PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sahey Ignatyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiromichi Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ignatyev
vs
Takamatsu

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sahey Ignatyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromichi Takamatsu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamatsu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takamatsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ignatyev tries to avoid it but Takamatsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ignatyev to the ground. Ignatyev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takamatsu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takamatsu.

Takamatsu closes the distance and clinches.
Takamatsu is trying to push Ignatyev away but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takamatsu is trying to push Ignatyev away but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatyev has Takamatsu pressed against the cage, preventing Takamatsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takamatsu is defending well for now.
Takamatsu is trying to break the clinch but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
Takamatsu blocks the elbow strike.
Ignatyev is struggling to control the position.
Ignatyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takamatsu backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Takamatsu throws an elbow but misses.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takamatsu.
Ignatyev misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takamatsu.

It looks like Sahey Ignatyev has been cut.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatyev lands with a left to the head.
Takamatsu avoiding damage as Ignatyev throws knees to the body.
Takamatsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takamatsu wants to break free but Ignatyev has control.
Ignatyev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Takamatsu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takamatsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignatyev has double underhooks.

Takamatsu breaks from the clinch.
Hiromichi Takamatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.

Takamatsu clinches up with Ignatyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatyev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takamatsu blocks the elbow strike.
Takamatsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev prevents Takamatsu from breaking the clinch.
Ignatyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takamatsu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu is trying to break the clinch but Ignatyev is controlling him.
Takamatsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takamatsu can't break the clinch.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
Takamatsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamatsu tries to break free but Ignatyev pushes him back against the cage.
Takamatsu blocks an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu scores with a shot to the side of Ignatyev's head.
Ignatyev dodges an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Ignatyev avoids the elbow strike from Takamatsu, against the cage.

Takamatsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takamatsu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takamatsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Takamatsu throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takamatsu clinches up with Ignatyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Takamatsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Takamatsu clinches with his opponent.
Takamatsu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Takamatsu dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev trying to control the position but instead, Takamatsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ignatyev into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatyev throws an elbow but misses.
Takamatsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takamatsu dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev blocks an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Ignatyev tries to stall but Takamatsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takamatsu avoids it.
Takamatsu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu has had enough of the clinch but Ignatyev keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatyev has Takamatsu pressed against the cage.
Takamatsu has had enough of the clinch but Ignatyev keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatyev blocks an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu wants to break free but Ignatyev has control.

Takamatsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Takamatsu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
Takamatsu tries to break the clinch but Ignatyev is controlling the position.
Takamatsu has had enough of the clinch but Ignatyev keeps him there for the moment.

Takamatsu manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamatsu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignatyev tries to clinch there but Takamatsu circles away.
Ignatyev wants to clinch
and Takamatsu counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiromichi Takamatsu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sahey Ignatyev's cut.
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.

Ignatyev wants to clinch.

Ignatyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Takamatsu avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatyev throws an elbow but misses.
Takamatsu tries to break the clinch but Ignatyev is controlling the position.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Takamatsu in his tracks for a moment.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Takamatsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ignatyev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamatsu.
Ignatyev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takamatsu working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takamatsu.
Hiromichi Takamatsu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takamatsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Takamatsu gets an underhook and turns Ignatyev into the cage.
Ignatyev blocks an elbow strike.
Takamatsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takamatsu managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatyev is defending well for now.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignatyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamatsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takamatsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takamatsu blocks an uppercut.
Ignatyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatyev keeps control of Takamatsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takamatsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takamatsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Takamatsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takamatsu connects with a high kick.

Takamatsu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takamatsu managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatyev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev blocks an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamatsu tries to break free but Ignatyev pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Takamatsu avoids the damage to the body.
Ignatyev blocks an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takamatsu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takamatsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatyev avoids the elbow strike from Takamatsu, against the cage.
Takamatsu dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatyev prevents Takamatsu from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ignatyev throws an elbow but it misses.
Ignatyev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatyev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takamatsu is keeping busy.
Ignatyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takamatsu as Ignatyev tries to tie him up.
Takamatsu throws an elbow but it misses.
Takamatsu pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatyev has Takamatsu pressed against the cage, preventing Takamatsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ignatyev tries to stall but Takamatsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ignatyev avoids the elbow strike from Takamatsu, against the cage.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takamatsu avoids it.
Takamatsu tries to circle away but Ignatyev has him pinned against the cage.
Takamatsu managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamatsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takamatsu wants to get back to striking at distance but Ignatyev won't allow it.
Takamatsu can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takamatsu.
Takamatsu is trying to force a seperation but Ignatyev has the dominant position.
Ignatyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takamatsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamatsu missing with knees to the body.
Takamatsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takamatsu's brow.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takamatsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Takamatsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ignatyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu working hard to break the clinch.
Takamatsu is trying to push Ignatyev away but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Sahey Ignatyev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sahey Ignatyev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ignatyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Takamatsu tries to keep at a distance but Ignatyev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takamatsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignatyev has double underhooks.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Takamatsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignatyev has Takamatsu pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takamatsu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatyev pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamatsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatyev.

Takamatsu manages to break the clinch.

Takamatsu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takamatsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatyev throws an elbow but misses.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.

Takamatsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Takamatsu pushes Ignatyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Takamatsu blocks the elbow strike.
Takamatsu tries to circle away but Ignatyev has him pinned against the cage.
Takamatsu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignatyev avoids it.
Ignatyev dodges an elbow strike from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu avoids the elbow strike from Ignatyev, against the cage.
Ignatyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takamatsu's efforts to push away.
Takamatsu blocks an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takamatsu is trying to force a seperation but Ignatyev has the dominant position.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takamatsu avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Takamatsu managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takamatsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Takamatsu circles away.
Ignatyev tries to clinch there but Takamatsu circles away.
Ignatyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Takamatsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow over the top.
Takamatsu is trying to break the clinch but Ignatyev is controlling him.

Takamatsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Takamatsu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Takamatsu tries to land a front kick but Ignatyev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ignatyev avoids the head kick by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu tries for a takedown but Ignatyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ignatyev tries to clinch there but Takamatsu circles away.
Ignatyev fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Takamatsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takamatsu misses with a body kick.
Takamatsu thows a body kick. Ignatyev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ignatyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignatyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamatsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takamatsu throws a head kick that Ignatyev semi-blocks.
Takamatsu shoots in but no luck this time.
Ignatyev is looking to clinch but Takamatsu is avoiding it.
Ignatyev wants to clinch up but Takamatsu keeps it at a distance.

Ignatyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takamatsu's brow.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
Takamatsu avoids the elbow strike from Ignatyev, against the cage.
Takamatsu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatyev lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu is trying to break the clinch but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.

Takamatsu manages to break the clinch.
Ignatyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamatsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takamatsu scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takamatsu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takamatsu scores with a leg kick.

Takamatsu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ignatyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Takamatsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Takamatsu in his tracks for a moment.

Takamatsu breaks the clinch.
Ignatyev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takamatsu.
Sahey Ignatyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiromichi Takamatsu.
Ignatyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Takamatsu circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiromichi Takamatsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takamatsu 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiromichi Takamatsu!
Hiromichi Takamatsu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.