PBP Commentary

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

205 cm
36
161 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

193 cm
25
158 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman checks the leg kick.
Woleman misses with a hook. Shleifer ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shleifer with a hook.
Shleifer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woleman lands with a hook. Shleifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shleifer throws a sloppy head kick
and Woleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woleman scores with a shot to the body.
Shleifer feints a jab promting Woleman to slip. Shleifer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Woleman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good work by Woleman as he checks the leg kick.
Shleifer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woleman misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Shleifer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woleman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shleifer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woleman.
Woleman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman scores with a three punch combo!
Nice sprawl there from Shleifer as Woleman shoots in.
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.
Shleifer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Shleifer gets caught napping as Woleman dives in and scores a takedown. Shleifer manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shleifer wants to stand and escape but Woleman is having none of it.
Woleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Woleman throws out a leg kick but Shleifer moves out of range and Woleman only half commits.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Shleifer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woleman lands a nice shot that snaps Shleifer's head back.
Woleman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shleifer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woleman.
Shleifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Woleman lands the left hand.
Woleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woleman misses with a hook.
Woleman cracks Shleifer with a good jab.

Woleman scores with a takedown into Shleifer's guard.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Shleifer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shleifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Shleifer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Woleman dives into side control.
Woleman cracks Shleifer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Woleman takes a little break here. Shleifer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Woleman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shleifer wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman takes a little break here. Shleifer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Woleman trying to control the position but Shleifer is working away.
Shleifer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shleifer is looking to regain half guard here but Woleman keeps moving and retains side control.
Woleman wants to control but Shleifer is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Woleman lands a jab to the nose.
Woleman checks a leg kick.
Mark Woleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Shleifer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shleifer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Woleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Shleifer counters with an outside leg kick.
Woleman scores with a nice head shot.
Shleifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Shleifer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shleifer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shleifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Woleman.
Shleifer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Woleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Woleman throws a body punch but Shleifer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Woleman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shleifer doesn't seem phased though.

Woleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Woleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woleman trying to control the position but Shleifer is working away.
Shleifer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shleifer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Woleman's best efforts.
Woleman working over Shleifer with some ground and pound. Shleifer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman content to control rather than advance.
Shleifer is trying to stand back up but Woleman is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shleifer is looking to control Woleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shleifer avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Woleman.
Woleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shleifer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woleman.
Woleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Woleman wants to take a breather but Shleifer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer is trying to stand.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but Shleifer is defending well.
Shleifer taking some punishment here, with Woleman in his half guard.
Woleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shleifer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Woleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shleifer!
Woleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to lock up and control but Woleman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woleman wants to control the pace but Shleifer is squirming around nicely.
Shleifer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Woleman dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Woleman content just to control the position here.
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!
Shleifer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Woleman misses with a double jab.
Shleifer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woleman tries to clinch but Shleifer is having none of it.

Woleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Shleifer is trying to stand.
Woleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Shleifer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mark Woleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woleman uses his free foot to push down on Shleifer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shleifer.
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Woleman lands a heavy elbow.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Shleifer taking shots to the head.
Woleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Woleman unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman breaks from Shleifer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman controlling from the full mount.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Shleifer tries to reverse the position but Woleman maintains control.
Shleifer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Woleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Woleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shleifer tries to hold on but Woleman postures up.
Woleman breaks from Shleifer's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman scoring with strikes but Shleifer is staying in there.
Woleman tries to control but Shleifer wriggling away.
Woleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shleifer can do to turn this around?
Woleman dominating with strikes here.

Shleifer is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woleman lands a heavy elbow.
Shleifer is still in real trouble! Can Woleman finish him?
Woleman controlling from mount.
Woleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Woleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Woleman lands a big shot to the head and Shleifer winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Woleman!
A very excited looking Mark Woleman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.