PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Griffin
vs
Wiggs

176 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

177 cm
24
168 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Machina Clothing (Formerly Ares Combatwear)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiggs.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wiggs throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiggs.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but Wiggs moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wiggs backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggs moves away.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin lands with a slapping head kick.
Griffin defending well as Wiggs loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Griffin swings for the body but Wiggs moves out of range.
Wiggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
A bone on bone clash there as Wiggs blocks the leg kick.
Griffin misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Wiggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Wiggs.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Wiggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggs looks to land a right hand but Griffin moved out of range.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffin throws a head kick but Wiggs moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a right hand. Wiggs shakes it off.
Wiggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wiggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Wiggs misses with a few strikes there.
Wiggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin throws a lazy head kick
and Wiggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Wiggs ducks down to avoid it.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Wiggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggs moves out of range easily.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiggs misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin connects with a jab.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Chris Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Wiggs moves out of range.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Wiggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wiggs doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiggs connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggs misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wiggs misses.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin slips under a jab from Wiggs.
Wiggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wiggs is breathing heavily.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Wiggs's head back.
Chris Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wiggs on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
A jab from Wiggs misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Griffin.
Wiggs tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chris Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggs lands a two punch combo.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Wiggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiggs's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Wiggs avoids them all with ease.
Wiggs misses with a head kick.
Griffin cracks the inside of Wiggs's front leg.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Griffin scores with a four punch combination!
Wiggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wiggs to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wiggs misses
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiggs avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Wiggs to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Griffin misses
and Wiggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggs.
Wiggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin thows a leg kick but Wiggs checks it
and Wiggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Griffin.
Griffin connects with a high kick.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiggs throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
A head kick by Wiggs misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggs counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Griffin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiggs blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wiggs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Griffin has got the better of the exchanges.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiggs. That did some damage!
Griffin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Griffin misses
and Wiggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Wiggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Wiggs slips the punch.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Wiggs avoids them all with ease.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wiggs counter with a right hand.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Wiggs.
Wiggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griffin scores with the left hand. Wiggs knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggs misses the jab.
Wiggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Wiggs moved away.
Wiggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Wiggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin misses with a head kick.
Wiggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Wiggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wiggs slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin takes a swing at Wiggs's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Jab from Griffin.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Griffin misses.
A right-left combo lands from Griffin.
Wiggs throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Griffin had his way with John Wiggs in that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Griffin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Wiggs.
Wiggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wiggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggs looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin moves out of range as Wiggs strikes.
Wiggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin throws a head kick but Wiggs moves out of range.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Wiggs moves out of range.
Wiggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griffin throws a jab when Wiggs was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Wiggs moves away and avoids it.
Wiggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wiggs counters with a straight right hand.
Wiggs misses the shot to the body.
Wiggs swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wiggs.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Wiggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffin missing with a left hand there. Wiggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Wiggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wiggs.
Wiggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Wiggs avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wiggs misses with a looping right.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Wiggs saw that one coming.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Chris Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a combination
letting Wiggs counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Griffin.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Chris Griffin!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Chris Griffin!

Chris Griffin wins by unanimous decision!
Chris Griffin retains his lightweight title!