PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elwyn Donal (ranked 1374 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Tomahawk Chai (ranked 212 p4p, 215 weight class). Elwyn Donal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donal
vs
Chai

190 cm
21
210
5 - 0 - 1

190 cm
20
205
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai is looking to slow Donal down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donal takes one on the button.

It looks like Elwyn Donal has been cut.
Donal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.

Donal moves into the clinch.
A short left from Chai.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Donal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Donal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donal.
Donal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Donal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Donal is looking to counter punch.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Donal closes the distance and clinches.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Donal.
Chai prevents a body shot from Donal.

Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai connects with a jab.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomahawk Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donal.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Chai swinging wildly here.
As Chai tries to get set, Donal tries to push him back and clinch up but Chai manages to avoid the attempt.

Donal clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donal.
Donal blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Donal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right and a left that Donal avoids nicely.
Donal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donal wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Donal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donal throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Donal moves into range and clinches up with Chai.
Chai digs a right hand into Donal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donal's gas tank.
Donal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Donal - that landed with a thud.
Donal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Donal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Donal blocks an uppercut.
Donal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donal tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Donal is working for takedown but Chai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donal pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donal gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elwyn Donal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai working aggressively here.
Donal lands a left hand.
Chai stops a takedown attempt from Donal.

Chai breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Donal tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donal checks it well.
Donal throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomahawk Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elwyn Donal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donal wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Donal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donal avoids the body shot from Chai.
Donal walks into a left hand.
Tomahawk Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Donal is out of range.
Chai connects with a right hand. Donal shakes it off.
Chai gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Donal gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Chai is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
Elwyn Donal is the new light heavyweight champion!
Elwyn Donal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.