PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LieHarder Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LieHarder Machete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mizrahi
vs
Machete

176 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
156 lbs
12 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LieHarder Machete!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Machete shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mizrahi sprawls well. Mizrahi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machete gets slowly back to his feet.
Machete throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mizrahi's waist but Mizrahi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machete off to one side.
Machete shoots in and drives through. Mizrahi sprawls well.
Donnie Mizrahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LieHarder Machete.

Mizrahi closes the distance and pushes Machete back into the cage.
Mizrahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machete wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machete.
Machete is working for takedown but Mizrahi is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
Machete wants a takedown but no success here.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Machete blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mizrahi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machete is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machete looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mizrahi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mizrahi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi lands a good knee to the midsection. Machete won't want to take too many of those.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the side of Machete's head.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machete blocks it with crossed arms.

Machete pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.

Mizrahi clinches with his opponent.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machete tries for a takedown but Mizrahi manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machete's face.

Machete is rocked!
A short left from Mizrahi.
Machete is still on wobbly legs! Can Mizrahi finish him?
Mizrahi has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Machete - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mizrahi, and another! Machete is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donnie Mizrahi!
An out of breath Donnie Mizrahi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.