PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheldon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Salmon Song. 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.

Sheldon
vs
Willems

175 cm
25
143 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

162 cm
31
144 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems wants to land a leg kick but Sheldon is out of range.
Jab from Sheldon.
Sheldon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willems.
Sheldon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willems misses with an uppercut
and Sheldon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willems dives in for a single leg takedown but Sheldon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Willems is leaning against Sheldon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Willems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheldon as Willems tries to tie him up.

Willems has Sheldon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Willems pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sheldon tumbling to the mat - Willems dives into Sheldon's guard.
Willems with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willems wants to pass the guard but Sheldon is keeping the position.
Sheldon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheldon tries to get out of the position.
Willems with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon controlling Willems's posture.
Sheldon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willems.
Willems pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheldon is keeping the position for now.
Willems looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sheldon pulls Willems in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willems.
Willems is working Sheldon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Willems trying to control but Sheldon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willems trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sheldon keeping moving, preventing Willems from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Willems keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Willems looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheldon is just out of range.
Sheldon moves out of range as Willems strikes.
Willems tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willems swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willems looks to land a right hand but Sheldon moved out of range.

Willems takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheldon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheldon gets through Willems's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willems tries to throw a body punch but Sheldon avoids it by throwing Willems back against the cage.
Sheldon prevents a body shot from Willems.
Sheldon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Willems doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Willems throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Willems is trying to stall.
Sheldon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willems tries to throw a body punch but Sheldon avoids it by throwing Willems back against the cage.
Sheldon stops a takedown attempt from Willems.
Sheldon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willems scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willems has a couple of punches blocked by Sheldon.
Sheldon working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Sheldon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Willems tries to throw a body punch but Sheldon avoids it by throwing Willems back against the cage.
Willems looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheldon tries to stall but Willems uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willems.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Willems controls his hands.
Willems struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheldon controls his hands.
Sheldon tries a body shot but Willems blocks it.
Willems doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Willems - that landed with a thud.
Sheldon misses with some punches.
Willems cracks Sheldon with a nice body shot.
Sheldon wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willems is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sheldon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dontae Sheldon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Willems.

Willems works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sheldon keeping moving, preventing Willems from controlling successfully.
Sheldon working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Willems dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sheldon lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Willems falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sheldon dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dontae Sheldon!
After winning the bout, Dontae Sheldon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.