PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Woleman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Koscheck
vs
Woleman

184 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Violent Snake (SALES !)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woleman is fending him off so far but Koscheck persists. Nope, Woleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Woleman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koscheck.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Woleman gets the takedown into side control.
Woleman in side control, throwing shots but Koscheck defends.
Koscheck prevents Woleman from moving into mount.
Woleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koscheck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Woleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but Koscheck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woleman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Woleman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koscheck rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Woleman's guard! Nice work there by Koscheck!
Koscheck preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koscheck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Woleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Woleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Woleman closes the distance and pushes Koscheck back into the ropes.
Woleman stops a takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Woleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Koscheck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Woleman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Woleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Woleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koscheck throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Woleman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koscheck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koscheck is trying to control Woleman's posture but Woleman avoids it.
Woleman tries to move to full mount but Koscheck actually manages to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woleman throws a strike but Koscheck manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Woleman tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Koscheck!