PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sooper Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mann
vs
Wiggin

173 cm
30
150 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

174 cm
31
154 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sooper Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Sooper Mann has been cut.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
Mann tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Mann blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Mann.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Mann lands a right hand.
Wiggin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Wiggin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mann takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mann leaning against his opponent.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mann.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggin is keeping busy.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Wiggin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head.
Mann dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Mann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mann dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Mann trying to control the position but instead, Wiggin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mann blocking some punches.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Mann.
Wiggin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mann misses with a punch on the inside.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiggin has double underhooks.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mann is rocked!
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Mann's ribcage.
Wiggin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiggin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Mann seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot in the inside from Mann.
Mann trying to stall but Wiggin improves his position.
Mann is trying to stall.
Mann can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wiggin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Mann trying to stall but Wiggin improves his position.
Mann wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiggin won't allow it.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.

Mann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin scores with a nice right hand.
Wiggin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Wiggin drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Mann looking for a guillotine here but Wiggin defends easily.
Wiggin wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Mann controls Wiggin momentarily but Wiggin frees himself.
Wiggin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wiggin wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Wiggin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sooper Mann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mann forces Wiggin back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Mann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Wiggin is leaning against Mann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mann blocks it with crossed arms.
Mann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
Mann swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mann's brow.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a body shot.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mann.
Wiggin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.
Mann blocks an elbow strike from Wiggin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mann taking a breather.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.

Sooper Mann's cut is getting worse.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Mann.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mann takes a shot to the head.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Eli Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin presses Mann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Wiggin keeps him there for the moment.
Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mann avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Mann can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mann's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mann drops to his knees and Wiggin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Wiggin!
Eli Wiggin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Sooper Mann stepped up to the mic, saying 'Opponent cheated and is on steroids'.