PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wiggin
vs
Sabre

188 cm
27
214 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

189 cm
30
207 lbs
29 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabre shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiggin sprawls well. He's pushed Sabre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Sabre is looking to chop away at Wiggin's legs.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
Sabre slips under a jab from Wiggin.
Sabre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wiggin's waist but Wiggin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sabre off to one side.
Wiggin looks to land a combination but Sabre avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Wiggin.
Wiggin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sabre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabre tries to work over Wiggin's front leg with a kick but Wiggin checks it.
Wiggin misses with a head kick.
Wiggin connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabre.
Sabre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Sabre finds it's way through Wiggin's defenses.
Wiggin works the jab nicely.

Wiggin has managed to clinch.
Sabre blocking some punches.

Wiggin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin slips a straight right by Sabre.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiggin. That snapped Sabre's head back.
Wiggin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sabre backs up against the ropes.
Sabre throws a body kick that misses.

Sabre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sabre.
Wiggin trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin wants to get back to his feet but Sabre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sabre trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggin trying to keep a closed guard but Sabre is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Wiggin.
Sabre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wiggin is able to avoid easily.
Sabre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wiggin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sabre scores with the left hand. Wiggin knows he should have avoided that one.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Sabre saw that one coming.
Sabre ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabre.
Sabre slips a jab and a cross from Wiggin.
A shot to the liver by Wiggin. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabre.
Wiggin lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wiggin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Wiggin blocks the leg kick.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt - Wiggin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ender Wiggin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sabre.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sabre.
Sabre is looking to clinch.
Wiggin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wiggin misses with a hook.
Sabre misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sabre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sabre.
Wiggin lands with a hook. Sabre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wiggin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Wiggin misses.
Sabre misses with a looping left.
Sabre throws the left hand but Wiggin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ender Wiggin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sabre moves in looking to clinch but Wiggin pushes him off.
Sabre misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabre.
Sabre avoids the body shot from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin wants to slow Sabre down by chopping away at his legs.
Wiggin shoots in for a double leg but Sabre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wiggin loads up on a big right hand but Sabre slips the punch.
Sabre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wiggin thuds a left hand into Sabre's body.
Sabre needs to keep his hands up - Wiggin had a free shot at his head there.
Sabre misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good work by Wiggin as he checks the leg kick.
Wiggin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ender Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wiggin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wiggin misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws the left hand but Sabre avoids the punch easily.

Sabre clinches with his opponent.

Sabre gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wiggin is staying active underneath Sabre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wiggin is trying to get back to full guard.
Wiggin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sabre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sabre's back!
Wiggin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sabre to escape the position.
Wiggin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre is trying to break free.
Wiggin controlling from the back.
Sabre trying to control but not successfully.

Wiggin working for a choke but Sabre is defending well.
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!
Sabre tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Sabre covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sabre trying to control the position but Wiggin manages to sink in the hooks.
Wiggin struggling to land strikes to the head as Sabre covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is trying to stick to Sabre's back but Sabre is turning into Wiggin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wiggin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sabre.
Wiggin looking to control.
Sabre trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiggin wants to sweep here but Sabre controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Wiggin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt.
Matt Sabre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabre.
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 Ender Wiggin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ender Wiggin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wiggin slips a straight right by Sabre.
Sabre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Sabre gets tackled into the ropes by Wiggin. Wiggin maintains the clinch.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wiggin after a bit of a struggle.

Wiggin breaks from the clinch.
Sabre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Wiggin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabre blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
A short left from Sabre.
Sabre blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggin has a couple of punches blocked by Sabre.
Sabre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabre throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Sabre is looking for a takedown.
Sabre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggin working hard to break the clinch.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Sabre controls the action.
Sabre lands an elbow just above Wiggin 's eye.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sabre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin works on Sabre's body with a couple of short punches.
Sabre can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabre.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Sabre swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabre misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin scores with a shot to the side of Sabre's head.
Wiggin lands with a short shot to the head.

