PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Ignashevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes into the arena with 60% Of The Time It Works Every Time blaring out of the sound system. Yury Ignashevich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fantana
vs
Ignashevich

193 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yury Ignashevich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ignashevich.

Ignashevich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fantana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ignashevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ignashevich stalling away here and it's allowed Fantana to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ignashevich throwing strikes but missing.
Ignashevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ignashevich preventing the sweep.
Ignashevich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ignashevich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignashevich stands up over Fantana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantana managing to control the position.
Fantana throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ignashevich throws a big right hand that misses.
Ignashevich works over Fantana with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana trying to control the position.
Fantana looking for a sweep. Not yet Fantana, not yet.
Ignashevich distracts Fantana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ignashevich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Fantana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignashevich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Fantana is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignashevich gets to his feet and stands over Fantana, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fantana felt that one! Ignashevich unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fantana from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yury Ignashevich!
Yury Ignashevich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.