PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiggins
vs
Danzig

203 cm
31
249 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

183 cm
33
240 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glenn Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins tries a head kick but it misses.

Wiggins gets a clinch.
A short right from Wiggins.
Danzig'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.
Wiggins working aggressively here.
Danzig blocks a body shot from Wiggins.
Wiggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danzig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Danzig backwards.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wiggins is keeping busy.
Danzig blocks a body shot from Wiggins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danzig controls his hands.
Wiggins lands a right hand.
Wiggins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wiggins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiggins tries a body shot but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig looking to slow down the pace here.
Danzig misses with a punch on the inside.
Danzig tries to circle away but Wiggins has him pinned against the ropes.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggins lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Wiggins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danzig.
Wiggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggins can't find room to land a body shot as Danzig controls the action.
Wiggins gets underhooks to prevent Danzig's takedown attempt.
Danzig avoids the elbow strike from Wiggins, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Danzig.
Wiggins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Danzig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danzig.
Danzig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danzig's elbow.

Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiggins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Danzig manages to circle out of the way.
Danzig walks into a stiff left hand from Wiggins.
Wiggins wants to clinch.
Wiggins dodges the punch combination from Danzig.
It looked like Wiggins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wiggins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiggins.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wiggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danzig's brow.
Wiggins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Wiggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Danzig scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Danzig counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Andrew Wiggins has been cut.
Wiggins looks to clinch
and Danzig counters with a nice body shot.
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Wiggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Wiggins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wiggins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Danzig counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Danzig misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Wiggins.
Wiggins wants to clinch but Danzig slips to the side
enabling Danzig to counter with a crisp jab.

Wiggins is rocked!

Wiggins moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiggins as Danzig tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danzig.
Wiggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danzig can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Danzig controls his hands.
Danzig avoiding damage as Wiggins throws knees to the body.
Danzig pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiggins.
Danzig is looking to control Wiggins's arms but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danzig has his back to the ropes.
Danzig misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Andrew Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig throws a right hand that Wiggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggins also avoids with ease.

Wiggins darts in and clinches Danzig up against the ropes.
Wiggins just leaning against Danzig, taking a breather.

Wiggins breaks the clinch.
Wiggins scores with a punch to the head.

Wiggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins tries to throw a body punch but Danzig avoids it by throwing Wiggins back against the ropes.

Wiggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiggins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danzig throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiggins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggins tries to clinch
and Danzig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiggins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Danzig's head.

Danzig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danzig stalling in the clinch but Wiggins improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danzig blocking some punches.
Danzig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggins smiles and moves away.
Wiggins lands a nice shot that snaps Danzig's head back.
Wiggins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danzig circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrew Wiggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wiggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Danzig dodges an elbow strike from Wiggins.
Danzig avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggins.
A head punch on the inside from Danzig fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins tries a body shot but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig tries to circle away but Wiggins has him pinned against the ropes.
Danzig is trying to drag Wiggins to the mat but Wiggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Danzig is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggins misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins misses with a knee strike.
Danzig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Wiggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Wiggins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wiggins moves into the clinch.

It looks like Glenn Danzig has been cut.
Danzig is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiggins gets an underhook and turns Danzig into the ropes.

Wiggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins throws a leg kick that is checked

and Danzig counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Wiggins down! Danzig is looking to finish but Wiggins is intelligently defending himself.
Danzig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Wiggins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danzig manages to get himself to full guard.

Wiggins seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggins won't allow Danzig to sweep him here.
Wiggins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danzig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wiggins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wiggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danzig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wiggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig wants to sweep here but Wiggins controlling him for the moment.
Danzig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danzig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Danzig stopping the sweep attempt from Wiggins.
Wiggins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Danzig distracts Wiggins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wiggins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wiggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiggins, not yet.
Danzig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wiggins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Danzig lands a couple of elbows.
Wiggins throws a couple of heel strikes.
Wiggins lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danzig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Danzig trying to control but Wiggins is working from the bottom.
Andrew Wiggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throws a big right hand that misses.
Danzig controlling from the top position.
Wiggins controls Danzig momentarily but Danzig frees himself.
Wiggins keeping full guard, as Danzig tries to pass.
Wiggins is trying to control the position but Danzig postures up.
Danzig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Danzig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wiggins trying to keep a closed guard but Danzig is proving a slippery customer.
Wiggins has momentary wrist control but Danzig slips an elbow through the middle.
Danzig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wiggins working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig throwing strikes but missing.
Danzig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danzig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wiggins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glenn Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiggins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glenn Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danzig misses with a combination
and Wiggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danzig moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Danzig gets a clinch.
Wiggins throws an elbow that misses.
Danzig wants to stall.
Danzig tries to stall but Wiggins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danzig misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Danzig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiggins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Wiggins!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Wiggins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.