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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Ignatyev (ranked 4168 p4p, 3050 weight class) and Storm Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iosif Ignatyev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosif Ignatyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Storm Father!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatyev closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Father working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Father misses with the head strike.
Ignatyev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Father uses from the top position.
Ignatyev pulls Father in to control the position.
Father must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatyev has a closed guard, preventing Father from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Father being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Father tries to keep at a distance but Ignatyev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ignatyev jumps guard but Father turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Father jumps into guard, dragging Ignatyev to the mat.
Ignatyev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev works over Father with some ground and pound from guard.
Father is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ignatyev is controlling him.
Ignatyev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ignatyev gets to his feet. Father looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ignatyev misses with a wild combination.
Father tries to clinch up.
Father fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ignatyev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Father's half guard.
Ignatyev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father is trying to stand.
Ignatyev works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ignatyev lands a big shot there that rocks Father but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ignatyev controlling from mount.
Ignatyev won't let Father get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ignatyev controlling from the full mount.
Father is trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatyev working for a guillotine from mount but Father is in no mood to give up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iosif Ignatyev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ignatyev pushes Father up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ignatyev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Father misses with the head strike.
Ignatyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatyev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Father gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ignatyev is trying to break the clinch but Father has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatyev pulls guard.
Ignatyev is pulling down on Father's head to control his posture.
Ignatyev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Father defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Father wants to stand but Ignatyev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ignatyev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ignatyev, up you get!
Iosif Ignatyev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Father tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ignatyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Father lands the left hand.
Ignatyev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Father's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ignatyev in particular looking to stall.
Ignatyev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev'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.
Father wants to get back to his feet.
Ignatyev is looking for a kimura here.
Father looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ignatyev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Father for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Iosif Ignatyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Father throws a series of punches but Ignatyev moves out of range.
Father tries to clinch up but Ignatyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignatyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignatyev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Father quickly recovers to half guard.
Ignatyev wants to work for an arm triangle but Father is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Iosif Ignatyev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Further stalling from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Father to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatyev looks to clinch
and Father cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ignatyev is defended easily by Father.
Father wants to counter the offense by Ignatyev and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iosif Ignatyev dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Ignatyev tries to move into range but Father moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ignatyev tries to clinch but Father is having none of it.
Father moves in looking to clinch but Ignatyev pushes him off.
Father cracks Ignatyev with an open hand slap.
Ignatyev looking to score a takedown here. Father is defending well but Ignatyev drives through and ends up in Father's guard.
Ignatyev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatyev misses the target.
Father circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignatyev throws a head kick that misses.
Ignatyev tries to clinch but Father is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father fails with an attempt to clinch.
Father cracks Ignatyev with an open hand slap.
Ignatyev shoots in and bounces Father off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignatyev stops Father from standing up.
Ignatyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Father can do to turn this around?
Ignatyev forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ignatyev seems content to control.
Father is trying to stand back up but Ignatyev is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev controlling the pace.
Ignatyev stops Father from getting back to his feet.
Ignatyev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ignatyev.
Father wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ignatyev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ignatyev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ignatyev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Father as he avoids it easily.
Storm Father is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Father tries to clinch there but Ignatyev circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Father looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Father tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignatyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ignatyev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ignatyev showed some decent athleticism there.
Ignatyev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Father wants to get back to his feet.
Ignatyev passes to full mount!
Storm Father has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iosif Ignatyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatyev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosif Ignatyev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ignatyev, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosif Ignatyev!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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