PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Heines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heines
vs
Woleman

185 cm
28
169 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

205 cm
32
161 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Heines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman works the jab nicely.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Heines moves out of range.
Woleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heines pinned against the cage. Heines gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heines walks into a left hand.
Heines uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woleman.
Woleman misses with a right hand
enabling Heines to counter with a crisp jab.
Woleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heines circles away.
Woleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Woleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heines to the ground. Woleman is now in Heines's guard.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but Heines is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Heines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Heines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Heines is adopting a defensive guard.
Heines is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woleman is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Woleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woleman looking to sit in guard and control but Heines gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heines tries to free his leg and advance position but Woleman is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Heines stands and throws Woleman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Heines stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Woleman scores with the left hand. Heines knows he should have avoided that one.
Woleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Heines.
Heines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woleman can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman cracks Heines with an open hand slap.
Woleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heines.
Joshua Heines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woleman cracks Heines with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woleman misses with a wild combination.
Heines stuffs the takedown attempt from Woleman. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Joshua Heines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Heines throws a looping overhand right but Woleman ducks down to avoid it.
Woleman throws a body punch but Heines moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woleman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heines throws a hook but Woleman blocks it.
Woleman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heines dodges the punch combination from Woleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that round.
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.

Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heines.
Woleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Woleman misses.
Woleman walks into a left hand.
Woleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heines circles away.
Woleman works the jab nicely.
Woleman misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Woleman.
Woleman throws a good cross that connects.
Heines takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heines moves away from the strike by Woleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heines.
Woleman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Heines misses.
Woleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mark Woleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woleman stuns Heines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Woleman misses with a body shot.
Heines moves in looking to clinch but Woleman pushes him off.
Heines lands with an overhand left.
Heines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heines takes one to the chin there.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown but Heines shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Woleman misses.
Woleman throws a sloppy body shot
and Heines counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines throws a right hand that Woleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Woleman also avoids with ease.
Woleman misses with a leg kick
and Heines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woleman scores with a hook.
Woleman has a takedown stuffed.
Joshua Heines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
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!
Heines's corner calls for a 1-2. Heines obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Heines there.
Woleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heines swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heines looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heines slips a jab from Woleman.
A slow jab from Woleman misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman misses the jab.
Woleman throws a looping overhand right but Heines ducks down to avoid it.

Woleman tries to keep at a distance but Heines has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heines tries to land knees in the clinch but Woleman avoids the damage to the body.
Woleman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heines fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woleman throws a lazy right hand but Heines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woleman throws a push kick but Heines slaps the foot to one side.
Woleman throws an overhand right that lands on Heines's shoulder, as Heines tries to avoid the shot.
Woleman misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heines manages to avoid it.
Woleman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heines under the eye.
Heines misses with a left hand
and Woleman counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Heines finds it's target.
Heines walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woleman. Heines does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woleman is defended easily by Heines.
Woleman with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heines jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Woleman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Woleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Woleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woleman has a takedown stuffed.
Heines digs a good hook to Woleman's body.
Woleman misses with a straight right.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown but Heines shows good takedown defense.
Heines tries to clinch up.
Heines lands a body shot.
Woleman throws a right hand that misses
and Heines counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Heines closes the distance and clinches.
Woleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heines is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woleman blocks an elbow strike from Heines.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heines blocks an uppercut.
Woleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Woleman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Heines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Heines keeps moving.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but Heines is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines wants to hit a switch here but Woleman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heines there!
Woleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Heines can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Woleman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Woleman misses with a head shot.
Woleman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Heines is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heines tries to hold on but Woleman pushes him away.
Heines on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heines tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman wants to control the pace but Heines is squirming around nicely.
Woleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heines is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woleman throws some wild stikes that Heines manages to avoid easily.
Heines avoids a series of strikes thrown by Woleman.
Woleman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Woleman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman throws some wild stikes that Heines manages to avoid easily.
Heines might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
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!
Heines is squirming around, avoiding Woleman's attempts to control the action.
Heines regains half guard.
Joshua Heines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heines keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woleman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
Mark Woleman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.