PBP Commentary

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

205 cm
37
161 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

185 cm
36
167 lbs
22 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 29 - 11 - 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 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Angle!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle shoots in for a takedown but Woleman shows good takedown defense.
Woleman dives in and grabs Angle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angle pushes down on Woleman's head and hops out.
Angle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Woleman to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
A big left from Woleman misses.
Angle misses with a takedown attempt - Woleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Woleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Woleman slips a jab and a cross from Angle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Angle.
Woleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Angle.
Woleman misses with an uppercut. Angle saw that one coming.

Angle drives through and clinches with Woleman against the cage.

Woleman has hold of one of Angle's legs. Angle is fighting the takedown attempt but Woleman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Angle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woleman defends it easily.

Angle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Angle is looking for a triangle but Woleman pushes his legs off easily.
Woleman trying to control but Angle is working from the bottom.
Angle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Woleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angle wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Woleman is now in half guard.
Woleman controlling the pace.
Angle is looking to control Woleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Angle avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle is looking for a sweep. Woleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Angle looking for submissions off his back.
Woleman is controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angle wants to improve his position but Woleman is controlling well.

Angle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Angle wants to control but Woleman is keeping busy.
Angle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Angle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Angle looking for submissions off his back.
Woleman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns Angle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Woleman controlling from the full mount.
Woleman lands a big elbow.
Woleman working Angle over with strikes here.
Angle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Woleman working Angle over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Woleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Woleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Woleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Angle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Angle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Woleman winds up and cracks Angle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Angle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman prevents Angle from improving his position.
Woleman working over Angle with some ground and pound. Angle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Angle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Angle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woleman as he avoids it easily.

Woleman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Woleman showed some decent athleticism there.
Woleman drops an elbow to the side of Angle's head.
Angle is not content to let Woleman control the position.
Woleman wants to free his trapped foot but Angle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Angle wants to control but Woleman passes into side.
Woleman trying to control the action but Angle is working from the bottom.
Angle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Woleman tries to get to full guard but Angle has control of the leg.
Angle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman tries to roll over but Angle keeps him under control.

Angle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Woleman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Woleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woleman trying to control the position.
Angle wants to pass the guard but Woleman is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman keeping moving, preventing Angle from controlling successfully.
Woleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angle's guard.
Woleman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Woleman working the ground and pound.
Woleman gets to mount! Angle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Angle taking shots to the head.
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!
Woleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Angle is desperately trying to improve his position but Woleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Angle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
Woleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Angle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Angle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Woleman scoring with strikes but Angle is staying in there.
Woleman looking to control but Angle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Woleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Angle hang on?
Woleman controlling the pace for now.
Woleman tries to control but Angle wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is really struggling to control Angle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Angle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Angle is trying to escape the mount.
Woleman is landing with some decent strikes but Angle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Angle is looking to escape.
Woleman controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
Angle shoots for a double leg takedown but Woleman sprawls well. He's pushed Angle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angle shoots in and drives through. Woleman sprawls well.
Mark Woleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Angle.
Angle with a poor takedown
and Woleman counters with a straight right hand.
Woleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Angle.
Angle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Angle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Woleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woleman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Angle will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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!
Angle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angle tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Woleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Woleman controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Angle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Angle is being controlled here.
Woleman wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Angle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Woleman's best efforts.
Woleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Angle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Angle looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman content to control rather than advance.
Angle is not content to let Woleman control the position.
Angle is looking for a sweep. Woleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ty Angle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle wants to get back to full guard.
Woleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angle can do to turn this around?
Angle is controlling Woleman's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice defenses there by Angle.
Angle throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Woleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Angle misses with a low kick.
Angle shoots in and drives through. Woleman sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Woleman - just one landing.
Woleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Angle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Angle fails with the takedown
and Woleman counters with a nice body shot.
Woleman misses with a series of wild punches.

Woleman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Woleman is in Angle's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Angle for as long as he can get away with.
Woleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Angle is retaining full guard.
Woleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Woleman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Woleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Angle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Angle shoots in for a double leg but Woleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands from Angle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
A less than humble Mark Woleman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.