Combat corner lands a knockout punch with headless commerce

Click Here Labs built Combat Corner, a fast, composable storefront that combines headless WordPress and BigCommerce.

  • 604%

    improvement in Speed Index

  • 438%

    improvement in Largest Contentful Paint

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Client ProfileAn MMA gear brand builds for speed

A male fighter with tattoos, wearing white boxing gloves and shorts stands aggressively within a dark grey and yellow hexagonal frame.
Client Site
combatcorner.com (opens in a new tab)
Industry
Sports
Products

Combat Corner Professional is a martial arts equipment manufacturer founded in 2007 by professional fighters. Using only the best raw materials, innovation, and cutting-edge designs, the company supplies some of the world’s most-respected fighters and teams.

Agency ProfileSolving problems with new ideas

Click Here Labs, a WP Engine Agency Partner, built a bespoke React frontend powered by BigCommerce for commerce and WordPress for content management.

Agency Site
clickherelabs.com (opens in a new tab)
Agency Partner
Strategic Partner

  • The ChallengeFrontend control, without starting over

    Combat Corner wanted more control over its frontend experience and better performance, without the disruption and cost of a full commerce replatform.

  • The SolutionComposable commerce, Headless WordPress

    Working with WP Engine Agency Partner Click Here Labs, Combat Corner leveraged WP Engine Headless WordPress for headless eCommerce to gain an impressive performance edge, including the ability to build a custom eCommerce experience on a proven architecture. 

    Using headless WordPress, Click Here built a bespoke React frontend that pairs BigCommerce for online sales with WordPress for content management, helping Combat Corner achieve better performance and user experience.

ResultsSub-second loads, across the board

Combat Corner’s rebuilt site now loads in under a second, with a 328% improvement in First Contentful Paint, a 583% improvement in Time to Interactive, a 604% increase in Speed Index, a 438% improvement in Largest Contentful Paint — plus a Total Blocking Time of zero and a Cumulative Layout Shift score of 0.065. 

  • 328%

    improvement in First Contentful Paint

  • 583%

    improvement in Time to Interactive

Headless WordPress has helped us build the fastest and most performant MMA site in the industry.

Rob Capili Digital Marketing Manager, Combat Corner

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