PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zaharn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Woolard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Zaharn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Zaharn
vs
Woolard

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
8 - 19 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zaharn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Woolard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaharn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaharn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaharn.

It looks like Tyson Woolard has been cut.
Zaharn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woolard blocks a head kick by Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a lazy head kick

and Woolard counters by clinching up.

Woolard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zaharn is trying to keep an underhook but Woolard manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Woolard seems to be looking for submissions.
Zaharn is trying to get back to full guard.
Zaharn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woolard is working away from the top position though.
Zaharn is looking for a sweep. Woolard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaharn gets back to full guard.
Woolard stops Zaharn from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woolard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Woolard slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woolard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaharn defending well though.
Zaharn trying to control from the bottom.
Zaharn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Woolard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woolard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaharn's head.

Zaharn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zaharn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zaharn is refusing to be controlled, as Woolard sits in half guard.
Zaharn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woolard on the ground.
Zaharn is trying to maintain the position but Woolard is very close to passing his half guard.
Woolard prevents Zaharn from improving his position.
Woolard wants to pass the guard but Zaharn is defending well.
Zaharn is trying to maintain the position but Woolard is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zaharn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woolard doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaharn throws a push kick but Woolard slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woolard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaharn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woolard momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaharn scores with a sloppy right hand. Woolard should have avoided that one.
Zaharn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woolard back to the cage. Zaharn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zaharn looks to throw a body kick
and Woolard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zaharn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick
and Woolard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaharn swinging wildly here.
Zaharn misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zaharn!
Zaharn connects with a body shot.
Ray Zaharn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woolard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woolard looks gassed!
Zaharn misses with a leg kick.
Woolard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaharn counters with a three punch combo that has Woolard backing up. Woolard nods at Zaharn to acknowledge the strikes.

Woolard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zaharn wants to get back to full guard but Woolard has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woolard avoids the attempt from Zaharn to control.
Woolard landing punches.
Woolard prevents Zaharn from getting the reversal.
Zaharn wants to control but Woolard is having none of it.
Zaharn is looking to improve his position but Woolard isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaharn tries to hold on but Woolard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A leg kick checked by Woolard.
Nice uppercut there from Zaharn.
Woolard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaharn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zaharn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
Zaharn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woolard's head backwards.
Woolard tries to clinch up.
Zaharn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zaharn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaharn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaharn is looking to score with low kicks.
Woolard checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaharn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ray Zaharn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Woolard moves out of range.
Zaharn jabs Woolard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zaharn cracks Woolard with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaharn duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zaharn!
Woolard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaharn misses with the combination.
Zaharn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Woolard is breathing heavily.
Zaharn throws a leg kick that misses.
Ray Zaharn is winning the standup battle so far.
Woolard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaharn scores with a hook.
Zaharn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zaharn throws a series of strikes that have Woolard backpedaling.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that Woolard avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Woolard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Woolard clinches up with Zaharn and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaharn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woolard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaharn's efforts to push away.
Zaharn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Woolard jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Zaharn stands up and waves to Woolard to follow him.
Zaharn throws a series of strikes that have Woolard backpedaling.
Zaharn misses with a head kick.

Woolard shoots in and gets a takedown into Zaharn's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaharn trying to keep a closed guard but Woolard is proving a slippery customer.
Zaharn wants to stand and escape but Woolard is having none of it.
Zaharn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zaharn wants to stand but Woolard has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zaharn is keen to just control but Woolard is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woolard manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Woolard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
Zaharn misses with a double jab.
Zaharn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zaharn lands with a cross.
Zaharn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaharn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Woolard backs up against the cage.
Zaharn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woolard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaharn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaharn.
Sloppy strikes from Zaharn. Those never looked like landing.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Woolard moves out of range easily.
Zaharn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaharn lands a jab-cross combination.
Woolard takes one on the button.
Zaharn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zaharn lands with a right hand.
Woolard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Woolard moves out of range easily.
Zaharn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaharn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woolard checks it well.
Zaharn lunges at Woolard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woolard's hand.
Woolard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaharn misses with a two punch combination.
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
Zaharn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaharn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Zaharn.
Woolard blocks a head kick by Zaharn.
Zaharn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Zaharn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Woolard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Woolard slips a jab and a cross from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Woolard moves out of range.
Zaharn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaharn scores with a four punch combination!
Zaharn misses with a wild combination.
Zaharn misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a right hand that Woolard ducks under and follows up with a left that Woolard also avoids with ease.
Woolard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaharn counters with a two punch combo.
Zaharn wants to slow Woolard down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Woolard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaharn pushes Woolard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woolard goes for a takedown attempt but Zaharn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaharn as he connects with a hook.
Woolard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woolard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaharn.
Ray Zaharn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn throws a head kick that misses.
Woolard shoots for a double leg takedown but Zaharn sprawls well. He's pushed Woolard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zaharn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaharn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaharn throws a right hand that Woolard ducks under and follows up with a left that Woolard also avoids with ease.
Zaharn works over Woolard's head and body with a nice combination.
Zaharn digs a good body shot into Woolard's ribs.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woolard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zaharn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woolard back to the cage. Zaharn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zaharn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaharn misses with a leg kick.
Zaharn misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woolard blocks a head kick by Zaharn.
Zaharn misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Zaharn.
Zaharn looks to land a combination. Woolard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woolard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaharn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaharn lands a body shot.
Zaharn throws a right hand that Woolard ducks under and follows up with a left that Woolard also avoids with ease.
Zaharn lands a slapping body shot.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Woolard moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaharn scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaharn scores with a one two! Woolard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaharn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaharn lands a jab-cross combination.
Woolard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Zaharn - just one landing.
Woolard dodges the punch combination from Zaharn.
Zaharn misses with a two punch combination.
Zaharn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaharn.
Zaharn tries to work over Woolard's front leg with a kick but Woolard checks it.
Zaharn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaharn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaharn throws a one two combo.
Zaharn throws a one two combo.
Woolard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaharn throws a push kick but Woolard slaps the foot to one side.
Zaharn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaharn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn lands a jab-cross combination.
Zaharn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woolard's hands.
Zaharn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Zaharn.
No joy there for Zaharn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaharn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Woolard eats them both and turns towards Zaharn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Woolard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaharn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woolard.
An inside leg kick from Zaharn misses.
Woolard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaharn.
Zaharn looks to land a combination but Woolard avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Zaharn scores with a one two! Woolard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Zaharn.
Zaharn feints a jab promting Woolard to slip. Zaharn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Woolard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Woolard dodges the punch combination from Zaharn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Zaharn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaharn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Zaharn!