PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Dewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggle Piggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dewing
vs
Piggle

180 cm
19
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Dewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggle Piggle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewing shoots in but no luck this time.
Dewing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piggle swivels and escapes.
Piggle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dewing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dewing shoots in and drives through. Piggle sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Dewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piggle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Piggle drives through and clinches with Dewing against the cage.
Dewing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piggle as Dewing tries to tie him up.
Dewing tries to pull guard but Piggle won't allow it.
Piggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dewing backwards.

Piggle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Piggle tries to clinch but Dewing is having none of it.

Piggle has closed the distance and engaged Dewing in a clinch.
Piggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dewing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piggle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Piggle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piggle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Dewing clinches up against the cage.
Piggle prevents Dewing from breaking the clinch.

Piggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Piggle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piggle misses with a wild combination.
Piggle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dewing tries for a takedown but Piggle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Piggle closes the distance and clinches.
Dewing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Piggle walks away with a smile on his face. Dewing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piggle darts in trying to clinch
and Dewing counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dewing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dewing is defended easily by Piggle.
Piggle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piggle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Piggle breaks from the clinch.
Iggle Piggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dewing tries to land a body kick

and Piggle counters by clinching up.
Dewing takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Jamie Dewing has been cut.
Piggle lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Piggle.
Dewing is breathing heavily.

Piggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewing needs to keep his hands up - Piggle had a free shot at his head there.
Piggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piggle is looking to clinch but Dewing is avoiding it.
Piggle fails to land with a series of punches.
Piggle moves in looking to clinch but Dewing pushes him off.

Piggle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Dewing's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dewing working hard to break the clinch.

Piggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piggle fails to land with a series of punches.
Iggle Piggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piggle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dewing counters by clinching up.

Piggle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewing needs to keep his hands up - Piggle had a free shot at his head there.
Dewing fails with a takedown attempt.
Piggle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Piggle fails to land with a series of punches.
Piggle throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Dewing scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Piggle.
Piggle takes a swing at Dewing's ribcage but misses.
Dewing tries to clinch up
and Piggle counters with a left and a right that stings Dewing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piggle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dewing to counter with a crisp jab.
Dewing fails to land with a series of punches.
Piggle throws a series of punches but Dewing moves out of range.
Piggle misses with a combination

and Dewing moves into the clinch.
Piggle lands a shoulder strike.
Piggle pushes Dewing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piggle scores with a shot to the side of Dewing's head.
Piggle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dewing backwards.
Piggle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dewing.
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!
Piggle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dewing takes a shot to the head.
Dewing is leaning against Piggle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dewing leaning his opponent against the cage.
Piggle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dewing wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iggle Piggle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Dewing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Piggle clinches up with Dewing and pushes him back against the cage.
Piggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Piggle breaks the clinch.
Piggle scores with a head kick.
Dewing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Piggle is fending him off so far but Dewing persists. Nope, Piggle circles away and we're back to standing.
Piggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piggle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Piggle instigates a clinch.
Dewing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piggle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piggle.
Dewing can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Dewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dewing is working for takedown but Piggle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piggle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piggle taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Piggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piggle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dewing fails with the takedown.
Piggle tries a head kick but it misses.
Piggle misses with a series of wild punches.
Piggle throws a right and a left that Dewing avoids nicely.
Piggle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dewing tries to clinch but Piggle moves out of range.
Piggle wants to clinch.
Piggle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dewing doesn't seem bothered though.
Piggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piggle misses with a double jab

and Dewing counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piggle is stalling here.

Dewing manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Dewing has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Piggle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A punch combination from Dewing misses.
Dewing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piggle is looking to slow Dewing down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Piggle.
Dewing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Piggle can pounce on him.
Piggle throws a shot to the body.
Dewing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iggle Piggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piggle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piggle.
Piggle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dewing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piggle wants to clinch

and Dewing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Piggle keeps control of Dewing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piggle avoiding damage as Dewing throws knees to the body.
Piggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Piggle manages to break the clinch.
Piggle throws a series of punches but Dewing moves out of range.
Piggle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dewing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Piggle as Dewing shoots in.

That's four 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.
Piggle looks to land a body kick but Dewing moved away.
Dewing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dewing fails with the takedown.
Piggle delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Piggle.
Piggle throws a nice looking combination but Dewing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piggle digs a good hook to Dewing's body.
Dewing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Piggle wants to clinch

and Dewing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dewing.
Dewing can't find room to land a body shot as Piggle controls the action.
Piggle slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iggle Piggle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Dewing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Piggle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dewing wants to clinch up but Piggle keeps it at a distance.
Piggle scores with a shot to the body.
Piggle throws a right and a left that Dewing avoids nicely.
Dewing swats away the attempt to clinch by Piggle.
Piggle throws a shot to the body.
Dewing swats away the attempt to clinch by Piggle.
Dewing misses with a takedown attempt - Piggle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Piggle misses.
Piggle misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewing tries for a takedown but Piggle circles away easily
and Piggle counters with a two punch combo.
Piggle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Piggle throws a right hand that Dewing ducks under and follows up with a left that Dewing also avoids with ease.
Dewing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Piggle.
Piggle keeps the fight on the outside.
Piggle takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Dewing clinches.
A short uppercut from Piggle.

Piggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Piggle closes the distance and clinches.

Piggle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Piggle clinches with his opponent.
Dewing avoids the elbow strike from Piggle, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piggle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piggle misses with a head kick.
Piggle throws a series of punches but Dewing avoids them all with ease.
Dewing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Dewing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dewing shoots in and drives through. Piggle sprawls well.
Piggle throws the kick towards the body but Dewing avoids it.
Piggle misses with a double jab.
Dewing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Piggle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dewing somewhat.
Dewing tries for a takedown but Piggle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Piggle forces Dewing back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piggle lands an elbow just above Dewing 's eye.
Piggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Dewing backwards.

Dewing decides to pull guard.
Piggle stops Dewing from standing up.
Piggle would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dewing pulls Piggle in close to prevent any damage.

Dewing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Piggle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Piggle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dewing's guard.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piggle stuffs the takedown.
Piggle throws a series of punches but Dewing avoids them all with ease.
Dewing gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Piggle to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Dewing with that takedown attempt.
Jamie Dewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iggle Piggle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Dewing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iggle Piggle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Piggle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggle Piggle!