PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finnegan Wheaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Corbeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbeil comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique - Dance With The Devil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wheaton
vs
Corbeil

190 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnegan Wheaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Corbeil!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheaton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Wheaton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Corbeil was covering up waiting for the punch and Wheaton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wheaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbeil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wheaton throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Corbeil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wheaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Corbeil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corbeil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheaton.
Wheaton advances to half guard.
Wheaton works his way into side control.
Wheaton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wheaton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wheaton 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.
Corbeil pushes Wheaton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wheaton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Wheaton crashes against the mat.
Wheaton trying to control the action but Corbeil is working from the bottom.
Corbeil can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wheaton scores with punches from side control.
Wheaton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corbeil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Finnegan Wheaton has been cut.
Corbeil misses with a body shot.
Corbeil scores with a sloppy right hand. Wheaton should have avoided that one.

Wheaton has managed to clinch.
Wheaton pushes Corbeil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wheaton jumps guard but Corbeil stands there with Wheaton around his waist. Wheaton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wheaton tries to pull guard but Corbeil holds him up against the cage and eventually Wheaton drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnegan Wheaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wheaton with that takedown attempt.
Corbeil misses with a wild body shot.

Wheaton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Corbeil!
Wheaton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corbeil's face.
Wheaton misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Wheaton.
Corbeil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Corbeil in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Corbeil can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheaton looking to finish Corbeil with some ground and pound. This is bad for Corbeil!

Corbeil is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wheaton! Corbeil is hurt baaadly! Wheaton is firing away with more strikes - Corbeil is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Finnegan Wheaton!