PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Woleman
vs
Borgne

205 cm
32
161 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

169 cm
32
160 lbs
12 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Woleman does it's job there.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Borgne moves in looking to clinch but Woleman pushes him off.
Woleman cracks Borgne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Borgne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woleman throws a leg kick but Borgne checks it.
Woleman is looking to chop away at Borgne's legs.
Good exchange - Woleman coming out on top.
Borgne shoots in looking for a takedown. Woleman tries to sprawl out of it but Borgne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borgne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borgne tries to clinch but Woleman moves out of range.
Borgne slaps away a takedown attempt from Woleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Borgne tries to clinch up but Woleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick

and Woleman counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woleman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control the position but Borgne is working away.
Woleman scoring with punches and elbows.
Woleman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Borgne's legs.
Woleman throws an elbow but Borgne slips to the side and avoids it well.
Woleman prevents Borgne from escaping the position.
Woleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Woleman moves into full mount!
Woleman lands a big shot there that rocks Borgne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Woleman with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Woleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
Woleman landing strikes from the mount.
Woleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borgne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woleman looking to finish Borgne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borgne!
Woleman landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borgne taking shots to the head.
Borgne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Woleman content just to control the position here.
Woleman lands a big shot there that rocks Borgne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Borgne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Borgne wants to try and get back to his feet.
Woleman landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Woleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Woleman lands a big shot there that rocks Borgne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Borgne is rocked!
Woleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borgne's face.
Borgne is still in real trouble! Can Woleman finish him?
Borgne is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Woleman landing strikes from the mount.
Borgne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Woleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Borgne goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Woleman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Woleman!
After the fight, Mark Woleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.