PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 1229 p4p, 174 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 2221 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reverend Jim Ignatowski
vs
Cage

188 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ignatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage wants to clinch up but Ignatowski keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a body shot.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatowski lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignatowski tried to score with a low kick but Cage checks it.
Ignatowski thuds his right hand into Cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ignatowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage throws a hook but Ignatowski blocks it.
Cage's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ignatowski pushes Cage away with a front kick.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ignatowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cage scrambles back to his feet.
Cage wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatowski tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage walks into a jab.
Ignatowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Cage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.
Cage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cage forces Ignatowski back against the cage and clinches.
Ignatowski working aggressively here.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to work over Cage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatowski works on Cage's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ignatowski!
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Cage moves out of range as Ignatowski throws a body kick.
Ignatowski sets himself, and Cage steps forward looking for the clinch! Ignatowski avoids it this time.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cage blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
Cage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ignatowski - that will leave a mark!
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Ignatowski digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Ignatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatowski is looking to wear down Cage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crunch! Ignatowski slams his shin into Cage's torso.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Ignatowski saw that one coming.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Ignatowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignatowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatowski.
Cage tries to counter with a clinch but Ignatowski shakes him off and moves away.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski thuds a left hand into Cage's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Reverend Jim Ignatowski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ignatowski takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Ignatowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
Ignatowski misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cage! But no joy.
Ignatowski lands a nice shot that snaps Cage's head back.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cage misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatowski counters with a nice body kick.
Cage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ignatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Ignatowski misses.
Cage tries to counter with a clinch but Ignatowski shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ignatowski scores with a kick to the body.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Ignatowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Cage is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage staying out of range there.

Cage drives through and clinches with Ignatowski against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatowski lands with a right to the head.

Ignatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage tries to clinch there but Ignatowski circles away.
Ignatowski is looking to counter punch.
Ignatowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
Ignatowski tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cage is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cage checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ignatowski lands with a kick to the temple. Cage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Cage blocks a leg kick.

Cage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ignatowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignatowski backwards.
Ignatowski lands with a right to the head.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatowski controls the action.
Cage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatowski.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage stalling in the clinch but Ignatowski improves position.
Ignatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatowski lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatowski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.

Cage clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ignatowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Ignatowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ignatowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Cage in the body.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Cage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage checks the leg kick.
Cage tries to land a leg kick but Ignatowski saw it coming and moves away.
Cage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Cage.
Cage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Cage darts in and clinches Ignatowski up against the cage.
Ignatowski misses with a body punch.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Ignatowski.

Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Reverend Jim Ignatowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ignatowski lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage moves out of range as Ignatowski strikes.
Ignatowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
Cage tries to clinch but Ignatowski is having none of it.
Ignatowski looks to land a body kick but Cage moved away.
Cage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Ignatowski tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage blocks the body kick.
Cage tries to counter with a clinch but Ignatowski shakes him off and moves away.
Jab, jab by Ignatowski - just one landing.
Ignatowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Ignatowski's head.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignatowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski cracks Cage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ignatowski works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Cage avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Cage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crunch! Ignatowski slams his shin into Cage's torso.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage thuds his right hand into Ignatowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cage blocks the body kick.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch but Ignatowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Cage tries to clinch there but Ignatowski circles away.
A swing and a miss from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Ignatowski pushes him off.
Cage just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromIgnatowski.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski tries a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Ignatowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignatowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Cage.
Ignatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands with a good body shot.
Cage takes one to the side of the head.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a series of strikes that have Cage backpedaling.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ignatowski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatowski can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Ignatowski slips the punch.
Cage misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes one to the chin there.
Ignatowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Ignatowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ignatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage misses with a looping right.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatowski delivers a nice body kick.
Cage throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ignatowski misses the target.
Ignatowski lands with a nice body kick.
Cage tries to clinch up.
It appears Ignatowski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ignatowski cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ignatowski, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
During a confident post fight interview, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.