PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Martell
vs
Ignatov

184 cm
29
183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

186 cm
26
186 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatov misses the jab.
Martell blocks a low kick nicely.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ignatov misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ignatov throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick

and Martell moves into the clinch.
Ignatov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.

Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Martell.
Martell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignatov wants to slow Martell down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot by Ignatov.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Martell's front leg but catches the back leg as Martell tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
A big left from Martell misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov throws a leg kick that is checked

and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov tries to circle away but Martell has him pinned against the cage.
Ignatov tries to break the clinch but Martell is controlling the position.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatov tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martell throws an elbow that misses.

Ignatov breaks from the clinch.
Martell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ignatov misses

and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Ignatov tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martell.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.

Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick

and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martell jabs at Ignatov's body.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martell tries to clinch up.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a leg kick

and Martell moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martell's brow.
Ignatov digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ignatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.

Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick

and Martell counters by clinching up.
Ignatov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.

Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatov lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatov can pounce on him.
Ignatov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martell.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses

and Martell moves into the clinch.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Martell on the inside.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatov is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Martell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martell thows a body shot but no joy.
Martell is looking to wear down Ignatov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws out a powerful jab.
Ignatov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martell's head.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignatov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Martell avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks with his arms.
Ignatov blocks the elbow strike.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Ignatov tries a head kick but it misses.

Martell closes the distance and pushes Ignatov back into the cage.

Ignatov manages to break the clinch.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell scores with a punch to the head.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatov. That did some damage!
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice cross by Martell.
Martell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses

and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatov throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.

Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
A clash of legs there as Martell blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Ignatov connects with a high kick.
Ignatov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ignatov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martell lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Martell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatov is fending him off so far but Martell persists. Nope, Ignatov circles away and we're back to standing.
Martell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ignatov lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Martell.
That kick from Ignatov tenderised Martell's leg. Martell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
Martell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ignatov dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignatov or not.
Ignatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatov.
Ignatov is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatov tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ignatov is looking to control Martell's arms but Martell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ignatov has his back to the cage.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatov avoids the damage to the body.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Ignatov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martell.
Martell wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut

and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell pushes Ignatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ignatov's efforts to push away.
Ignatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martell lands a head shot.
Ignatov lands with an overhand left.
Martell blocks a leg kick.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Martell.
Ignatov thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Martell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignatov circles away.
Martell scores with the left hand. Ignatov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martell's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Ignatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ignatov.
A jab from Ignatov finds it's way through Martell's defenses.
Ignatov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Martell moved away.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Martell moves out of range.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick

and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatov is trying to break free.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Ignatov is blocking nicely.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Ignatov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks it.
Martell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell misses with some punches.
Ignatov avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Ignatov.
I've got Ignatov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
An out of breath Vladimir Ignatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Oberyn Martell spoke after the fight, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.