PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Laurent
vs
Woleman

175 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
161 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Woleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St Laurent is trying to get back to half guard.
Woleman working the ground and pound.
Woleman working the head with strikes.
St Laurent is trying to improve his position.
Woleman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Laurent is avoiding damage well.
Woleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
St Laurent avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Woleman.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Woleman or perhaps it was just good defense by St Laurent which made him look bad.
Woleman swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Woleman misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Woleman moves out of range as St Laurent strikes.
Woleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Laurent was well out of range. Poor timing from Woleman.
Woleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Woleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Woleman trying to pass the guard but St Laurent defending well.
St Laurent tries to get to full guard but Woleman has control of the leg.
Woleman passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent being controlled for a moment.
St Laurent is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Woleman off and has taken his back!
Woleman manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Laurent's guard. Nice work there by Woleman.

St Laurent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but St Laurent is keeping the position.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Laurent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woleman is stalling in the full guard.
Woleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Woleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Woleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Woleman trying to control but St Laurent is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Woleman misses.
St Laurent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woleman.
St Laurent defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woleman.
Louis St Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Woleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Laurent pinned against the cage. St Laurent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Laurent moves away from the strike by Woleman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Woleman looks to land a body kick but St Laurent moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

St Laurent just misses with a punch to the body.
Woleman misses with a double jab.
Woleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Woleman misses with a looping right.
Woleman lands with a nice body punch.
Woleman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Laurent rather than just go for the knockout.
Woleman lands a right hook to the body.
Woleman misses the body punch
and St Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Laurent in his tracks.
Woleman cracks St Laurent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Laurent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woleman lands with a hook. St Laurent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Laurent but St Laurent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Woleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Laurent throws out the jab.
St Laurent swings for the body but Woleman moves out of range.
St Laurent throws a shot from downtown. Woleman moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Laurent in his tracks.

Woleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Laurent manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Laurent pulls Woleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Woleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but St Laurent is keeping the position.
Woleman postures up.
Woleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Woleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woleman trying to control but St Laurent is working from the bottom.
St Laurent controls Woleman momentarily but Woleman frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Laurent looking for a guillotine here but Woleman defends easily.
Woleman wants to control from the top but St Laurent keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for St Laurent with that takedown attempt.
Woleman throws out a loose jab but St Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Laurent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Woleman.
St Laurent just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Woleman working the ground and pound.
St Laurent is being controlled here.
Woleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Laurent keeps working.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but St Laurent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Laurent was well out of range. Poor timing from Woleman.
Woleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Laurent.
Woleman misses with a shot to the body

and St Laurent counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Laurent trying to advance position but Woleman counters by regaining guard.
St Laurent might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Laurent wants to get back to full guard but Woleman has mounted him!
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Mark Woleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woleman content just to control the position here.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Laurent takes one to the side of the head.
Woleman takes a swing at St Laurent's ribcage but misses.
St Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woleman.
Woleman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Woleman throws an overhand right that lands on St Laurent's shoulder, as St Laurent tries to avoid the shot.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt

and St Laurent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Woleman's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Laurent stands and throws Woleman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Woleman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Woleman parries the strikes from St Laurent easily there. St Laurent is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Woleman to escape.

St Laurent working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woleman regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman wants to improve his position but St Laurent is controlling well.
Woleman tries to kick St Laurent off but St Laurent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Woleman regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Laurent is stalling in the full guard.
Woleman controls St Laurent momentarily but St Laurent frees himself.
Woleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Woleman trying to control the position.
Woleman is pulling down on St Laurent's head. It's preventing any offense from St Laurent, at least for the moment.
Mark Woleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Laurent prevents Woleman from getting back to his feet.
Woleman trying to control the position.
Woleman is pulling down on St Laurent's head to control his posture.
Woleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Laurent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Woleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

St Laurent gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Laurent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woleman pushes down on St Laurent's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woleman prevents St Laurent from improving his position.
Woleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Laurent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Louis St Laurent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woleman passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but St Laurent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woleman taking a breather here.
Woleman tries to stand but St Laurent controls the position and pulls Woleman into his guard.
St Laurent pulls Woleman in close to prevent any damage.
Woleman wants to control from the top but St Laurent keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Woleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!