PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo Wiggin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russian Zombie's chin.

Zombie
vs
Wiggin

167 cm
33
158 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

175 cm
29
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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King of Clothes

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 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Wiggin counter with a right hand.
Zombie misses the jab.
Zombie throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggin's shoulder, as Wiggin tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin throws a sloppy head kick
and Zombie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Wiggin needs to keep his hands up - Zombie had a free shot at his head there.
Zombie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Zombie.

Wiggin darts in and clinches Zombie up against the cage.
Zombie working aggressively here.

Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin sizes up Zombie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiggin lands a really nice looking cross but Zombie seems unphased.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin connects with a right hand. Zombie shakes it off.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Zombie throws an off balance right hand
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggin! But no joy.
Zombie moves away from the strike by Wiggin.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zombie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wiggin cracks Zombie with an open hand slap.
Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Wiggin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zombie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zombie throws a hook to the side of Wiggin's head but Wiggin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Zombie.
Zombie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wiggin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zombie is just out of range.

Wiggin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.

Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiggin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Wiggin ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggin tries a quick counter leg kick but Zombie is wise to it.
Wiggin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zombie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiggin.
An attempted straight right counter from Zombie misses the target.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zombie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zombie jabs Wiggin right on the nose. Wiggin blinks but takes it well.
Wiggin throws a hook but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie throws a big counter combination but Wiggin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Zombie misses.
Wiggin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zombie misses with a body shot
and Wiggin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zombie.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Zombie.
Wiggin wants to land a leg kick but Zombie is out of range.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
A punch combination from Wiggin misses.
Zombie scores with a nice right hand.
Wiggin lands a jab to Zombie's midsection.
Wiggin cracks Zombie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zombie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zombie misses with a shot to the body
and Wiggin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie loads up on a big right hand but Wiggin slips the punch.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zombie checks it well.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiggin. That snapped Zombie's head back.
Wiggin moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Zombie moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zombie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zombie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggin was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wiggin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Zombie pushes him off.
Wiggin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Wiggin.
Zombie slips a jab from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
Wiggin slips a jab from Zombie.
Wiggin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiggin swings for the body but Zombie moves out of range.
Wiggin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zombie is out of range.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin avoids it easily.
Wiggin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie loads up on a big right hand but Wiggin slips the punch.
Wiggin throws a hook but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie throws out a powerful jab.
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin throws out a counter right but Zombie avoids it with no problem.
Wiggin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wiggin does it's job there.

Wiggin darts in and clinches Zombie up against the cage.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggin's elbow.
Zombie blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Zombie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Zombie - just one landing.
Zombie jabs Wiggin to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Wiggin forces Zombie back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zombie's elbow.
A short left from Wiggin.
Zombie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiggin controls his hands.
Wiggin tries a body shot but Zombie blocks it.

Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiggin, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Zombie.
Wiggin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wiggin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wiggin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie connects with a right hand. Wiggin shakes it off.
Wiggin slips a straight right by Zombie.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Wiggin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wiggin slips a jab and a cross from Zombie.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wiggin throws a jab but it's blocked by Zombie.
Zombie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiggin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombie scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.

Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Zombie.
Zombie working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zombie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Zombie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zombie gets through Wiggin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zombie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neo Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wiggin on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zombie.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.

Zombie breaks the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a jab.
Zombie throws a lazy right hand but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Wiggin finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zombie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zombie takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wiggin moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
Zombie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Zombie in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin gets through Zombie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zombie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zombie avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zombie.
Zombie throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wiggin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.

Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Zombie.
Zombie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiggin. Wiggin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Wiggin. Those never looked like landing.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin misses with a hook.
Zombie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiggin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
Wiggin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zombie swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wiggin lands a head kick. Zombie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wiggin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wiggin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wiggin throws a hook to the side of Zombie's head but Zombie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zombie momentarily.
Zombie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wiggin connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Zombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to bum rush Zombie with a series of wild strikes but Zombie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Zombie misses the target.
Zombie throws a head kick but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
Wiggin throws a combination that misses
and Zombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiggin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zombie back to the cage. Wiggin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Zombie is rocked!
A head kick by Wiggin - that's a beauty! Zombie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Wiggin can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neo Wiggin!
Neo Wiggin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.