PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Yahontov (ranked 4725 p4p, 4555 weight class) and Dan Ige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yahontov comes to the cage accompanied by Boney M. - Rasputin. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yahontov
vs
Ige

178 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 Las Vegas, Ivan Yahontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Ige!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ige is looking to clinch.
Ige shoots in for a double leg but Yahontov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ige misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Yahontov.
Ige walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivan Yahontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yahontov lands a jab.
Yahontov leaves Ige with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yahontov cracks Ige with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yahontov!
Yahontov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ige is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yahontov lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yahontov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Yahontov clinches up with Ige and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yahontov misses with a punch on the inside.
Yahontov stalling against the cage.
Yahontov lands a left hand.
Ige is trying to pull guard but Yahontov has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan Yahontov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ige.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ige working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yahontov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yahontov trying to control the position but instead, Ige has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yahontov into the cage.
Ige dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yahontov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ige goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yahontov throws a head punch that misses.
Yahontov wants to stall.
Yahontov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yahontov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yahontov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yahontov.
Ige is trying to maintain a safe position but Yahontov gets an underhook and turns Ige into the cage.
Ige is looking to control Yahontov's arms but Yahontov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ige has his back to the cage.

Ige breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Yahontov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ige on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yahontov lands a head shot.
Ige closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yahontov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ige closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yahontov circles away.

Ige instigates a clinch.
Yahontov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yahontov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yahontov looking to slow down the pace here.
Ige has a couple of punches blocked by Yahontov.
Yahontov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yahontov stops a takedown attempt from Ige.
Ige tries to pull guard but Yahontov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ige slows down the pace here.
Yahontov working aggressively here.
Yahontov lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov wants to break free but Ige has control.
Yahontov tries to circle away but Ige has him pinned against the cage.
Yahontov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ige is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yahontov tries to throw a body punch but Ige avoids it by throwing Yahontov back against the cage.
Ige will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yahontov up against the cage.
Ige letting Yahontov take a breather here.
Yahontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ige backwards.
Yahontov wants to stall.

Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yahontov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Yahontov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yahontov 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.
Yahontov scores with a jab.
Yahontov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yahontov.
Ivan Yahontov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ige looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yahontov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yahontov connects with a body shot.
Ige takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ige is rocked!
Ige has his takedown stuffed

and Yahontov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ige is still on wobbly legs! Can Yahontov finish him?
A shot in the inside from Yahontov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yahontov pushes Ige back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yahontov lands with a short shot to the head.
Yahontov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yahontov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ige blocks an elbow strike.
Yahontov stalling the fight.

Yahontov manages to break the clinch.

Yahontov has closed the distance and engaged Ige in a clinch.
Yahontov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yahontov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ige can do to turn this around?
Yahontov is pushing Ige up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Yahontov manages to break the clinch.
and Yahontov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ige! He's just covering up as Yahontov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Yahontov!
A victorious Ivan Yahontov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.