PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen IT WASNT ME as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggs
vs
Santos

177 cm
24
168 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner
Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggs scores with a hook.
Santos scores with a hook.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jesus Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Wiggs ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Wiggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggs avoids the body shot from Santos.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Wiggs blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick but Wiggs moves out of range.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jesus Santos has been cut.
Santos scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Santos lands.
Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos 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.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Wiggs moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wiggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Wiggs checks a leg kick.
Santos thows a body kick. Wiggs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Wiggs misses.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to slow Wiggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Wiggs cracks Santos with a good jab.
Wiggs throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Wiggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Wiggs looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Wiggs moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiggs throws out the jab.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos thuds his right hand into Wiggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Nice cross by Santos.
Wiggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wiggs.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Wiggs seems unphased.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wiggs waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos tries a low kick but Wiggs avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos feints and then cracks Wiggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiggs down.
Wiggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santos stalks Wiggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiggs's face. Wiggs staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Santos.
Wiggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wiggs's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santos.
Wiggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Santos's cut.
That's time! Wiggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiggs throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Wiggs misses the jab.
Wiggs slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Wiggs moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Wiggs down.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggs.
Wiggs misses with a straight right.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos lands a head kick!
Santos throws a body punch but Wiggs moves out of range.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiggs.
Wiggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Santos throws a jab when Wiggs was well out of range.
Wiggs moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Santos scores with a one two! Wiggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Wiggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wiggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wiggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Wiggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos throws a head kick but Wiggs moves out of range.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Wiggs.
Santos connects with a right hand. Wiggs shakes it off.
Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santos moves away from the strike by Wiggs.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiggs off the cage and back into rage.
Wiggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wiggs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wiggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jesus Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wiggs counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a jab when Wiggs was well out of range.
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Wiggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiggs tries to avoid it.
Wiggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos throws a hook to the side of Wiggs's head but Wiggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggs slips a straight right by Santos.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Wiggs down.
Good shot there by Santos.
Wiggs takes one on the button.
Santos thuds his right hand into Wiggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Wiggs misses its intended target.
Santos throws a right and a left that Wiggs avoids nicely.
Santos scores with a hook.
Wiggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wiggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos cracks the inside of Wiggs's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos scores with a push kick.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Wiggs with an uppercut!
Santos pushes Wiggs away with a front kick.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Santos.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiggs should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santos.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Wiggs takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos jabs at Wiggs's body.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos sizes up Wiggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Wiggs's ribs.
Wiggs loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
John Wiggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a head kick that Wiggs semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wiggs avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggs.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wiggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wiggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos swinging wilding here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos dips to his left and cracks Wiggs with an uppercut!
Wiggs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Jesus Santos!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Jesus Santos!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Jesus Santos!

Jesus Santos wins by unanimous decision!