PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guan Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu's entrance music is Tale of Three Brothers. A fine choice. Andrew Wiggins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Yu
vs
Wiggins

183 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

203 cm
21
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

The Exiled Clothing
Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guan Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Yu.
Wiggins is looking to break free of the clinch but Yu has double underhooks.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Yu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Wiggins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiggins can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
Wiggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu.

Wiggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggins throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Wiggins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggins swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Yu has managed to clinch.
We've been informed that Wiggins has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wiggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu misses with a body punch.
Yu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wiggins.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
Yu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Wiggins stalling in the clinch but Yu improves position.
Yu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu blocking some punches.
Wiggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggins is trying to push Yu away but Yu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu's elbow.
Yu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yu works on Wiggins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
Yu tries a body shot but Wiggins blocks it.
Yu lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggins backwards.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yu pushes Wiggins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Wiggins can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
Wiggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Yu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wiggins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wiggins up against the cage.

Wiggins manages to break the clinch.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Wiggins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggins looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu staying out of range there.
Wiggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Yu throws a body punch but Wiggins moves out of range.

Yu pushes Wiggins up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggins swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu pushes Wiggins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guan Yu dominated that round.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guan Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggins cracks Yu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Wiggins.
Wiggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu tries to clinch up but Wiggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggins 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.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggins tries to land a front kick but Yu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wiggins misses the shot to the body.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wiggins has time to react.
Yu tries to clinch but Wiggins moves away
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Wiggins counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu blocks a jab.
Yu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Wiggins.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but Wiggins slips the punch.
Yu wants to clinch up but Wiggins keeps it at a distance.
Wiggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guan Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiggins circles away.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu blocks a low kick nicely.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wiggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Guan Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wiggins to score with a decent uppercut.
Wiggins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiggins connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Wiggins moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu needs to keep his hands up - Wiggins had a free shot at his head there.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggins lands a jab to Yu's midsection.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Wiggins pushes him off.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiggins circles away.
Wiggins wants to land a leg kick but Yu is out of range.
Yu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggins connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu slips a straight right by Wiggins.
Wiggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiggins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins dodges the punch combination from Yu.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggins misses with a low kick.
Wiggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Yu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wiggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Wiggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Wiggins.
Wiggins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yu is looking to clinch but Wiggins is avoiding it.
Yu moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yu.

Yu clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu wants to stall.
Yu lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggins backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggins swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggins working aggressively here.
Yu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu is working Wiggins over against the cage.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiggins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Wiggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggins misses with a low kick.
Wiggins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wiggins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yu's hands.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Wiggins misses.
Wiggins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yu under the eye.
Wiggins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggins. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiggins connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Yu.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiggins - the referee stops the clock and Yu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiggins. Yu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
A leg kick checked by Yu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Yu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Wiggins moved out of range.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu tries to clinch there but Wiggins circles away.
Wiggins ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggins connects with a jab.

Yu has managed to clinch.
Guan Yu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Yu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu trying to stall but Wiggins improves his position.
Wiggins takes a shot to the head.
Come on Yu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
Wiggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggins lands with a right to the head.
Yu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggins misses with a body punch.
Wiggins is trying to stall.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
Wiggins digs a right hand underneath Yu's ribcage. Yu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu tries a body shot but Wiggins blocks it.
Yu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yu as Wiggins tries to tie him up.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggins's elbow.
Wiggins misses with a punch to the body.

Wiggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wiggins, right into the meat.
Yu tries to clinch but Wiggins is having none of it.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu throws a right hand that Wiggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggins also avoids with ease.
Wiggins jabs Yu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wiggins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiggins throws a looping overhand right but Yu ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggins misses with a low kick as Yu jumps back.
Wiggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins thows a body shot but no joy.
Wiggins jabs at Yu's body.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiggins circles away.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu wants to clinch up but Wiggins keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Wiggins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Wiggins misses.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Wiggins misses.
Wiggins scores with a sloppy right hand. Yu should have avoided that one.
Wiggins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Wiggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu drops his hands momentarily and Wiggins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiggins throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Wiggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiggins 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Guan Yu!
An out of breath Guan Yu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.