PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatov comes to the cage accompanied by Fler-Ghetto Beat. Rage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ignatov
vs
Rage

186 cm
39
186 lbs
32 - 15 - 3

178 cm
31
190 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ignatov blocks a leg kick.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Ignatov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Ignatov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Rage misses.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Rage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatov blocks a jab.
Ignatov cracks Rage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatov pinned against the cage. Ignatov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ignatov connects with a body shot.
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Rage only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a right and a left that Ignatov avoids nicely.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Ignatov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ignatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rage's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage with the counter takedown but Ignatov avoids it easily.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Rage avoids it.
Rage moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Rage throws a hook but Ignatov blocks it.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Rage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage cracks Ignatov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ignatov tenderised Rage's leg. Rage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ignatov misses with a straight left.
Rage lunges at Ignatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ignatov's hand.
Rage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage looks for a takedown but Ignatov sprawls well.
Vladimir Ignatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Rage.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov scores with a jab.
Ignatov cracks Rage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ignatov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatov tries to land a front kick but Rage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rage feints the counter takedown.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rage misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Rage throws a leg kick which misses Ignatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatov tries to avoid it.
Rage throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Rage tries to counter it with a takedown but Ignatov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ignatov lands with a right hand.
Ignatov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body punch from Rage.
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Rage connects with the punch.
Rage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatov lands a jab to Rage's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Rage fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Rage checks it.
Rage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ignatov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rage somewhat.
Rage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Ignatov is looking to counter punch.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ignatov's head backwards.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Rage misses.
A jab lands there for Ignatov.
Vladimir Ignatov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ignatov misses the shot to the body.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ignatov has got the better of the exchanges.
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
Ignatov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov catches Rage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Ignatov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Ignatov tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
Ignatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ignatov wants to land a leg kick but Rage is out of range.
Ignatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rage thuds a left hand into Ignatov's body.
Ignatov thuds his right hand into Rage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Ignatov.
Rage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatov blocks a low kick nicely.
Rage checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a leg kick that misses.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Rage.
Ignatov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage checks the leg kick.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.

Rage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ignatov was covering up waiting for the punch and Rage finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ignatov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ignatov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ignatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ignatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ignatov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage connects with a couple of short punches.
Ignatov has momentary wrist control but Rage slips an elbow through the middle.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ignatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rage.
Rage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ignatov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ignatov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rage.
The strikes coming from Rage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rage in side control, throwing shots but Ignatov defends.
Ignatov is looking to regain half guard here but Rage keeps moving and retains side control.
Rage landing strikes.
Rage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rage throws a nice head kick!
Ignatov walks into a jab.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Ignatov throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ignatov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov backing away here, and Rage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ignatov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rage is out of range and Ignatov settles back down.
Rage checks a leg kick.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Rage sizes up Ignatov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ignatov tenderised Rage's leg. Rage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ignatov scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatov. That's going to slow Rage down.
Rage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatov moves forwards but Rage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Rage blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatov.

Rage gets the takedown into side control.
Rage cracks Ignatov with a big right hand but Ignatov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Ignatov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ignatov to see if he's OK.
Oh Ignatov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage cracks Ignatov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rage immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ignatov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rage!
Jason Rage tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.