PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Borys Grabowski enters the cage!

Mizrahi
vs
Grabowski

176 cm
34
155 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

171 cm
30
155 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 30 - 23 - 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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi walks into a left hand.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body punch.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A good leg kick by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi thuds his right hand into Grabowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mizrahi misses with a kick to the body.

Mizrahi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabowski, pushing him back against the cage.

Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Grabowski slips a jab from Mizrahi.
Grabowski swings for the body but Mizrahi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski ducks right into an uppercut from Mizrahi.
Nice straight punches there by Mizrahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mizrahi.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Grabowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grabowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.

Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mizrahi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
Mizrahi misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mizrahi throws a big shot that misses.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mizrahi.

Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grabowski.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grabowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
Grabowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Grabowski catches Mizrahi right on the button with a cross.
Mizrahi scores with a jab. Grabowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski avoids the head kick by Mizrahi.

Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grabowski's efforts to push away.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grabowski blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grabowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Grabowski breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski checks a low kick from Mizrahi.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Mizrahi moved away.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi misses with a double jab.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi misses the shot to the body.
Mizrahi lands a high kick!
Grabowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mizrahi. That one must have hurt.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Mizrahi checks a low kick from Grabowski.
Grabowski works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mizrahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot
and Grabowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mizrahi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mizrahi lands with a right hand.
Grabowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi closes the distance but Grabowski moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a straight right.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
Mizrahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Grabowski saw that one coming.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Mizrahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mizrahi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizrahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Mizrahi dodges the punch combination from Grabowski.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski scores with a hook to the body. Mizrahi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mizrahi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
Grabowski looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Grabowski tries to score with a low kick but Mizrahi moves his leg out of the way.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi connects with a right hand. Grabowski shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizrahi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Mizrahi cracks Grabowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi wants to clinch.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Mizrahi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mizrahi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands with a cross.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Grabowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Mizrahi. That snapped Grabowski's head back.
Grabowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Grabowski pushes him off.
Mizrahi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grabowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizrahi in his tracks.

It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Mizrahi digs a good hook to Grabowski's body.
Grabowski throws a push kick but Mizrahi slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grabowski tries to move into range but Mizrahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi throws out a loose jab but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi scores with a nice body kick.
Grabowski slips under a jab.
Mizrahi tries to land a body kick
and Grabowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mizrahi fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grabowski counters with a left to the body.

Mizrahi clinches.
Mizrahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabowski can do to turn this around?
Mizrahi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grabowski is defending well for now.
Grabowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mizrahi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grabowski can turn it around.
Mizrahi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mizrahi stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grabowski stalks Mizrahi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mizrahi's face. Mizrahi staggers backwards, shaken.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnie Mizrahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mizrahi tests Grabowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Mizrahi coming out on top.
Grabowski takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Mizrahi blocks the leg kick.
Grabowski misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Mizrahi both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizrahi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grabowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Mizrahi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Grabowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mizrahi - that will leave a mark!

Mizrahi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mizrahi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Grabowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Grabowski is out of range.
Grabowski avoids a kick to the body.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Grabowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Mizrahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grabowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borys Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to clinch there but Grabowski circles away.

Grabowski tries to keep at a distance but Mizrahi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grabowski has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi leaning against his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grabowski tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mizrahi.

Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Mizrahi connects with a leg kick. Grabowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi keeps control of Grabowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Grabowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Grabowski blocking some punches.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Grabowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grabowski is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grabowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grabowski up against the cage.
Grabowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to land knees to the body.
Grabowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain a safe position but Grabowski gets an underhook and turns Mizrahi into the cage.
Mizrahi struggles to land a body shot inside as Grabowski controls his hands.
Grabowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grabowski wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi avoids a wild elbow strike from Grabowski.

Grabowski breaks the clinch.
Mizrahi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grabowski's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi lunges at Grabowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabowski's hand.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.

Mizrahi forces Grabowski back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mizrahi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Donnie Mizrahi thanked the fans post fight for their support.