PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Wiggin

185 cm
33
217 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

188 cm
36
220 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to bum rush Wiggin with a series of wild strikes but Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiggin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Wiggin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Wiggin misses.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Johnson clinches.
Knees to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wiggin.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wiggin lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Wiggin.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Wiggin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Wiggin on the inside.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggin scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

Johnson is rocked!
Wiggin landing knees to the body.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.

Calvin Johnson's cut is getting worse.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wiggin creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Johnson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Johnson drops to his knees and Wiggin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ender Wiggin!
A relieved looking Ender Wiggin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.