PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahey Ignatyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Page
vs
Ignatyev

173 cm
23
161 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sahey Ignatyev!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Page.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Ignatyev misses with a left hand
and Page counters with a three punch combo that has Ignatyev backing up. Ignatyev nods at Page to acknowledge the strikes.
Ignatyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sahey Ignatyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatyev throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ignatyev blocks the leg kick.
Page throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ignatyev counters with a left to the body.
Ignatyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ignatyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignatyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatyev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Ignatyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatyev. That did some damage!
Page blocks the body kick.
Ignatyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page cracks the inside of Ignatyev's front leg.
Page looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ignatyev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Page.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev scores with a head kick. Page tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Page changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Ignatyev misses.
Ignatyev tries to work over Page's front leg with a kick but Page checks it.
Page feints and then cracks Ignatyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatyev down.
Ignatyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
Ignatyev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatyev blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page lands a big head kick that sends Ignatyev tumbling to the mat! Page takes a step backwards and waves Ignatyev back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sahey Ignatyev has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatyev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Ignatyev settles back down.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Ignatyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Ignatyev misses
and Ignatyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ignatyev is rocked!
Page steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Ignatyev is out on his feet! Page sets himself and nearly takes Ignatyev's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Its such a honour to share the cage with this man he's a warrior and we both put on a great war tonight I felt I chased this fight to soon in my career but I've come through such a stern test BHP STYLE'.