PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mortal Kombat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klein
vs
Wiggin

167 cm
28
132 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

180 cm
32
154 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Klein moves into the clinch.
Klein dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Klein tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klein managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Klein lands a knee to the head.
Klein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiggin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klein tries to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling the position.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Klein up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiggin darts in trying to clinch

and Klein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Klein.
Klein working hard to break the clinch.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klein blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klein's face.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klein stalling the fight.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Klein blocks with his arms.
Klein tries a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin taking a breather.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.

Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Klein closes the distance and pushes Wiggin back into the cage.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Klein.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin looking to stall.
Klein throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin taking a breather.
Klein tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Klein tries a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Klein crunches a lovely knee into Wiggin's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klein's efforts to push away.
Klein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiggin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Klein manages to break the clinch.
Wiggin looks to clinch

and Klein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Klein taking a breather.
Klein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiggin is defending well for now.

Klein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klein counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Klein lands with a slapping head kick.
Wiggin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wiggin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Klein pushes him off.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Klein finish him?

Klein moves into the clinch successfully.
Klein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiggin's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the temple.
Klein tries to land a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks with his arms.
Klein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Klein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Klein.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Klein is blocking nicely.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klein tries a knee to the head but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Klein has Wiggin pressed against the cage.
Klein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klein stalls.
Wiggin seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Klein breaks the clinch.
Wiggin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Klein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Klein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Klein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiggin wants to clinch up but Klein keeps it at a distance.

Wiggin gets a clinch.
Wiggin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klein is keeping busy.
Klein lands a knee to the body.
Wiggin stalling in the clinch but Klein improves position.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Klein is pushing Wiggin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiggin working Klein over with knees to the body.
Klein scores with a knee to the head.
Klein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klein misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klein misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike from Klein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klein blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Klein is blocking nicely.
Wiggin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klein is defending well for now.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiggin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wiggin is breathing heavily.
Klein misses with a knee to the head.
Klein looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klein tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiggin avoids the damage to the body.

Klein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Klein breaks away
and Klein counters with a one-two to the body.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klein swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Wiggin wants to clinch but Klein slips to the side

and Klein moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Klein stalling in the clinch but Wiggin improves position.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
Mickey Klein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Klein working Wiggin over with knees to the body.

Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Klein instigates a clinch.
Klein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klein managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.

Klein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggin trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Klein.
Klein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiggin avoids it.
Klein lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
Klein is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiggin gets an underhook and turns Klein into the cage.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Klein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Klein pushes him off.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Klein circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrew Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Klein moves away
and Klein finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Klein counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Klein rushes Wiggin and presses him up against the cage.
Klein looking to throw knees to the head but Wiggin is blocking nicely.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Klein is blocking nicely.

Klein breaks the clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Klein circles away and keeps his distance.
Klein swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Klein circles away and keeps his distance.

Wiggin moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Klein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiggin blocks it with crossed arms.
Klein using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klein misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Klein dominated that second round.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klein swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Klein counters with a head kick that drops Wiggin to the mat! Wiggin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin tries to clinch but Klein is having none of it.

Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klein managing to block the knees to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klein here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Klein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggin lands a good knee to the midsection. Klein won't want to take too many of those.
Klein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klein connects with a knee to the head.
Klein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Klein blocks it.
Klein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin trying to stall but Klein improves his position.
Klein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin stalls.
Klein misses with a knee strike.

Klein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klein throws a head kick but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klein tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klein paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klein landing knees to the head.

Klein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mickey Klein is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Klein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Klein is avoiding it.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.

Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
Klein letting Wiggin take a breather here.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin landing knees to the head.
Klein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Klein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klein swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Wiggin wants to clinch but Klein slips to the side
and Klein counters with a head kick that wobbles Wiggin - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Klein sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Klein!
Mickey Klein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.