PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 737 p4p, 105 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 1008 p4p, 139 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Dean Wesson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wesson
vs
Reverend Jim Ignatowski

182 cm
25
201 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Ignatowski misses
and Wesson counters with a leg kick.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Ignatowski circles away.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Wesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wesson throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ignatowski lands with a shot to the body.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wesson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dean Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson looks to land a left hand but Ignatowski moved out of range nicely.
Wesson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wesson throws a sloppy body shot
and Wesson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesson works Ignatowski's body with a nice hook.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ignatowski throws out a counter right but Wesson avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wesson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ignatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatowski. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Ignatowski looks to move away, Wesson throws a big counter combo but Ignatowski just gets out of the way.
Ignatowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wesson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatowski on the side of the head.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ignatowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Ignatowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Wesson is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Wesson blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
A jab from Wesson finds it's way through Ignatowski's defenses.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wesson misses the target.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ignatowski scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Wesson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wesson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatowski. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Wesson.
Wesson loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Ignatowski thinks about the counter body kick.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Wesson's legs.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
Ignatowski avoids the head kick by Wesson.
And Ignatowski responds with a good body kick, but Wesson manages to step out the way in time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesson, as that shot connected.
Wesson misses with a two punch combination.
Wesson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Wesson throws a looping overhand right but Ignatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Wesson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ignatowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wesson misses the jab.
Wesson blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Wesson misses with an uppercut
enabling Ignatowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson tries to clinch but Ignatowski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Wesson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Wesson.
Wesson misses with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wesson misses with the body kick
and Ignatowski counters with a good low kick that Wesson was not able to check.
Wesson misses the body punch
and Ignatowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Ignatowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wesson connects with a high kick.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Wesson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatowski feints a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a hook.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Ignatowski is out of range.
Wesson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ignatowski's head backwards.
A left and a right from Ignatowski both land. Nice combination.
Ignatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Ignatowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ignatowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.

Wesson moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ignatowski.
Wesson prevents a body shot from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wesson.
Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Wesson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatowski lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks an uppercut.
Wesson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Ignatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wesson controls his hands.
Wesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wesson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wesson blocks an uppercut.
Ignatowski cracks Wesson with a nice body shot.
Wesson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wesson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ignatowski.
Wesson tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wesson throws a head punch that misses.
Wesson is working for takedown but Ignatowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Ignatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wesson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ignatowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with the head strike.
Wesson tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Wesson.
Wesson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignatowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ignatowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wesson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ignatowski uses from the top position.

Wesson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ignatowski content to stall in guard here.
Ignatowski pushes down on Wesson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ignatowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wesson sees it coming and defends easily.
Wesson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski 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!

Ignatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Wesson misses.
Wesson misses with a right hand
and Ignatowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
A little jabbing left from Ignatowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wesson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski is looking for the big counter here.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Ignatowski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wesson scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Wesson misses.
Wesson throws a leg kick which misses Ignatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatowski tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski throws a chopping leg kick but Wesson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wesson.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ignatowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Ignatowski slams his shin into Wesson's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignatowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski thows a body kick. Wesson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wesson scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Ignatowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Ignatowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wesson digs a good hook to Ignatowski's body.
A solid body kick from Ignatowski.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wesson lands with a kick to the temple. Ignatowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ignatowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Wesson is rocked!
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Wesson saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a hook to the side of Ignatowski's head but Ignatowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wesson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Nice body punch from Ignatowski.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Wesson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wesson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Wesson walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatowski.
Wesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatowski with a jab.
Oh Wesson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatowski defending well as Wesson loads up on a big left hand.
Wesson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ignatowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy body kick from Ignatowski
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Wesson.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wesson moves away from the strike by Ignatowski.
Wesson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wesson lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dean Wesson.
I think Wesson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

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