PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Faldo (ranked 2774 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 3949 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paparazzi Pone - Man Down. Wieneke has chosen Satyricon - K.I.N.G as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faldo
vs
Wieneke

182 cm
45
199 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

186 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Wieneke moves into the clinch successfully.

Wieneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wieneke shoots in and drives through. Faldo sprawls well.
Wieneke moves in looking to clinch but Faldo pushes him off.

Wieneke has closed the distance and engaged Faldo in a clinch.

Wieneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wieneke tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Wieneke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wieneke unleashes a big counter combination but Faldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Wieneke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wieneke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wieneke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wieneke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wieneke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Wieneke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faldo tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Wieneke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Faldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Wieneke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Faldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Wieneke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wieneke throws a strike aimed at the side of Faldo's head but Faldo avoids it well.

Wieneke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wieneke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Faldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faldo wants to control but Wieneke postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wieneke looks up at the clock and then as Faldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wieneke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wieneke tries to score with some ground and pound. Faldo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wieneke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Faldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faldo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wieneke connects with a decent elbow.
Faldo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wieneke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wieneke throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Faldo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wieneke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wieneke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!

Wieneke is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faldo has hold of Wieneke's hands but Wieneke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wieneke.

Wieneke is trying to work for a kimura but Faldo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wieneke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faldo defending well though.
Wieneke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wieneke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faldo defending well though.
Faldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wieneke.
Wieneke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Wieneke.

Wieneke is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Faldo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Faldo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wieneke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Faldo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wieneke has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Faldo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Faldo!
Wieneke is looking to regain half guard here but Faldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Wieneke tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Faldo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wieneke is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Wieneke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wieneke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faldo eats them both and turns towards Wieneke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Faldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Wieneke pushes Faldo up against the cage in a clinch.

Wieneke breaks from the clinch.
Wieneke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Faldo defends well and Wieneke ends up having to push Faldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Faldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wieneke.
Nice jab there from Wieneke.
Marius Wieneke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faldo connects with a body shot that sends Wieneke's belly button to the back.
Wieneke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faldo.
Wieneke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Faldo tries to work over Wieneke's front leg with a kick but Wieneke checks it.
Faldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wieneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Nice defenses there by Wieneke.
Wieneke wants to clinch.
As Wieneke tries to get set, Faldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Wieneke manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wieneke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wieneke working the strikes but Faldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wieneke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faldo defending well though.
Faldo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wieneke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Faldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieneke.
Wieneke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wieneke landing with the ground and pound.
Wieneke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke chips away with some ground and pound.
Wieneke throwing strikes but missing.
Marius Wieneke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wieneke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wieneke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wieneke wants to pass the guard but Faldo is keeping the position.
Faldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieneke.
Faldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wieneke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke scoring with some ground and pound.
Wieneke throwing strikes but missing.

Wieneke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wieneke works over Faldo with some ground and pound from guard.
Wieneke is looking to work some ground and pound but Faldo has wrist control.
Wieneke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wieneke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faldo's head.
Wieneke throwing strikes from guard but Faldo blocks nicely.

Wieneke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wieneke wants to pass the guard but Faldo is keeping the position.
Wieneke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieneke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wieneke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wieneke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faldo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wieneke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wieneke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wieneke is looking to work some ground and pound but Faldo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Wieneke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wieneke rushes Faldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wieneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wieneke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Faldo misses
and Wieneke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wieneke has managed to clinch.
Faldo blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Faldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wieneke backwards.
Wieneke wants to break free but Faldo has control.
A frustrated look appears on Wieneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wieneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wieneke with a knee to the head.
Faldo has Wieneke pressed against the cage, preventing Wieneke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wieneke breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo misses with a body kick.
Marius Wieneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faldo is looking to slow Wieneke down with leg kicks.
Wieneke cracks Faldo with a good jab.
Faldo misses with a low kick as Wieneke jumps back.
Faldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wieneke.
Wieneke throws a right and a left that Faldo avoids nicely.
Faldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wieneke.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marius Wieneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faldo throws a leg kick
and Wieneke counters with a one-two to the body.
Wieneke throws a sloppy head kick and Faldo moves out of range easily.
Wieneke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Wieneke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wieneke.
Faldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wieneke.
Faldo misses with a straight right.
Wieneke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wieneke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faldo circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faldo misses with a left hand
and Wieneke counters with a straight right hand.
Wieneke throws a body shot but no joy.
Faldo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wieneke.
Wieneke swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Faldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wieneke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wieneke throws a combination. Faldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wieneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faldo.

Wieneke has Faldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Faldo slowing the pace effectively.
Faldo lands a right hand.
Wieneke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Wieneke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wieneke or not.

Wieneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wieneke moves into the clinch.
Faldo misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke misses with a knee strike.
Wieneke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wieneke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faldo is leaning against Wieneke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faldo lands with a light punch inside.
Faldo stalling in the clinch but Wieneke improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faldo.
Faldo lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Faldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wieneke is looking for a takedown.
Marius Wieneke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nick Faldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Wieneke.
Faldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faldo lands with a light punch inside.
Wieneke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wieneke can turn it around.
Wieneke is trying to break free.
Nick Faldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faldo lands an uppercut.

Wieneke is rocked!
Faldo lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marius Wieneke.
I've got Wieneke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marius Wieneke!
A relieved looking Marius Wieneke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.