PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Ritchie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggins
vs
Ritchie

205 cm
22
278 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

199 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cleveland Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj Ritchie!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie throws a right hand that Wiggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggins also avoids with ease.
It looked like Wiggins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ritchie.
Wiggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Cleveland Wiggins has been cut.

Ritchie clinches up with Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage.

Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritchie's face.
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from breaking the clinch.

Ritchie breaks from the clinch.

Ritchie sends Wiggins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ritchie is motioning to the referee to let Wiggins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Wiggins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritchie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiggins pinned against the cage. Wiggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ritchie clinches up with Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ritchie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ritchie pinned against the cage. Ritchie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ritchie rushes Wiggins and presses him up against the cage.

Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ritchie pinned against the cage. Ritchie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ritchie instigates a clinch.

Ritchie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ritchie.
Ritchie throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wiggins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiggins.

Ritchie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ritchie closes the distance and pushes Wiggins back into the cage.

Ritchie manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritchie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiggins off the cage and back into range.

Ritchie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ritchie wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiggins won't allow it.

Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritchie throws a series of punches but Wiggins moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Wiggins misses its target.
Ritchie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wiggins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ritchie somewhat.
Ritchie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiggins is fending him off so far but Ritchie persists. Nope, Wiggins circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleveland Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tj Ritchie.

Wiggins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wiggins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ritchie is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ritchie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wiggins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggins lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritchie is trying to escape the position but Wiggins is controlling the position.
Ritchie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ritchie wants to get back to full guard but Wiggins has mounted him!
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
Wiggins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ritchie looks winded!
Wiggins controlling from the full mount.
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Ritchie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Wiggins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiggins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ritchie strikes from the bottom but Wiggins uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Ritchie tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wiggins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
Wiggins with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiggins lands with some strikes.
Ritchie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wiggins.
Wiggins punching from mount but Ritchie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ritchie working to try and regain half guard.
Ritchie wants to hold on but Wiggins pushes him away.
Ritchie is trying to escape the mount.
Wiggins raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is trying to escape the mount.
Wiggins with good strikes from the mount here!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ritchie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wiggins is landing with some decent strikes but Ritchie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ritchie is desperately trying to improve his position but Wiggins has a good base and remains in mount.
Ritchie is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wiggins has taken his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie trying to control the hands but Wiggins won't let him.
Ritchie is trying to break free.
Ritchie is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.
Ritchie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ritchie wants to get back to his feet.
Wiggins is trying to stick to Ritchie's back but Ritchie is turning into Wiggins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wiggins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ritchie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiggins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ritchie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Wiggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Wiggins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wiggins shoots in and drives through. Ritchie sprawls well.

Ritchie drives through and clinches with Wiggins against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Ritchie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritchie misses with a combination
and Wiggins counters with a nice body shot.
Wiggins shoots in looking for a takedown but Ritchie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wiggins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Ritchie misses.
As Ritchie tries to get set, Wiggins tries to push him back and clinch up but Ritchie manages to avoid the attempt.
Tj Ritchie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritchie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ritchie.

Wiggins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ritchie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wiggins dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiggins gets to mount! Ritchie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ritchie is trying to stand up.
Wiggins blocks Ritchie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ritchie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wiggins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wiggins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wiggins with the ground and pound from mount.
Ritchie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ritchie is squirming around, avoiding Wiggins's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ritchie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiggins moves to take his opponent's back.
Wiggins has the hooks in. Ritchie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wiggins.
Ritchie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ritchie grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wiggins just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Ritchie rolls, trying to escape but Wiggins keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Ritchie is trying to remain composed but Wiggins is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I really don't envy Ritchie right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie trying to control the position but Wiggins manages to sink in the hooks.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.
Ritchie trying to get back to his feet but Wiggins is in full control for now.

Wiggins looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiggins is landing with strikes. Ritchie can't take much more of this.
Ritchie can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Wiggins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wiggins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Wiggins!