PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggin
vs
Foe

180 cm
32
154 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

160 cm
36
148 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Foe!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggin drives through and clinches with Foe against the cage.

Foe lands a takedown into guard.
Foe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foe distracts Wiggin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foe trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.

Foe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Foe closes the distance and clinches.
Foe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiggin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiggin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
Foe swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Foe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiggin wants to clinch

and Foe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wiggin's guard now.
Foe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foe trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.
Foe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggin is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foe throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Foe throwing strikes from guard but Wiggin blocks nicely.
Foe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggin is keeping the position for now.
Foe trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.
Foe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wiggin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foe wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Foe postures up.
Foe throws an elbow that misses. Wiggin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foe's guard. Nice move by Wiggin!
Wiggin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Foe trying to keep a closed guard but Wiggin is proving a slippery customer.
Foe keeping moving, preventing Wiggin from controlling successfully.
Foe wants to hit a switch here but Wiggin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Foe there!
Wiggin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foe's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin prevents Foe from getting the reversal.
Foe is bucking up trying to escape but Wiggin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Wiggin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Foe fails with the takedown.
Andrew Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
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!
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Foe keeps it at a distance.
Wiggin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Foe is having none of it.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Foe is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin tries to clinch
and Foe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Foe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Foe moves into the clinch.
Foe looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Foe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wiggin tries to clinch up but Foe circles away and keeps his distance.
Foe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Wiggin as Foe shoots in.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Foe breaks away

and Foe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Foe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wiggin regains guard immediately.
Wiggin pulls Foe in close to prevent any damage.
Foe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wiggin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Wiggin wriggles free and stands up.
Andrew Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foe scores with a decent looking hook.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Foe breaks away
and Foe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Foe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wiggin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foe lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is trying to stand back up but Foe is controlling him
Foe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wiggin is trying to maintain the position but Foe is very close to passing his half guard.
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!

Wiggin kicks off Foe and gets to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Foe wants a takedown but no success here.
Andrew Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
Foe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiggin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Foe circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Foe. Those never looked like landing.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Foe is having none of it.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiggin pinned against the cage. Wiggin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foe shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Foe is breathing heavily.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin wants to clinch
and Foe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiggin thinking.

Foe rushes Wiggin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiggin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foe up against the cage.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Foe blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiggin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Foe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joe Foe has been cut.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Foe in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Wiggin lands a good knee to the midsection. Foe won't want to take too many of those.
Foe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wiggin is defending well.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Foe is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiggin is trying to maintain a safe position but Foe gets an underhook and turns Wiggin into the cage.
Wiggin trying to land knees to the body.

Foe wants the takedown. Wiggin is fighting it off but Foe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wiggin's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Foe pushes him off.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Foe drives through and clinches with Wiggin against the cage.

Foe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Foe won't allow Wiggin to sweep him here.
Wiggin is working hard here to advance position.
Foe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foe wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Wiggin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Foe postures up and lands a big shot to Wiggin's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin wants to stand but Foe is controlling the position.
Foe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Foe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Foe circles away.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Foe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foe shoots in and drives through. Wiggin sprawls well.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Foe circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wiggin closes the distance and pushes Foe back into the cage.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Foe's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foe can't get the takedown.
Foe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiggin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrew Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Foe.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foe swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foe.
Foe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Wiggin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Foe forces Wiggin back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foe is keeping busy.

Foe drags the fight down to the ground.

Wiggin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Foe is proving hard to escape from.
Wiggin throwing strikes but missing.
Wiggin postures up in Foe's guard and throws a big left but Foe blocks it.
Foe trying to keep a closed guard but Wiggin is proving a slippery customer.
Wiggin wanted to stand there but Foe had control of the position.
Foe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wiggin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wiggin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foe is on top in guard.
Foe is pushing down on Wiggin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wiggin is fighting to maintain full guard but Foe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foe stops Wiggin from getting back to his feet.

Foe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wiggin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Foe is looking to take a break and control but Wiggin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrew Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Foe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe Foe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Wiggin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Foe.
I've got Foe 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Foe!
Joe Foe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.