Wiggin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sabre's sensitive parts.
Wiggin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sabre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabre lands with a shot to the body.
Sabre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Wiggin misses.
Sabre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiggin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiggin checks a low kick from Sabre.
Sabre looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiggin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre dodges the punch combination from Wiggin.
Sabre misses with an uppercut. Wiggin saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Sabre misses its intended target.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sabre as he jumps to the side.
Wiggin blocks a head kick by Sabre.
Sabre throws a jab when Wiggin was well out of range.
Sabre lands with a shot to the body.
Wiggin takes a swing at Sabre's ribcage but misses.
Sabre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sabre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiggin takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Sabre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Sabre misses.
Wiggin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiggin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabre circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggin checks a low kick from Sabre.
Wiggin throws a right hand that Sabre ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabre also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiggin misses with the combination.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Wiggin as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ender Wiggin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ender Wiggin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sabre is defended easily by Wiggin.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabre.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
Wiggin throws a nice looking combination but Sabre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabre misses the jab.

Wiggin has closed the distance and engaged Sabre in a clinch.
Sabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.
Ender Wiggin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.

Wiggin breaks the clinch.
Sabre lands with a straight right. Wiggin didn't see that one coming.
Sabre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiggin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabre.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabre checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Wiggin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabre dodges the punch combination from Wiggin.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
Sabre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wiggin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wiggin defending well as Sabre loads up on a big left hand.
Wiggin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Sabre moved out of range.
Sabre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wiggin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiggin scores with a jab.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Sabre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiggin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabre's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Wiggin.
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabre.
Wiggin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiggin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabre misses the shot to the body.

Wiggin darts in and clinches Sabre up against the ropes.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Sabre.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sabre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Wiggin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wiggin rushes Sabre and presses him up against the ropes.

Sabre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabre works Wiggin's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
Sabre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Sabre moved out of range.
Wiggin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sabre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sabre throws a lazy right hand but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin looks to throw the jab but Sabre is out of range.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiggin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiggin misses with a leg kick
and Sabre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabre misses with a low kick.

Sabre forces Wiggin back against the ropes and clinches.
Sabre avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
Wiggin pushes Sabre back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabre is leaning against Wiggin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiggin throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sabre blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ender Wiggin had his way with Matt Sabre in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wiggin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabre.
A combination from Wiggin does no damage.
Ender Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin avoids a kick to the body.
Wiggin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabre was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiggin.
Sabre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiggin swinging wildly here.
Wiggin throws a looping overhand right but Sabre ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Sabre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiggin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabre manages to avoid it.
Sabre moves in looking to clinch but Wiggin pushes him off.
Wiggin swinging wildly here.
Sabre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
Wiggin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabre has time to react.
Sabre cracks Wiggin with a good jab.
Sabre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiggin at a distance.
Sabre scores with a body shot.
Sabre swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
A left lands for Sabre.
Wiggin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Wiggin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabre with a hook.
Sabre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabre tries to clinch but Wiggin is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre throws the kick towards the body but Wiggin avoids it.
Wiggin misses with a hook. Sabre ducked under it nicely.
Ender Wiggin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Wiggin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Sabre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
Sabre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiggin misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Sabre circles away.
Wiggin scores with the left hand. Sabre knows he should have avoided that one.
Sabre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matt Sabre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabre slips a jab from Wiggin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Sabre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabre.
A nice combination there by Wiggin.
A left lands for Sabre.
Wiggin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sabre lands a head shot.

Sabre forces Wiggin back against the ropes and clinches.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Sabre misses with a body punch.

Sabre manages to break the clinch.
Sabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sabre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Wiggin closes the distance and pushes Sabre back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin can't get the takedown.
Wiggin is pressed up against the ropes. Sabre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiggin down to the mat. Wiggin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wiggin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiggin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabre momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wiggin throws a leg kick but Sabre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sabre moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiggin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Wiggin!