PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Nicholls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Woleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nicholls
vs
Woleman

183 cm
31
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

205 cm
42
220 lbs
36 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Nicholls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman lands a slapping body shot.

Nicholls drives through and clinches with Woleman against the cage.
Woleman is trying to break the clinch but Nicholls is controlling him.
Nicholls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Woleman has picked Nicholls up - he's going for a ride! Woleman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Woleman uses his free foot to push down on Nicholls's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nicholls.
Woleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nicholls slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nicholls is pressing down on Woleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nicholls trying to keep a closed guard but Woleman is proving a slippery customer.
Nicholls is adopting a defensive guard.
Nicholls wants to improve his position but instead Woleman has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholls tries to roll over but Woleman keeps him under control.
Nicholls is working hard here to advance position.
Woleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woleman is keen to just control but Nicholls is a slippery customer.
Nicholls tries to get to full guard but Woleman has control of the leg.
Woleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Woleman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Woleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Woleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean Nicholls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicholls slips under a jab from Woleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicholls at a distance.
Woleman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Woleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Nicholls manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nicholls sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woleman defending well though.
Woleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicholls.
Nicholls prevents Woleman from improving his position.
Nicholls is thwarting Woleman's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Woleman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Woleman is looking for a sweep. Nicholls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woleman wants to control but Nicholls is keeping busy.
Nicholls stalling away here and it's allowed Woleman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicholls throws an elbow that misses. Woleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nicholls's guard. Nice move by Woleman!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicholls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicholls trying to keep a closed guard but Woleman is proving a slippery customer.
Woleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicholls is keeping the position for now.
Woleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nicholls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Nicholls keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Woleman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nicholls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Woleman duly obliges.
Nicholls tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicholls misses with a right hand
and Woleman counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicholls is looking to clinch.
Woleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicholls on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Woleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woleman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woleman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nicholls rather than just go for the knockout.
Nicholls tries to close the distance and clinch but Woleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woleman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nicholls is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woleman.
Woleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Woleman lands a right hook to the body.
Nicholls misses with a body kick.

Nicholls closes the distance and clinches.
Nicholls throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicholls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woleman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woleman is working for takedown but Nicholls is calmly controlling the position for now.
Woleman stalling in the clinch but Nicholls improves position.
Nicholls throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicholls.
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!

Woleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicholls.
Nicholls has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicholls there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicholls throws a sloppy head kick
and Woleman counters with a nice body shot.
Mark Woleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Woleman shoots in and bounces Nicholls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nicholls 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.
Nicholls working a defensive guard here.
Woleman connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nicholls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nicholls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman distracts Nicholls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Nicholls keeps moving.
Woleman preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholls is trying to hold Woleman in close to prevent damage but Woleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Woleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nicholls wants to improve his position but Woleman is controlling well.
Nicholls is staying active underneath Woleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nicholls has his hands clasped together around Woleman's back. He's all about the action.
Nicholls is looking to control Woleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicholls avoid being mounted?
Woleman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicholls needs to keep his hands up - Woleman had a free shot at his head there.
Woleman moves out of range as Nicholls strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woleman.
Nicholls stuffs the takedown attempt from Woleman. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nicholls slips a jab from Woleman.
Nice defenses there by Woleman.
Nicholls throws a sloppy head kick
and Woleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woleman.
Nicholls fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woleman.
Nicholls is looking to clinch.
Nicholls pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woleman misses with a two punch combination.
Woleman scores with a jab to the head.
Nicholls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicholls lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woleman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nicholls 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholls manages to avoid it.
Nicholls loads up on a big right hand but Woleman slips the punch.
Woleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicholls.
Woleman throws a right and a left that Nicholls avoids nicely.
Woleman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nicholls.
Nicholls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicholls lands a front kick.
Woleman misses the jab.
Nicholls will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Woleman blocks a head kick by Nicholls.
Nicholls looks to land a left hand but Woleman moved out of range nicely.
Woleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicholls.
Woleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Woleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicholls fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicholls slips a jab and a cross from Woleman.
Nicholls tried to score with a low kick but Woleman checks it.
Woleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nicholls counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dean Nicholls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Woleman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholls lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicholls wants to clinch up but Woleman keeps it at a distance.
Nicholls throws a solid leg kick but Woleman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicholls.
Nice straight punches there by Woleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woleman.
Nicholls getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Woleman blocks the body kick.
Nicholls throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicholls tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicholls ducks right into an uppercut from Woleman.
Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholls.
Nicholls gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Nicholls is rocked!
Woleman connects with a right hand. Nicholls shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Woleman throws a combination that misses
and Nicholls counters with a body kick.
Oh Nicholls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mark Woleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woleman blocks a jab.
Nicholls seems to have got his legs back now.
Woleman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicholls misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicholls walks straight into a right hand from Woleman - that's dropped him! Woleman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nicholls from any more punishment! Nicholls complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Woleman!
A very excited looking Mark Woleman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Dean Nicholls spoke after the fight, saying 'I can do better than that, if he fights me again he won't win!'.