PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 2565 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Marcus Wheeler (ranked 334 p4p, 271 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Donal
vs
Wheeler

190 cm
20
210
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
215
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wheeler throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Donal moves into the clinch.
Donal misses with a body punch.
Wheeler looking to stall.

Wheeler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheeler walks into a jab.
Wheeler throws out a loose jab but Donal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal is looking to counter the offense by Wheeler and move into the clinch.
Donal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donal duly obliges.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wheeler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donal circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Donal misses the target.
Donal looks to clinch
letting Wheeler counter with a right hand.
Donal throws a leg kick which misses Wheeler's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheeler tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheeler misses with a body shot
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wheeler is out of range and Donal settles back down.
It seemed like Wheeler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with a straight left.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Wheeler ducks down to avoid it.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the body
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Donal moves into the clinch.
A short right from Donal on the inside.
A short right from Wheeler.
Donal tries to throw a body punch but Wheeler avoids it by throwing Donal back against the cage.
Wheeler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wheeler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wheeler slows down the pace here.

Donal breaks the clinch.
Donal misses with the body kick
and Wheeler counters with a nice body shot.
Wheeler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Donal misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donal fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donal staying out of range there.
Donal with the inside leg kick.
Donal lands with a hook. Wheeler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wheeler tries to get set, Donal tries to push him back and clinch up but Wheeler manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Wheeler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donal connects with a crisp jab.
Donal looks to land a left hand but Wheeler moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donal misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wheeler smiles and moves away.
Wheeler misses with a body shot.
Wheeler swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donal throws out a leg kick but Wheeler moves out of range and Donal only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Wheeler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donal moves out of range as Wheeler strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheeler. Donal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donal throws a right hand that misses
and Wheeler counters with a nice body shot.
Donal lunges at Wheeler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wheeler's hand.
Donal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheeler.
Donal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wheeler takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Wheeler manages to avoid it.

Donal has managed to clinch.
Donal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donal misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Donal breaks the clinch.
Wheeler digs a good hook to Donal's body.
Wheeler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been told by Donal's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wheeler ducks under a wild hook from Donal.
Wheeler checks the leg kick.
Donal scores with the left hand. Wheeler knows he should have avoided that one.
Donal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal misses with a leg kick.
Donal throws a solid leg kick but Wheeler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donal.
Wheeler cracks Donal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wheeler keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheeler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donal with a body shot.
Donal misses with a body shot.
Wheeler misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wheeler slips under a jab from Donal.
Wheeler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donal moves away.
Donal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wheeler digs a good hook to Donal's body.
Wheeler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donal staying out of range there.
Wheeler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wheeler throws a sloppy body shot
and Wheeler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Wheeler coming out on top.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Wheeler ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wheeler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wheeler takes a swing at Donal's ribcage but misses.
Wheeler tests Donal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donal tried to score with a low kick but Wheeler checks it.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Wheeler.
Donal is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wheeler.
Wheeler moves out of range of the body kick from Donal.
It seemed like Wheeler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wheeler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Wheeler misses its intended target.
Donal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donal loads up on a big right hand but Wheeler slips the punch.
Donal throws a sloppy body shot
and Wheeler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wheeler blocks a jab.
Wheeler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wheeler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Wheeler misses its intended target.
Wheeler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donal at a distance.
Wheeler throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal thuds his right hand into Wheeler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wheeler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wheeler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donal moves away from the strike by Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a right hand that misses
and Donal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wheeler loads up on a big right hand but Donal slips the punch.
Donal misses with a body punch
and Wheeler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wheeler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Wheeler there.
Wheeler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donal manages to avoid it.
Donal throwing a counter right hand but Wheeler manages to avoid it.
Wheeler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donal momentarily.
Donal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wheeler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler throws a series of punches but Donal avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Wheeler.
Wheeler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcus Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheeler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Donal appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wheeler's head.
Wheeler tries to move into range but Donal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wheeler throws an off balance right hand
and Donal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wheeler really felt that one!
Wheeler walks into a jab.
Wheeler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donal scores with a jab to the head.
Wheeler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donal tries to work over Wheeler's front leg with a kick but Wheeler checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut.
Donal punishes Wheeler's body with a nice straight punch.
Donal throws a big shot that misses.
Wheeler throws an overhand right that lands on Donal's shoulder, as Donal tries to avoid the shot.
Wheeler staying out of range there.
Donal lands with a cross.
Donal thumps Wheeler with a low kick.
Wheeler throws out a loose jab but Donal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donal throws a front kick that sends Wheeler stumbling back into the cage.
Donal misses with a wild body shot.
Wheeler throws a counter combo.
Donal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elwyn Donal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Donal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wheeler throws a lazy uppercut
and Donal counters with a stiff right hand.
Wheeler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wheeler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Donal! Wheeler is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
After the fight, Elwyn Donal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.