PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Wiggins (ranked 9550 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hederson Bautista Da Silva (ranked 6146 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Wiggins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wiggins
vs
Bautista Da Silva

223 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hederson Bautista Da Silva !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggins clinches with his opponent.

Wiggins jumps guard.
Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva wants to get up but he can't break Wiggins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wiggins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Da Silva controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva passes Wiggins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wiggins is not content to let Da Silva control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Wiggins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but Wiggins dodges it nicely.
Wiggins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Silva .
Wiggins tries to roll over but Da Silva keeps him under control.
Wiggins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.
Da Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Da Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Wiggins's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wiggins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wiggins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Da Silva advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva is working for a kimura but Wiggins is defending it quite comfortably.
Da Silva wants to stand up but Wiggins has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Wiggins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wiggins wants to get back to full guard.
Wiggins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiggins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Silva .
Da Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Da Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wiggins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Da Silva pushes down on Wiggins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiggins is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hederson Bautista Da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiggins is looking to clinch.

Wiggins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Da Silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Wiggins working for a choke but Da Silva reverses nicely into Wiggins 's guard.
Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hederson Bautista Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wiggins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Da Silva defends it easily.
Wiggins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wiggins's head.
Da Silva passes Wiggins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Wiggins is working away.
Da Silva controlling the action here.
Wiggins trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wiggins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Da Silva not doing much here.
Da Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wiggins's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Da Silva wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Wiggins uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Wiggins keeps moving.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva wants to get up but he can't break Wiggins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggins appears to be looking for a big counter.

Da Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wiggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva trying to control but Wiggins is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hederson Bautista Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

Wiggins has managed to clinch.
Wiggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Wiggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wiggins.

Wiggins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Da Silva sprawls well initially but Wiggins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Da Silva trying to hold on to Wiggins's head to control him but Wiggins postures up.
Da Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wiggins.
Da Silva gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wiggins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wiggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins throws a big elbow that misses.
Wiggins postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva 's brow.
Wiggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wiggins distracts Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Da Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wiggins won't allow Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Wiggins postures up.
Da Silva controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wiggins misses with a low kick.
Wiggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiggins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Da Silva 's guard.
Da Silva has control of Wiggins's left arm, preventing Wiggins from doing any damage.

Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiggins throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva blocks nicely.
Da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiggins's guard.

Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.

Wiggins is trying to control the position here. Da Silva has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Wiggins tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Da Silva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hederson Bautista Da Silva !