PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Embers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Embers has chosen Settle For Nothing by RATM as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wiggs
vs
Embers

177 cm
28
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

178 cm
25
166 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wiggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kennedy Embers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggs. Embers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Embers tries to bum rush Wiggs with a series of wild strikes but Wiggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wiggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiggs slips a jab from Embers.
Wiggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Embers.
Embers scores with a decent looking hook.
Wiggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Embers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wiggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Embers throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Wiggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggs swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Embers to counter with a crisp jab.
Embers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggs moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Embers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Embers blocks a leg kick.
Wiggs throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggs throws a one two combo.

It looks like Kennedy Embers has been cut.
Embers lands with a hook. Wiggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Embers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggs throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Embers counter with a right hand.
Embers misses with an uppercut. Wiggs saw that one coming.
Wiggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wiggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Embers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Embers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Embers throws out a loose jab but Wiggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Embers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggs manages to avoid it.
Embers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Embers slips under a jab from Wiggs.
Wiggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Embers.
Wiggs misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Embers counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Embers misses with a body shot.
Embers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Embers.
Embers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiggs is looking to wear down Embers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wiggs throws out a loose jab but Embers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Embers throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Wiggs misses.
Wiggs throws an overhand right that lands on Embers's shoulder, as Embers tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggs throws a shot from downtown. Embers moves away and avoids it.
Embers scores with a shot to the body.
Embers loads up on a big right hand but Wiggs slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Embers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Embers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggs.
Embers lands a jab to Wiggs's midsection.
Embers looks to land a combination. Wiggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Embers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wiggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wiggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wiggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Embers counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Embers works the jab nicely.
Wiggs throws an overhand right that lands on Embers's shoulder, as Embers tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennedy Embers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kennedy Embers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiggs drops his hands momentarily and Embers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kennedy Embers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Embers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Embers.
Wiggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiggs scores with a jab to the body.
Embers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggs misses with a shot to the body
and Embers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggs misses with a straight left.
Embers throws a combination that misses
and Wiggs counters with a nice body shot.
Wiggs takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs slips under a jab.
Wiggs misses with a wild body shot.
Embers stalks Wiggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiggs's face. Wiggs staggers backwards, shaken.
Embers ducks under a wild hook from Wiggs.
Wiggs dodges the punch combination from Embers.
Embers scores with a body shot.
Embers connects with a crisp jab.
Embers lands with a nice body punch.
Embers lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Embers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggs.
Wiggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Embers.
A shot to the body from Wiggs misses
and Embers counters with a left to the body.
Wiggs misses with an uppercut. Embers saw that one coming.
Wiggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Embers.
Embers moves out of range as Wiggs strikes.
Embers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiggs's hands.
Nice jab there from Embers.
Wiggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs misses with a body shot.
Embers scores with a jab. Wiggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wiggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Embers.
A big right from Embers misses.
Wiggs misses with a low kick.
Wiggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Embers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggs.
Wiggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Embers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Embers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embers avoids the body shot from Wiggs.
Wiggs digs a good body shot into Embers's ribs.
Embers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiggs blocks a jab.
Wiggs misses with a jab to the body
letting Embers counter with a right hand.
Embers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Embers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggs throws an overhand right that lands on Embers's shoulder, as Embers tries to avoid the shot.
Embers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kennedy Embers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kennedy Embers'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wiggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Embers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Embers throws a shot from downtown. Wiggs moves away and avoids it.
Wiggs takes one on the button.
Embers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wiggs throws a body punch but Embers moves out of range.
Embers staying out of range there.
Embers staying out of range there.
Wiggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Embers at a distance.
Wiggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Embers has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Embers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Embers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiggs throws out the jab.
Embers misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Embers.
Embers works the jab nicely.
Wiggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wiggs throws the left hand but Embers avoids the punch easily.
Embers takes a swing at Wiggs's ribcage but misses.
Embers scores with a jab to the head.
Wiggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Embers to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggs throws a combination that misses
and Embers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Embers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wiggs's head.
Embers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Embers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Embers throws a shot from downtown. Wiggs moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embers moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Embers counters with a straight right hand.
Wiggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Wiggs.
Embers throws a hook to the side of Wiggs's head but Wiggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Embers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wiggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiggs loads up on a big right hand but Embers slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggs. Embers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiggs throws a right and a left that Embers avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Embers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John Wiggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wiggs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Embers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Embers moves out of range of the leg kick from Wiggs.
Wiggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Embers.
Wiggs throws a low kick, looking for Embers's leg but Embers calmly moves out of range.
Embers works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Embers thuds a left hand into Wiggs's body.
Embers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wiggs backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kennedy Embers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Embers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kennedy Embers!