PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Erika - I Don't Know as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vladimir Ignatov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert De Noteboom's chin.

Ignatov
vs
De Noteboom

186 cm
32
186 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

178 cm
38
182 lbs
37 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Spartan Nutrition
Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov misses with a leg kick

and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
De Noteboom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ignatov is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov parries the strikes from De Noteboom easily there. De Noteboom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ignatov to escape.
De Noteboom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ignatov has one of De Noteboom's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ignatov is not content to let De Noteboom control the position.
Ignatov struggling a bit here.
Ignatov defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ignatov tries to improve position but can't.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ignatov keeps working.
De Noteboom tries to score with some ground and pound. Ignatov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov regains half guard.
Ignatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ignatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ignatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ignatov wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom lands a couple of elbows.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ignatov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Noteboom postures up in Ignatov's guard and throws a big left but Ignatov blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignatov has wrist control.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ignatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ignatov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ignatov throws a low kick but De Noteboom avoids it.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. De Noteboom moves away and avoids it.
Ignatov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Noteboom.
Ignatov lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
De Noteboom takes one to the chin there.

De Noteboom is rocked!
Ignatov throws a low kick, looking for De Noteboom's leg but De Noteboom calmly moves out of range.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Ignatov avoids it easily.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
De Noteboom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Noteboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatov finish him?
Ignatov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Noteboom seems to have recovered his senses.
Ignatov throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so De Noteboom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Ignatov pushes De Noteboom off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick.
De Noteboom slips a straight right by Ignatov.
A leg kick checked by De Noteboom.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Ignatov.
And De Noteboom tries to counter it with a takedown but Ignatov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Noteboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatov misses with a hook.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ignatov defends it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatov.
De Noteboom has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crunch! Ignatov slams his shin into De Noteboom's torso.
Ignatov throws a series of punches but De Noteboom avoids them all with ease.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. De Noteboom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Noteboom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ignatov.
Ignatov is looking to chop away at De Noteboom's legs.
Ignatov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Noteboom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ignatov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ignatov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ignatov forces De Noteboom back against the cage and clinches.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Noteboom blocks an elbow strike.

Ignatov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ignatov is predictable there

and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ignatov!

Ignatov throws De Noteboom to one side and escapes!
Ignatov throws a combination that misses

and De Noteboom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignatov has wrist control.
De Noteboom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Noteboom works over Ignatov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ignatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Noteboom cracks Ignatov with a solid left hand.
Ignatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ignatov trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom postures up in Ignatov's guard and throws a big left but Ignatov blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ignatov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Noteboom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vladimir Ignatov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov throws a head kick but De Noteboom moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov works the jab nicely.
Ignatov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Noteboom.
Ignatov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Noteboom can do to turn this around?
Ignatov throws a leg kick

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ignatov's head.
Ignatov is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Noteboom lands a nice short elbow.
De Noteboom working over Ignatov with some ground and pound. Ignatov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robert De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Ignatov dodges it nicely.
Ignatov is doing well to control the position and prevent De Noteboom from advancing to side control.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Ignatov dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom slips a nice elbow through Ignatov's hands, connecting with Ignatov's forehead.
Ignatov is positioning himself well to prevent De Noteboom advancing to mount.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignatov defending well though.
De Noteboom working Ignatov over with strikes.
De Noteboom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Noteboom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ignatov wants to improve his position but De Noteboom is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Noteboom is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from De Noteboom there.

Ignatov is rocked!
De Noteboom is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ignatov is hurt! He's hurt bad - De Noteboom fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ignatov from any more punishment! Congratulations to De Noteboom! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert De Noteboom!
Robert De Noteboom is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Robert De Noteboom, 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.