PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Char Xiu (ranked 1987 p4p, 212 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 6533 p4p, 437 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Xiu
vs
Reverend Jim Ignatowski

170 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

174 cm
23
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Char Xiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiu lands a body shot.
Ignatowski throws a jab when Xiu was well out of range.
Ignatowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Xiu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ignatowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ignatowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xiu lands with a left to the head.
Xiu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xiu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ignatowski breaks the clinch.
Xiu misses with a hook.
Ignatowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ignatowski walks into a left hand.
Xiu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiu blocks the leg kick.
Xiu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiu.
Xiu blocks a jab.
Ignatowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiu.
Ignatowski avoids the head kick by Xiu.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiu moves forwards but Ignatowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiu.
Ignatowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Xiu slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Xiu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatowski's sensitive parts.
Xiu lands with a straight right. Ignatowski didn't see that one coming.
Xiu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiu takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.

Ignatowski moves into the clinch.
Xiu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xiu misses with the head strike.
Ignatowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiu lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski stalling in the clinch but Xiu improves position.
Xiu avoiding damage as Ignatowski throws knees to the body.
Ignatowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xiu just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiu has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatowski.
Xiu misses with the head strike.
Xiu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiu.
Xiu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiu.
A short right from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xiu walks away with a smile on his face. Ignatowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Char Xiu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Reverend Jim Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a chopping leg kick but Xiu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiu 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.
Ignatowski throws a wild body kick that Xiu sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Xiu misses.
Xiu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a body shot.
Ignatowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
letting Xiu counter with a right hand.
Xiu looks to land a right hand but Ignatowski moved out of range.
Xiu lands a head kick. Ignatowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xiu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
Xiu walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiu can pounce on him.
Xiu feints and then cracks Ignatowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ignatowski down.
Ignatowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiu is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Ignatowski does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Xiu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ignatowski's knee momentarily.
Ignatowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiu. Xiu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignatowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ignatowski checks a leg kick.
Xiu misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xiu.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Xiu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiu. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Xiu avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatowski, right into the meat.
Xiu throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Xiu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xiu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range and Xiu settles back down.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski throws a hook but Xiu blocks it.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski throws a chopping leg kick but Xiu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A quick step to the side and Xiu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski 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.
Xiu scores with a head kick. Ignatowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ignatowski cracks Xiu with a good jab.
Xiu scores with a leg kick.
Xiu motions for Ignatowski to come forward. Xiu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Xiu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Xiu saw that one coming.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Xiu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiu checks it well.
Xiu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy body kick from Ignatowski
and Xiu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Ignatowski as he checks the leg kick.
Xiu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatowski misses with a looping left.
Xiu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatowski checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiu. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiu checks a leg kick.
It looked like Xiu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiu lands a head kick!
Xiu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ignatowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Xiu.
Ignatowski takes one on the button.
Good leg kick by Xiu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignatowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiu moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ignatowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiu's hands.
Xiu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Ignatowski misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiu 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Xiu moves out of range.
Ignatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiu checks a leg kick.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Xiu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiu takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Xiu lands a jab to the head.
Ignatowski blocks a head kick by Xiu.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiu throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Xiu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatowski can do to turn this around?
Xiu throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xiu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiu. That snapped Ignatowski's head back.
Xiu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Xiu is wise to it.
Ignatowski lands a jab.
Xiu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatowski throws a looping overhand right but Xiu ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatowski cracks Xiu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiu scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ignatowski - that will leave a mark!
Xiu misses with a wild body shot.
Xiu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiu misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body
and Xiu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiu checks a low kick from Ignatowski.
Xiu is looking to counter punch.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski misses the shot to the body.
Xiu wants to slow Ignatowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Xiu moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick
and Xiu counters with a good low kick that Ignatowski was not able to check.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick as Xiu jumps back.
Xiu throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
Ignatowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski works Xiu's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Xiu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ignatowski doesn't seem phased though.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ignatowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xiu counters with a nice body shot.
Ignatowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xiu scores with a jab. Ignatowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ignatowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Xiu.
A punch lands to the side of Ignatowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Xiu.
Ignatowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiu.
Xiu scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignatowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiu is out of range and Ignatowski settles back down.
Ignatowski digs a good hook to Xiu's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Xiu misses.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Xiu.
Xiu cracks Ignatowski with an open hand slap.
Xiu is looking to chop away at Ignatowski's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Char Xiu dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiu throws a quick counter head kick but Ignatowski was just out of range.
Xiu connects with a leg kick. Ignatowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Char Xiu is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiu cracks the inside of Ignatowski's front leg.
Donk. Ignatowski catches Xiu right on the button with a cross.
Xiu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ignatowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatowski just manages to avoid it.
Xiu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiu throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatowski jabs at Xiu's body.
Xiu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ignatowski wants to slow Xiu down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiu half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiu throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatowski moves out of range easily.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatowski 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 Xiu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xiu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiu's hands.

Ignatowski drives through and clinches with Xiu against the cage.
Ignatowski can't find room to land a body shot as Xiu controls the action.
Ignatowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xiu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Xiu to keep the fight standing.
Xiu works on Ignatowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ignatowski cracks Xiu with a nice body shot.
Xiu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Char Xiu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiu.
Xiu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatowski's elbow.
Xiu presses Ignatowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiu lands a left hand.
Xiu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiu lands a nice uppercut.
Xiu lands a left hand.
Xiu scores with a shot to the side of Ignatowski's head.

Ignatowski is rocked!
Xiu lands with a light punch inside.
Ignatowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiu finish him?
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiu lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Xiu.
Xiu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ignatowski with a big uppercut! Ignatowski tries to clinch up but Xiu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ignatowski to the mat! Ignatowski covers up and Xiu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Char Xiu!
A victorious Char Xiu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.