PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Preston Wiggins (ranked 5442 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Knee (ranked 6650 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggins
vs
Knee

201 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Preston Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, New Knee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knee wants to clinch.
Wiggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knee misses with a wild combination.

Wiggins feints and as Knee raises his hands in defense, Wiggins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wiggins stops Knee from standing up.
Knee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knee looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Knee from controlling successfully.
Wiggins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins looking to control but Knee passes into half guard.
Knee is thwarting Wiggins's attempts to control the position.

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wiggins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knee is keen to just control but Wiggins is a slippery customer.
Wiggins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wiggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Knee gets to his feet - Wiggins follows without any prompting.
Knee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiggins tries to sprawl out of it but Knee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wiggins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee throws a series of strikes that have Wiggins backpedaling.

It looks like Preston Wiggins has been cut.

Wiggins drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knee is wriggling around but Wiggins manages to pass to half guard.

Knee wants to control the action here but instead Wiggins manages to pass to full mount!
Knee tries to reverse the position but Wiggins maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knee is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wiggins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wiggins lands a big shot there that rocks Knee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiggins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wiggins working the ground and pound effectively.
Wiggins punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Wiggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Preston Wiggins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wiggins has managed to clinch.
Knee tries to pull guard but Wiggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Knee drops back down to his feet.
Knee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiggins slowing the pace effectively.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Wiggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wiggins looking to stall.
Knee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiggins walks away with a smile on his face. Knee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Preston Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Knee.

Wiggins moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins wants to stall.
Wiggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knee can do to turn this around?

Wiggins gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Knee manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knee is breathing heavily.

Wiggins rushes Knee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiggins tries to score a body lock takedown but Knee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knee prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiggins has Knee pressed against the cage.
Knee tries to pull guard but Wiggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Knee drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Wiggins breaks the clinch.
New Knee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee tries to clinch up.
Wiggins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knee.

Knee rushes Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiggins gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knee counters with a left and a right that stings Wiggins.

Knee moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wiggins manages to break the clinch.

Wiggins gets the takedown into side control.
Knee is pushing Wiggins's head away, looking to escape. Wiggins manages to hold on to the position though.
Knee is looking to regain half guard here but Wiggins keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knee some visible discomfort.
Knee tries to improve position but can't.
Knee misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Knee is looking for a sweep.
Knee is looking to get back to his feet here but Wiggins is keeping cool and he's managed to take Knee's back.
Knee tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins not allowing Knee to control his hands.
Wiggins has the hooks in. Knee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wiggins scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Knee is looking for a way out.
Knee trying to get back to his feet but Wiggins is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Wiggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Preston Wiggins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wiggins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knee on his heels. He'll look to pass Knee's guard now, I'm sure.
Wiggins postures up and lands a big shot to Knee's brow.
Wiggins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knee wants to stand up but Wiggins is controlling him.

Knee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wiggins passes into half guard.
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.
Knee tries to roll over but Wiggins keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins slips a nice elbow through Knee's hands, connecting with Knee's forehead.
Knee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knee is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee has a hand on Wiggins's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wiggins takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wiggins landing strikes, looking to finish!

Knee is rocked!

Wiggins looking for a guillotine from mount but Knee is having none of it.
Knee is still in real trouble! Can Wiggins finish him?
Knee is looking to improve his position but Wiggins isn't that keen on the idea.
Knee seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiggins lands a big shot there that rocks Knee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knee can't escape the position.

Wiggins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Knee manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Wiggins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wiggins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Knee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wiggins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Knee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Knee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiggins has his feet on Knee's thighs here. He's pushed Knee off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Knee screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Preston Wiggins!