PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ignacio (ranked 22570 p4p, 372 weight class) and Don Corleon (ranked 4079 p4p, 327 weight class). Corleon has chosen Big Iron- Marty Robbins as his entrance music. Pablo Ignacio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ignacio
vs
Corleon

177 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

160 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Corleon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio scores with a sloppy right hand. Corleon should have avoided that one.
Ignacio connects with a crisp jab.
Ignacio slaps away a takedown attempt from Corleon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Corleon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ignacio's guard.
Corleon throwing strikes but missing.
Corleon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ignacio keeping moving, preventing Corleon from controlling successfully.

Corleon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio leaves Corleon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corleon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ignacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Corleon scrambles back to his feet.
Corleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ignacio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Corleon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ignacio tries to avoid it but Corleon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ignacio to the ground. Ignacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pablo Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Corleon.
Corleon takes one to the side of the head.
Corleon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corleon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ignacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ignacio cracks Corleon with an open hand slap.
Ignacio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ignacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corleon's hands.
Corleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ignacio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ignacio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corleon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ignacio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corleon somewhat.
Corleon looks winded!
Corleon dives in for a single leg takedown but Ignacio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Corleon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ignacio tests Corleon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pablo Ignacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Corleon forces Ignacio back against the cage and clinches.
Ignacio lands with a left to the head.

Corleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corleon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignacio.
Ignacio with a nice cross.
Corleon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corleon takes one to the chin there.
Ignacio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ignacio throws out a powerful jab.
Ignacio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corleon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ignacio tries to avoid it but Corleon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ignacio to the ground. Ignacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pablo Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Ignacio.
Corleon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ignacio.
Corleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ignacio both land. Nice combination.
Ignacio cracks a nice hook into Corleon's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corleon.
Corleon darts in looking for a takedown but Ignacio gets double underhooks and turns Corleon into the cage.
Ignacio lands with a hook. Corleon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Ignacio finds it's target.
Ignacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ignacio scores with a four punch combination!
Corleon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignacio loads up on a big right hand but Corleon slips the punch.
Ignacio misses with a hook.
Corleon with the counter takedown but Ignacio avoids it easily.
Corleon shoots for a takedown but Ignacio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Corleon moves out of range as Ignacio strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleon tries to clinch there but Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ignacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Corleon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ignacio enables Corleon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ignacio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Ignacio manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Corleon keeps control of Ignacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Corleon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Corleon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ignacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corleon on the ground.
Ignacio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Corleon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ignacio is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleon is trying to keep Ignacio in close.
Corleon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Ignacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ignacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleon moves out of range of the strikes.
Corleon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corleon can do to turn this around?
Ignacio connects with the punch.
Corleon defending well as Ignacio loads up on a big left hand.
Ignacio misses with an uppercut.

Corleon forces Ignacio back against the cage and clinches.
Corleon fails to pull guard.
Corleon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Corleon looking to slow down the pace here.
Corleon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pablo Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Corleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corleon is breathing heavily.
Corleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Corleon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleon is trying to pull guard but Ignacio has him pressed against the cage.
Corleon jumps guard but Ignacio stands there with Corleon around his waist. Corleon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corleon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ignacio's efforts to push away.
Corleon has Ignacio pressed against the cage, preventing Ignacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corleon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ignacio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ignacio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ignacio duly obliges.
Ignacio scores with a nice head shot.
Ignacio throws a shot to the body.
Corleon shoots in for a takedown but Ignacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ignacio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Don Corleon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Corleon off the cage and back into range.
Corleon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ignacio lands a jab to the nose.
Ignacio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Ignacio there.
Ignacio cracks Corleon with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Corleon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ignacio's waist but Ignacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corleon off to one side.
Ignacio misses with a straight left.
Corleon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corleon staying out of range there.
Corleon is looking to clinch but Ignacio is avoiding it.
Ignacio thuds his right hand into Corleon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ignacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corleon.
Ignacio keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corleon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ignacio is trying to break the clinch but Corleon has him pressed against the cage.
Corleon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ignacio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ignacio is trying to break the clinch but Corleon has him pressed against the cage.

Corleon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ignacio uses from the top position.
Corleon is trying to keep Ignacio in close.

Corleon working for a triangle but Ignacio defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Scorpion King inform us that Corleon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ignacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ignacio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Corleon is trying to control the position but Ignacio postures up.
Ignacio prevents Corleon from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Corleon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ignacio's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Ignacio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Corleon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ignacio's waist but Ignacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corleon off to one side.
Corleon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignacio pinned against the cage. Ignacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corleon tries to clinch but Ignacio moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignacio. That snapped Corleon's head back.
Ignacio throws a hook to the side of Corleon's head but Corleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corleon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Corleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Corleon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ignacio defends it nicely.
Corleon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ignacio does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Ignacio.
Ignacio clobbers Corleon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pablo Ignacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corleon is looking to clinch but Ignacio is avoiding it.
Ignacio tests Corleon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ignacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ignacio throwing a counter right hand but Corleon manages to avoid it.
Corleon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ignacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleon misses with a takedown attempt - Ignacio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Corleon does no damage.
Corleon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Corleon tries to clinch there but Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corleon.
Ignacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corleon.
A quick step to the side and Ignacio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignacio throws a series of punches but Corleon avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleon misses with the combination.
Ignacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio looks to land a right hand but Corleon moved out of range.
Ignacio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corleon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignacio sprawls well. Ignacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corleon gets slowly back to his feet.
Corleon throws a right and a left that Ignacio avoids nicely.
Ignacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleon.
Ignacio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ignacio duly obliges.
Corleon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corleon is looking to clinch but Ignacio is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Corleon off the cage and back into range.
Corleon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignacio with a jab.
Ignacio scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ignacio. Beautiful body shot.
Ignacio throws a shot from downtown. Corleon moves away and avoids it.
Corleon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ignacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Pablo Ignacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ignacio with a jab.
Corleon dodges the punch combination from Ignacio.
Corleon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Ignacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ignacio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Ignacio!
Don Corleon spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight, I obviously need to improve but i'll be back. Trust me, i'll be back.'.