PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Mizrahi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mizrahi
vs
Redmond

176 cm
29
155 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

166 cm
23
157 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 18 - 14 - 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizrahi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redmond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Redmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi looks to land a combination. Redmond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Redmond tries to clinch there but Mizrahi circles away.
Mizrahi misses with a looping right.
Redmond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mizrahi pinned against the cage. Mizrahi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A bone on bone clash there as Mizrahi blocks the leg kick.
Redmond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mizrahi swivels and escapes.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redmond shoots in for a double leg but Mizrahi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donnie Mizrahi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Redmond.
Mizrahi looks to clinch

and Redmond counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mizrahi trying to keep a closed guard but Redmond is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Redmond from controlling successfully.
Redmond looking to sit in guard and control but Mizrahi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redmond wants to improve his position but instead Mizrahi has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redmond tries to get to full guard but Mizrahi has control of the leg.

Redmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mizrahi pulls his head out easily.
Redmond pushes Mizrahi off looking to stand but Mizrahi dives back in and keeps control.
Redmond manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Redmond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mizrahi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mizrahi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond looking to control.
Redmond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mizrahi is one step ahead there.
Mizrahi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mizrahi passes into half guard.
Mizrahi blocks the strikes from Redmond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mizrahi pulls his head out easily.
Mizrahi is thwarting Redmond's attempts to control the position.

Redmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mizrahi pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redmond is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Redmond dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Redmond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizrahi avoids it really well and circles away.
Redmond has a takedown stuffed.
Redmond sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mizrahi tests Redmond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi lands a jab to Redmond's midsection.
A lazy body kick from Mizrahi
and Redmond counters with a left and a right that stings Mizrahi.
Nathan Redmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Redmond counters with a head kick that drops Mizrahi - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mizrahi defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redmond lands strikes from half guard.
Redmond is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Redmond wants to control but Mizrahi is keeping him busy.
Redmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mizrahi defending well though.
Nathan Redmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mizrahi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redmond.
Redmond working over Mizrahi with some ground and pound. Mizrahi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Redmond not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Redmond is looking for a kimura but Mizrahi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Redmond to get the leverage.
Redmond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mizrahi is trying to get back to full guard.
Mizrahi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redmond.

Redmond is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Redmond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mizrahi defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Redmond throwing shots but Mizrahi is blocking nicely.
Redmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mizrahi defending well though.
Mizrahi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Redmond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Redmond stands and throws Mizrahi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mizrahi tries to buck Redmond off but Redmond is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Redmond.
Redmond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Redmond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Redmond throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Redmond working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redmond working the ground and pound but Mizrahi is defending the strikes.

Redmond in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mizrahi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Redmond!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Redmond made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.