PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Conan (ranked 567 p4p, 546 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 76 p4p, 73 weight class). Edward Conan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Reverend Jim Ignatowski's chin.

Conan
vs
Ignatowski

178 cm
26
158
9 - 2 - 0

174 cm
26
144
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Conan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Conan misses.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conan moves away.
Conan lunges at Ignatowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ignatowski's hand.
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conan blocks the body kick.
Conan with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Conan backing away here, and Ignatowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatowski connects with a crisp jab.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick but Conan checks it.
A shot to the body from Ignatowski misses
and Conan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan moves out of range of the body kick.
Conan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Conan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ignatowski!
Conan tries to bum rush Ignatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignatowski throws out a counter right but Conan avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick that knocks Conan off balance momentarily.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ignatowski as he avoids it easily.
Conan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Conan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Ignatowski connects with a body shot.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Conan.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ignatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conan misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ignatowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Conan down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but Conan avoids it.
Ignatowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Conan's head.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Conan throws a nice looking combination but Ignatowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conan avoids a kick to the body.
Ignatowski lands with an overhand left.
Ignatowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Conan throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatowski. Conan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski pushes Conan away with a front kick.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski misses the body punch
letting Conan counter with a right hand.
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conan looks to land a left hand but Ignatowski moved out of range nicely.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conan checks it well.
Ignatowski throws a series of strikes that have Conan backpedaling.
Ignatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conan.
Good shot there by Ignatowski.
Conan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Ignatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conan tries to throw a body punch but Ignatowski avoids it by throwing Conan back against the cage.
Ignatowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conan.
A short right from Conan.
Ignatowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ignatowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conan tries to throw a body punch but Ignatowski avoids it by throwing Conan back against the cage.
Conan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Conan fails to land.

Conan pulls guard.

Conan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ignatowski defends it easily.
Ignatowski preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conan working a defensive guard but Ignatowski passes into half guard.

Conan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ignatowski pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Reverend Jim Ignatowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good shot there by Ignatowski.
Conan takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Conan lands with an uppercut that bounces Ignatowski off the cage and back into range.
Ignatowski digs a good hook to Conan's body.
Conan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski tries to clinch up but Conan circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Ignatowski lands.
Conan misses with a looping left.
Conan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conan misses with a straight left.
Ignatowski moves out of range as Conan strikes.
Ignatowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No joy there for Conan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ignatowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ignatowski tries to avoid it but Conan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ignatowski to the ground. Ignatowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ignatowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Ignatowski ducks down to avoid it.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Conan misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
Conan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatowski.
Conan is looking to counter punch.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick.
Ignatowski wants to clinch up but Conan keeps it at a distance.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
Conan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ignatowski thumps Conan with a low kick.

Conan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ignatowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ignatowski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Conan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ignatowski wants to control but Conan postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ignatowski is not content to let Conan control the position.
Conan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Conan working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ignatowski wants to control but Conan postures up.
The strikes coming from Conan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Conan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ignatowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Ignatowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Conan wants to control but Ignatowski is keeping him busy.
Conan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Conan lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan trying to control the action but Ignatowski is working from the bottom.
Ignatowski stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ignatowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Conan trying to control the position but Ignatowski is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Conan dominated that second round.
That's time! Conan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ignatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatowski. That's going to slow Conan down.
A jab from Conan misses.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but Conan moves out of range.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
Conan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ignatowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ignatowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski connects with a right hand. Conan shakes it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conan is defended easily by Ignatowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Conan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignatowski on the side of the head.
Conan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Ignatowski - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ignatowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Conan misses its intended target.
Ignatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignatowski connects with the punch.
Conan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Ignatowski throws a sloppy body shot

and Conan counters with a single leg into guard. Ignatowski didn't expect that.

Ignatowski has his foot on Conan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conan works his way back into a safe position though.

Ignatowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conan looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ignatowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conan defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ignatowski looking for subs off his back but Conan has passed one foot through into half guard.

Conan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ignatowski.
Conan working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Ignatowski is trying to control Conan's posture but Conan avoids it.
Ignatowski keeps Conan under control for a moment.
Conan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ignatowski's legs.
I wouldn't like to be where Ignatowski is right now.
Conan scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ignatowski isn't going anywhere.
Ignatowski is looking to regain half guard here but Conan keeps moving and retains side control.

Conan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ignatowski, who protects the arm well.
Ignatowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edward Conan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conan working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to The Reverend Jim Ignatowski.
I think Ignatowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
A victorious The Reverend Jim Ignatowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.