PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes to the cage accompanied by Voyage, Voyage. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Clement
vs
Woleman

176 cm
29
158 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

205 cm
38
161 lbs
32 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clement looking to score a takedown here. Woleman is defending well but Clement drives through and ends up in Woleman's guard.
Clement throwing strikes from guard but Woleman blocks nicely.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
Woleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clement working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woleman looking to control.
Woleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clement tries to free his leg and advance position but Woleman is retaining full guard.
Clement trying to control but Woleman is working from the bottom.
Clement slips nicely into half guard.
Woleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woleman wants to control but Clement is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement is pressing down on Woleman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Woleman is holding on for now.
Woleman is trying to maintain the position but Clement is very close to passing his half guard.
Woleman is looking to improve his position.
Clement not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clement sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woleman defending well though.
Woleman is controlling Clement's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Woleman gets back to full guard.
Clement trying to control but Woleman is working from the bottom.
Woleman striking off his back but it's not causing Clement any problems.
Woleman controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
Woleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clement in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clement stopping the sweep attempt from Woleman.
Clement looking to pass the guard.
Woleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woleman lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clement slips a jab from Woleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement tries a head kick but it misses.
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clement sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clement closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck for Clement with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Clement as Woleman shoots in.
Clement has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woleman finds it's way round the side to connect with Clement's head.
Clement throws a leg kick but Woleman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clement throws a series of punches but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woleman misses with a jab to the body

and Clement counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clement.
Clement pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woleman is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman is looking to stand up but Clement isn't so interested in that idea.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
Clement is not content to let Woleman control the position.
Woleman content to control rather than advance.
Clement 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clement manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Woleman is sitting in close to Clement's body. Clement has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Woleman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Woleman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clement.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jules Clement!
An out of breath Jules Clement thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.