PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Ça va venir découragez-vous pas . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Desormeaux
vs
Ignatov

165 cm
32
186 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

186 cm
26
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desormeaux tries to bum rush Ignatov with a series of wild strikes but Ignatov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desormeaux looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Desormeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Desormeaux.
Desormeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Desormeaux wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Desormeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignatov moves out of range as Desormeaux throws a body kick.
Ignatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Desormeaux is able to avoid easily.

Ignatov darts in and clinches Desormeaux up against the cage.
Desormeaux is trying to push Ignatov away but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desormeaux is keeping busy.
Desormeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Desormeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov prevents the takedown attempt.
Ignatov slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Ignatov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desormeaux misses with some punches.
Desormeaux tries to circle away but Ignatov has him pinned against the cage.
Ignatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desormeaux misses with a punch on the inside.

Desormeaux jumps guard and drags Ignatov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Desormeaux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Desormeaux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ignatov wants to pass the guard but Desormeaux is keeping the position.

Desormeaux looking for a guillotine here but Ignatov defends easily.
Ignatov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Desormeaux has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ignatov has passed into side control.
Desormeaux is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to move to mount but Desormeaux blocks the move with his legs.
Ignatov trying to control the position but Desormeaux is working away.
Desormeaux tries to bench press Ignatov off him but Ignatov keeps the position.
Desormeaux is working hard here to advance position.
Ignatov wants to stand but Desormeaux has his arm trapped.
Desormeaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Desormeaux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ignatov avoids the attempt from Desormeaux to control.
Ignatov wants to control the pace but Desormeaux is squirming around nicely.
Ignatov controlling the pace for now.
Desormeaux tries to hold on but Ignatov pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov controlling from mount.
Ignatov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adelard Desormeaux will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Desormeaux. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desormeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick

and Desormeaux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Desormeaux not doing much here.
Desormeaux wants to take a breather but Ignatov is having none of it.
Ignatov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Desormeaux.
Ignatov being controlled here, momentarily.
Desormeaux pushing down on Ignatov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Desormeaux is looking for a kimura here.
Desormeaux is stalling here. Ignatov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Desormeaux seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ignatov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Desormeaux tries to improve position but can't.
Ignatov is staying tight to Desormeaux's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov trying to control the action but Desormeaux is working from the bottom.
Desormeaux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a little break here. Desormeaux wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Desormeaux is looking for a sweep.
Ignatov controls the position.
Desormeaux is trying to improve his position.
Desormeaux is trying to control Ignatov's posture but Ignatov avoids it.
Desormeaux regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov prevents Desormeaux from improving his position.
Ignatov controlling the action here.

Vladimir Ignatov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Desormeaux's corner calls for a 1-2. Desormeaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Desormeaux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ignatov!

Desormeaux goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ignatov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Desormeaux but great work by Ignatov.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ignatov tries to stand but Desormeaux is controlling his head.
Ignatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Desormeaux keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux tries to buck Ignatov off but Ignatov is having none of it.
Desormeaux wants to control but Ignatov postures up.
Ignatov gets to mount! Desormeaux was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desormeaux is squirming around, avoiding Ignatov's attempts to control the action.
Desormeaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Desormeaux is looking to escape.
Desormeaux is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adelard Desormeaux dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ignatov thuds a left hand into Desormeaux's body.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick from Desormeaux.
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desormeaux's sensitive parts.
Ignatov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Desormeaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Desormeaux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ignatov closes the distance and pushes Desormeaux back into the cage.
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ignatov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Desormeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desormeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Desormeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ignatov taking a breather.
Ignatov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Desormeaux is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Desormeaux is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelard Desormeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Desormeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Desormeaux.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Desormeaux.
Ignatov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ignatov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desormeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Desormeaux blocks it.
Desormeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Desormeaux tries to pull guard but Ignatov won't allow it.
Desormeaux tries for a takedown but Ignatov manages to get underhooks.
Vladimir Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ignatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desormeaux misses with a body punch.

Desormeaux wants the takedown. Ignatov is fighting it off but Desormeaux persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ignatov's guard against the cage.
Ignatov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ignatov prevents Desormeaux from getting the reversal.
Ignatov controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Desormeaux gets back to half guard.
Desormeaux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ignatov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Desormeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelard Desormeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Desormeaux is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Desormeaux keeping full guard, as Ignatov tries to pass.
Ignatov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Vladimir Ignatov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Ignatov drives through and clinches with Desormeaux against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Desormeaux backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Desormeaux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ignatov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Ignatov.
I think Desormeaux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Ignatov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.