PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liang Hanying (ranked 1716 p4p, 184 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 22590 p4p, 483 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanying
vs
Reverend Jim Ignatowski

170 cm
24
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

174 cm
23
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liang Hanying!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ignatowski there.
Ignatowski tries to land a leg kick but Hanying saw it coming and moves away.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Hanying is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hanying stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Hanying moves out of range.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Ignatowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanying. Hanying circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut
and Hanying counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Hanying down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanying was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Hanying counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignatowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Hanying looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hanying takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hanying counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick as Hanying jumps back.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Hanying cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignatowski works Hanying's body with a nice hook.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that misses
and Hanying counters with a left and a right that stings Ignatowski.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ignatowski - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Hanying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanying momentarily.
Hanying uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
Hanying displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatowski throws out the jab.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Hanying down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski tries to clinch there but Hanying circles away.
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanying misses the target.
Hanying keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski tests Hanying's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatowski tries to land a body kick
and Hanying counters with a nice leg kick.
Hanying blocks a low kick nicely.
As Ignatowski looks to move away, Hanying throws a big counter combo but Ignatowski just gets out of the way.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanying swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanying checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatowski is looking to land body kicks.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Hanying slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanying misses the target.
Ignatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanying's sensitive parts.
Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Hanying checks it
and Hanying counters with a left and a right that stings Ignatowski.
Hanying slips under a jab from Ignatowski.
Hanying feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Ignatowski darts in and clinches Hanying up against the cage.
Hanying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ignatowski on the inside.
Hanying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignatowski or not.
Ignatowski lands a shoulder strike.

Hanying breaks the clinch.
Good work by Hanying as he checks the leg kick.
Hanying seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a solid leg kick but Hanying takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatowski.
A slow jab from Ignatowski misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Hanying on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Hanying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanying sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatowski tries to clinch up but Hanying circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Hanying was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ignatowski misses with a hook to the body
and Hanying counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch
and Hanying counters with a good low kick that Ignatowski was not able to check.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanying counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanying.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Hanying is out of range.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A clash of legs there as Hanying blocks the low kick.
Hanying appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ignatowski cracks Hanying with a good jab.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanying paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanying is looking for a counter combo.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick.
Hanying is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanying defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Hanying swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanying avoids a kick to the body.
Hanying appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hanying to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatowski tries to work over Hanying's front leg with a kick but Hanying checks it.
Hanying appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Ignatowski looks to move away, Hanying throws a big counter combo but Ignatowski just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Hanying chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatowski can pounce on him.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Hanying blocks it.
Hanying went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanying crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ignatowski - the referee stops the clock and Hanying gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ignatowski. Hanying manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatowski.

Ignatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanying.
Ignatowski presses Hanying against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatowski fails to land.
Hanying misses with an elbow over the top.

Ignatowski breaks from the clinch.
Hanying checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanying was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanying checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Hanying as he checks the leg kick.
Hanying feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanying is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
It looked like Hanying wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanying thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Hanying moves out of range easily.
Hanying swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanying bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanying has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanying's head.
Ignatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ignatowski misses with a right hand
and Hanying counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Hanying was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatowski 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 Hanying has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanying and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Hanying down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Hanying blocks it.
Hanying seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanying ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski wants to slow Hanying down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatowski throws out a loose jab but Hanying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanying has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanying's head.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Ignatowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanying. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Hanying blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looks to land a left hand but Hanying moved out of range nicely.
Hanying is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ignatowski throws out a powerful jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ignatowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski thumps Hanying with a low kick.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanying moves out of range as Ignatowski throws a body kick.
Hanying fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatowski just manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski misses with a wild body shot.
As Ignatowski looks to move away, Hanying throws a big counter combo but Ignatowski just gets out of the way.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a two punch combo.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanying.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ignatowski thows a leg kick but Hanying checks it
and Hanying counters with a series of strikes. Ignatowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ignatowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanying. That did some damage!
Hanying walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski is looking to clinch.
Ignatowski thumps Hanying with a low kick.
Ignatowski wants to land a leg kick but Hanying is out of range.
Hanying swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Hanying ducked under it nicely.
Hanying throws a big counter combination but Ignatowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski misses with a left hand
and Hanying counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanying seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hanying uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatowski.
Hanying avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Hanying throws a counter high kick but Ignatowski was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but Hanying is having none of it.
Hanying feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from Ignatowski misses.
Hanying throws a big counter combination but Ignatowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski lands with a cross.
Hanying takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski tries to land a body kick
and Hanying counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Hanying checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanying checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanying keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ignatowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanying swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignatowski throws a good cross that connects.
Liang Hanying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanying checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liang Hanying is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanying is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
Hanying half committed to a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanying checks a leg kick.
Hanying throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski throws a jab when Hanying was well out of range.
Hanying is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanying walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ignatowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ignatowski.
Hanying avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanying takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but Hanying moves out of range.
Ignatowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
and Hanying counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ignatowski's knee momentarily.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Hanying defending well as Ignatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Hanying half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanying throws a big counter combination but Ignatowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ignatowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski lands a nice shot that snaps Hanying's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Hanying ducked under it nicely.
Hanying quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanying checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanying is looking to counter punch.
Hanying takes one on the button.
Ignatowski lands with a cross.
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 misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Hanying wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanying stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ignatowski throws out a loose jab but Hanying uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanying looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ignatowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanying is looking to counter punch.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Hanying's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanying tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!