PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 1514 p4p, 986 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 179 p4p, 122 weight class). The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samak Ruenroeng's chin.

Ruenroeng
vs
Ignatowski

170 cm
33
146
28 - 16 - 1

174 cm
27
144
6 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Ruenroeng's leg but Ruenroeng calmly moves out of range.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ignatowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatowski lands a jab.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng lands with an overhand left.
Ignatowski moves out of range as Ruenroeng throws a body kick.

Ignatowski clinches with his opponent.
Ignatowski wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatowski fails to land.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Ignatowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Ruenroeng.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ignatowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Ruenroeng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Ignatowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A left lands for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick as Ruenroeng jumps back.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatowski.
Ruenroeng is looking for a counter combo.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruenroeng's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
Ignatowski wants to slow Ruenroeng down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruenroeng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ruenroeng keeps Ignatowski at a distance using the push kick.
Ignatowski throws a chopping leg kick but Ruenroeng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ignatowski misses with a looping right.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruenroeng is looking to wear down Ignatowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Ruenroeng as he checks the leg kick.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski with a nice calf kick.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruenroeng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Ruenroeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ignatowski avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.

Ignatowski tries to keep at a distance but Ruenroeng has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatowski misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Ignatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski lands a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatowski.
A short right from Ruenroeng on the inside.
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Ignatowski is pushing Ruenroeng up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatowski can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Ruenroeng lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ignatowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng lands a shot to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ignatowski.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatowski's elbow.

Ignatowski pulls guard.
Ruenroeng wants to control from the top but Ignatowski keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ignatowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruenroeng can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ignatowski keeping moving, preventing Ruenroeng from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ignatowski misses with a body shot
letting Ruenroeng counter with a right hand.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruenroeng is able to avoid easily.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ignatowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ruenroeng clinches up against the cage.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatowski blocks it with crossed arms.

Ignatowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Ignatowski avoids it.
Ignatowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ignatowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a body kick that stops Ignatowski in his tracks momentarily.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng throws a wild body kick that Ignatowski sees coming a mile off.
Ruenroeng throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatowski's shoulder, as Ignatowski tries to avoid the shot.
It looks like Ruenroeng has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Ignatowski avoids it.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatowski avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruenroengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ignatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Ruenroeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ruenroeng blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski scores with a punch to the head.
Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatowski lands with a right hand.
Ignatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruenroeng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ignatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng needs to keep his hands up - Ignatowski had a free shot at his head there.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng lands with a cross.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Ruenroeng lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatowski seems unphased.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng scores with a head kick.
Ignatowski looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ignatowski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRuenroeng.
Ruenroeng takes one to the chin there.
Ignatowski tries to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Ruenroeng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruenroeng is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Ignatowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as Ignatowski throws a body kick.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Ruenroeng slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Ruenroeng lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatowski can pounce on him.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with a looping right.
Ruenroeng lands a lovely overhand right.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ruenroeng thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ignatowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski tries to work over Ruenroeng's front leg with a kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ignatowski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Ruenroeng's legs.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ruenroeng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ignatowski on the side of the head.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Ignatowski misses.
A low kick from Ignatowski misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a left to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Ignatowski misses.
Ruenroeng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruenroeng lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignatowski will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatowski at a distance.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruenroeng throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ignatowski avoids it.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Ruenroeng moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski is looking to chop away at Ruenroeng's legs.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruenroeng.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Ruenroeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ignatowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng throws a looping overhand right but Ignatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ignatowski lands with a hook. Ruenroeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ignatowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Ruenroeng's leg but Ruenroeng calmly moves out of range.
Ignatowski misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng throws out a powerful jab.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatowski.
Ruenroeng connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatowski sizes up Ruenroeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruenroeng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruenroeng. That one must have hurt.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
Ignatowski throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ignatowski blocks a jab.
Ignatowski avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruenroeng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ignatowski. That one must have hurt.
Ignatowski tries to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng moves his leg out of the way.
Ruenroeng misses with a looping right.
Ignatowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ruenroeng.
A clash of legs there as Ruenroeng blocks the low kick.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries to work over Ruenroeng's front leg with a kick but Ruenroeng checks it.
Ruenroeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski thuds his right hand into Ruenroeng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruenroeng lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruenroeng misses the target.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruenroeng keeps Ignatowski at a distance using the push kick.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ruenroeng sets himself, and Ignatowski steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruenroeng avoids it this time.
Ruenroeng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ignatowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ruenroeng scores with a punch to the head.
Ruenroeng takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Reverend Jim Ignatowski.
I think Ignatowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
An out of breath The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.