PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wiggin
vs
Lamond

175 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

171 cm
33
168 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiggin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neo Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin tried to score with a low kick but Lamond checks it.
Wiggin lands a nice shot that snaps Lamond's head back.
Wiggin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wiggin throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lamond. That's going to slow Wiggin down.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamond.
Wiggin throws a leg kick which misses Lamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamond tries to avoid it.
Wiggin staying out of range there.
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Lamond keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamond takes one to the chin there.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Lamond.
Wiggin tried to counter with a leg kick but Lamond avoided it.
Wiggin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamond.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiggin. That snapped Lamond's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wiggin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggin defending well as Lamond loads up on a big left hand.
Lamond misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Lamond.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiggin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Lamond's shoulder, as Lamond tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin checks a leg kick.
Wiggin is looking to counter punch.
Lamond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wiggin.
Lamond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wiggin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamond manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamond looks to land a combination but Wiggin avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Lamond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamond throws a series of punches but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wiggin misses its target.

Wiggin gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin prevents Lamond from breaking the clinch.
Lamond lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiggin won't want to take too many of those.
Lamond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
Wiggin lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Lamond dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a light punch inside.
Lamond avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Lamond misses with an elbow strike.
Lamond blocks a body shot from Wiggin.
Lamond is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lamond is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Wiggin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Lamond.
Wiggin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamond.
Wiggin avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Lamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiggin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiggin avoids it.
Lamond prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Lamond trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Lamond avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.

Lamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamond throws a lazy head kick
and Wiggin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamond.
Wiggin misses with a hook. Lamond ducked under it nicely.
Lamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Lamond.
Lamond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiggins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamond throws a looping overhand right but Wiggin ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Wiggin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lamond.
Lamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiggin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamond walks into a straight right hand from Wiggin.
The fighters circling - Lamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Lamond will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lamond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiggin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggin scores with a one two! Lamond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Lamond breaks away
enabling Lamond to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wiggin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lamond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamond circles away.
Lamond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wiggin is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiggin gets a clinch.
Wiggin taking a breather.
Lamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiggin is defending well for now.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamond landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamond.
Gordon Lamond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamond taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
Gordon Lamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamond tests Wiggin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamond ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Lamond checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a low kick.
Wiggin scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Lamond pushes him off.
Lamond slips under a jab.
Wiggin throws a hook but Lamond avoids it easily.
Wiggin slips a jab and a cross from Lamond.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Lamond moves out of range.
Wiggin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lamond doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wiggin looks for a takedown but Lamond sprawls well.
Wiggin scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamond should have avoided that one.
Lamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses the body punch
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Lamond
and Wiggin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamond.
Lamond was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lamond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wiggin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamond was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiggin.
Sloppy strikes from Wiggin. Those never looked like landing.
Lamond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Lamond misses its intended target.
Lamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggin.
Lamond lands a nice shot to the body.
Wiggin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamond can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin lunges at Lamond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamond's hand.
Wiggin throws a shot from downtown. Lamond moves away and avoids it.
Lamond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lamond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Wiggin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond throws out a leg kick but Wiggin moves out of range and Lamond only half commits.
Wiggin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wiggin cracks Lamond with a good jab.
Wiggin blocks a jab.
Gordon Lamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamond misses with a kick to the body.
Lamond misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin tries to counter by clinching up but Lamond breaks away and moves out of range.
Lamond misses the jab.
Wiggin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiggin's hands.
Lamond throws a hook but Wiggin avoids it easily.
Wiggin closes the distance but Lamond moves to the side
and Lamond counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wiggin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wiggin misses with a hook.
Lamond thuds a left hand into Wiggin's body.
Lamond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamond looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Wiggin lands a slapping body shot.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Lamond is avoiding it.
Wiggin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Lamond is predictable there
and Wiggin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamond throws the left hand but Wiggin avoids the punch easily.
Wiggin defending well as Lamond loads up on a big left hand.
Lamond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin throws a leg kick which misses Lamond's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamond tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lamond's hands.
Lamond throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
A big left from Wiggin misses.
Lamond thinks about the counter body kick.
Wiggin throws out a powerful jab.
Wiggin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lamond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wiggin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wiggin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamond throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Lamond ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Lamond is having none of it.
Lamond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wiggin is out of range.
Wiggin moves out of range of the body kick from Lamond.
Lamond connects with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wiggin.

Lamond explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Lamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Lamond.
Lamond swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Lamond throws out a loose jab but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamond blocks a leg kick.
Wiggin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamond.
Wiggin scores with the left hand. Lamond knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Wiggin. Beautiful body shot.
Wiggin slips under a jab from Lamond.
Wiggin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond lands a right hook to the body.
Lamond misses with an uppercut.
Lamond missing with a left hand there. Wiggin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses.
Lamond slips a jab and a cross from Wiggin.
A jab from Lamond finds it's way through Wiggin's defenses.
Lamond looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Lamond swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin darts in trying to clinch
and Lamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lamond tries to bum rush Wiggin with a series of wild strikes but Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wiggin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wiggin misses the shot to the body.
Lamond unleashes a big counter combination but Wiggin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond sizes up Wiggin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Lamond moves away
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin scores with a jab. Lamond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wiggin catches Lamond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamond circles away.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggin moves into range and connects with a jab.

Wiggin clinches.
Lamond has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wiggin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamond can turn it around.

Lamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wiggin moves into range and clinches up with Lamond.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamond backwards.
Lamond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamond leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Lamond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lamond 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Lamond!
After winning the bout, Gordon Lamond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.