverses the position - he's now on top in Igali's guard.
Igali has a closed guard, preventing Klemmetsen from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Igali has his foot on Klemmetsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klemmetsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Christian Igali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klemmetsen passes into half guard.
Igali is pressing down on Klemmetsen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igali looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Igali has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Igali keeping moving, preventing Klemmetsen from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Igali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Christian Igali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Klemmetsen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Klemmetsen cracks Igali with an open hand slap.
Klemmetsen throws out a powerful jab.
Klemmetsen misses the shot to the body.
Igali tries to clinch up but Klemmetsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Igali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klemmetsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Igali tries to clinch there but Klemmetsen circles away.
Klemmetsen jabs Igali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klemmetsen tries to bum rush Igali with a series of wild strikes but Igali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klemmetsen backs away from a small jab...but Igali lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Klemmetsen crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Igali with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Christian Igali!
Christian Igali really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Versus Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.