PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Segundo Garcia (ranked 748 p4p, 690 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 115 p4p, 101 weight class). Yevgeny Ignatov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Garcia
vs
Ignatov

188 cm
24
190
8 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
203
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segundo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Ignatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Ignatov moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Ignatov flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ignatov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Garcia.
Garcia swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Garcia cracks Ignatov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov connects with a jab.
Ignatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Ignatov coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Ignatov.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Ignatov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from Ignatov finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
A slow jab from Ignatov misses its intended target.
Segundo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ignatov moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia slips a straight right by Ignatov.
Garcia misses with a hook. Ignatov ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
As Ignatov looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Ignatov just gets out of the way.
Garcia moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Ignatov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignatov catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Garcia.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia throws a body punch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ignatov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Ignatov.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatov. Ignatov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Ignatov avoids it well.
Ignatov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ignatov doesn't seem bothered though.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia is looking to slow Ignatov down with leg kicks.
Garcia staying out of range there.
As Ignatov backs away, Garcia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
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!
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Ignatov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Ignatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatov tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Ignatov only half commits.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ignatov slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Ignatov didn't see that one coming.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Ignatov throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Segundo Garcia 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.

Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatov's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Good leg kick by Ignatov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
Garcia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignatov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatov.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Ignatov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ignatov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Ignatov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Ignatov.
Segundo Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick
letting Ignatov counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Ignatov's head.
Garcia tries to work over Ignatov's front leg with a kick but Ignatov checks it.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Ignatov flicks out a counter leg kick but Garcia steps away.
Ignatov wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ignatov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatov tried to score with a low kick but Garcia checks it.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Ignatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia is looking for a counter combo.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Ignatov moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ignatov.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatov misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ignatov's knee momentarily.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Ignatov misses its intended target.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Ignatov saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Garcia.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hook but Ignatov avoids it easily.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ignatov blocks the leg kick.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatov's shoulder, as Ignatov tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatov. That did some damage!
Ignatov connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Segundo Garcia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ignatov misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Ignatov. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia slips a jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Ignatov defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Ignatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatov tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatov throws out the jab.
Ignatov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Ignatov avoids it well.
Ignatov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ignatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatov.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Ignatov slips a jab from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Ignatov lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Ignatov moved away.
Ignatov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Ignatov wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Ignatov feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatov moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia throws a hook but Ignatov blocks it.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia throws a front kick that sends Ignatov stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Garcia misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatov's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Ignatov jumps back.
Ignatov feints a counter leg kick.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Ignatov's body. Ignatov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia slips under a jab.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Segundo Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws the left hand but Ignatov avoids the punch easily.
Garcia checks a low kick from Ignatov.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yevgeny Ignatov.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Segundo Garcia!
Our winner, Segundo Garcia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.