PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahey Ignatyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Blame It on the Alcohol by Of Mice & Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Powell
vs
Ignatyev

177 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sahey Ignatyev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Ignatyev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatyev pinned against the cage. Ignatyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ignatyev tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Ignatyev scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatyev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ignatyev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ignatyev has Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powells head.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignatyev'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatyev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatyev.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatyev keeps control of Powell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignatyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Powell is trying to break free.
Ignatyev slowing the pace effectively.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sahey Ignatyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ignatyev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Powell dives in and grabs Ignatyev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignatyev pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.

Ignatyev darts in and clinches Powell up against the cage.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignatyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatyev throws an elbow but misses.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a shoulder strike.
Powell tries to circle away but Ignatyev has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside that Powell shrugs off.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Ignatyev, against the cage.
Powell tries to break free but Ignatyev pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatyev missing with knees to the body.
Powell blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a damaging elbow.
Powell letting Ignatyev take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Sahey Ignatyev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatyev is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ignatyev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ignatyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Powell wants to get back to striking at distance but Ignatyev won't allow it.
Powell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside that Powell shrugs off.
Ignatyev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sahey Ignatyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A good leg kick by Ignatyev.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatyev pinned against the cage. Ignatyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Powell dives in and grabs Ignatyev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignatyev pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ignatyev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ignatyev swivels and escapes.

Ignatyev rushes Powell and presses him up against the cage.
Ignatyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jake Powell has been cut.
Ignatyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Powell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Powell blocks an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev stalling.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatyev missing with knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
Powell avoiding damage as Ignatyev throws knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev has Powell pressed against the cage, preventing Powell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Ignatyev back against the cage.
Sahey Ignatyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell can't break the clinch.
Ignatyev lands a damaging elbow.
Jake Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Powell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ignatyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sahey Ignatyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatyev 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahey Ignatyev!
After winning the bout, Sahey Ignatyev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.