PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Woljecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shante Franklin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Woljecki
vs
Franklin

178 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

War Combat Nutrition

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Woljecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shante Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Woljecki misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Franklin coming out on top.
Woljecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Woljecki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Franklin is trying to defend but Woljecki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Woljecki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Franklin sees it coming and defends easily.
Woljecki is keen to just control but Franklin is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Woljecki connects with a nice short shot to Franklin's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Woljecki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woljecki looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woljecki keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Woljecki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woljecki tries to get out of the position.
Woljecki wants to stand but Franklin is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woljecki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Woljecki scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Pawel Woljecki has been cut.

Woljecki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woljecki wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Woljecki stops Franklin from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woljecki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woljecki throwing strikes but missing.
Woljecki wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woljecki is really struggling to control Franklin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Woljecki looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Woljecki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shante Franklin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pawel Woljecki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Franklin throws a right hand that Woljecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Woljecki also avoids with ease.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woljecki.
Woljecki dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1-2. Franklin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Woljecki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woljecki is trying to ground and pound but Franklin uses the momentary lack of control by Woljecki to regain half guard.
Woljecki is trying to control. Franklin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woljecki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woljecki is trying to work for a kimura but Franklin is defending well.
Franklin trying to hold on to Woljecki's head to control him but Woljecki postures up.
Woljecki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Woljecki is trying to control the action in half guard but Franklin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franklin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woljecki.
Woljecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Woljecki tries to pass.
Woljecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woljecki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franklin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pawel Woljecki.
Woljecki slips a jab and a cross from Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Woljecki misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Franklin.
Franklin blocks the body kick.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Woljecki moves out of range.
Shante Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
No luck for Woljecki with that takedown attempt.
Woljecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woljecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woljecki scores with a hook to the body. Franklin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franklin blocks a leg kick.

Woljecki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Franklin quickly recovers to half guard.
Woljecki content to control rather than advance.
Franklin is staying active underneath Woljecki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shante Franklin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pawel Woljecki's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woljecki fails to land the takedown.
Woljecki shoots in but no luck this time.
Franklin tries to bum rush Woljecki with a series of wild strikes but Woljecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woljecki dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Pawel Woljecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woljecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Woljecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.
Franklin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woljecki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shante Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Woljecki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woljecki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franklin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franklin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woljecki.
Franklin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woljecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woljecki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woljecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin is pulling down on Woljecki's head. It's preventing any offense from Woljecki, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Woljecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Franklin misses with a double jab

and Woljecki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woljecki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Woljecki throwing strikes from guard but Franklin blocks nicely.
Pawel Woljecki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woljecki content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woljecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shante Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

We're going to have a standup here because Pawel Woljecki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woljecki closes the distance and clinches up with Franklin, looking for a takedown. Woljecki pushes Franklin against the cage but Franklin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Franklin lands a really nice looking cross but Woljecki seems unphased.
Franklin swinging wildly here.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woljecki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franklin's waist but Franklin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woljecki off to one side.
Woljecki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woljecki gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin cracks a nice hook into Woljecki's ribs.
Pawel Woljecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woljecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Woljecki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franklin 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shante Franklin!