PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Mizrahi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Dority's chin.

Dority
vs
Mizrahi

191 cm
26
167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

176 cm
35
155 lbs
32 - 24 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi sizes up Dority with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mizrahi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Dority pushes him off.
Mizrahi throws a jab when Dority was well out of range.
Nice cross by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mizrahi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mizrahi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the side of Dority's head but Dority sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Dority misses the target.
Dority stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mizrahi throws a lazy uppercut
and Dority counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dority is out of range.
Dority swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mizrahi throws a right hand that misses
and Dority counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mizrahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dority.
Dority waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
Dority tries to close the distance and clinch but Mizrahi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dority takes one on the button.
Dority scores with a hook.

Dority moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dority.
Dority is stalling here.
Mizrahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dan Dority has been cut.
Mizrahi is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dority working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mizrahi struggles to land a body shot inside as Dority controls his hands.
Dority working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Mizrahi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain a safe position but Dority gets an underhook and turns Mizrahi into the cage.
Mizrahi scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dority fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dority really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dority looking to slow down the pace here.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dority.

Dority breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mizrahi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dority scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dority.
Mizrahi has Dority pressed against the cage, preventing Dority from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dority throws a head punch that misses.
Dority throws a head punch that misses.
Mizrahi connects with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Dority blocks with his arms.
Dority will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mizrahi up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is looking to control Dority's arms but Dority gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
Mizrahi blocks a body shot from Dority.
Dority tries a body shot but Mizrahi blocks it.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Dority lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Dority blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mizrahi working Dority over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dority has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi tries to throw a body punch but Dority avoids it by throwing Mizrahi back against the cage.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Dority blocks it.
Mizrahi is trying to stall.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dority tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mizrahi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dority's elbow.
Dority lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Mizrahi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dority blocks a body shot from Mizrahi.
Dority fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dority misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Dority.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dority is trying to push Mizrahi away but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dority lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi prevents a body shot from Dority.
Mizrahi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dority in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mizrahi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Dority'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.

Mizrahi throws a lazy right hand but Dority sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Mizrahi.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mizrahi!

Dority closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dority can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dority.

Dority breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dority lands a jab to Mizrahi's midsection.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mizrahi. Dority does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dority wants to clinch up but Mizrahi keeps it at a distance.
Mizrahi throws out a counter right but Dority avoids it with no problem.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dority ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Dority staying out of range there.
Mizrahi throws a lazy head kick
and Dority counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Dority on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dority gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body kick.
Dority lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mizrahi lunges at Dority with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dority's hand.
Dan Dority is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizrahi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dority gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Dority misses the jab.
Dority with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mizrahi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Dority circles away and keeps his distance.
Dority looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mizrahi lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dority looks to land a left hand but Mizrahi moved out of range nicely.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mizrahi.
Dority is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dority gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mizrahi.
Dority avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dority on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mizrahi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dority seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Dority closes the distance and clinches.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dority avoids it.
Dority swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dority swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dority misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dority blocks an uppercut.
Dority tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dority.
Dority is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Dority into the cage.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dority.
Dority misses with some punches.
Dority misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dority.
A short right from Dority on the inside.
Mizrahi is looking to control Dority's arms but Dority gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
Dority misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dority leaning against his opponent.
Dority looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dority.
A head punch on the inside from Dority fails to land.
Dority just leaning against Mizrahi, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Mizrahi landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
Dority tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dority misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dority breaks from the clinch.
Dority throws a shot from downtown. Mizrahi moves away and avoids it.

Dority has managed to clinch.
Dority content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizrahi stalling the fight.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dority misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dority tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
Dority throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Dority - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Dority will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Mizrahi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dority is just out of range.
Dority appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mizrahi lands a nice shot that snaps Dority's head back.

Dority drives through and clinches with Mizrahi against the cage.
Dan Dority has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dority is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dority wants to stall.
Dority misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Dority is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Dority fails to land.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dority up against the cage.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority stalling.
Dority fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Dority.
Dority is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Dority into the cage.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Dority to work.
A head punch on the inside from Dority fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dority fails to land.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi wants to stall.

Dority breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dority swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Dority throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mizrahi throws the kick towards the body but Dority avoids it.
A jab from Mizrahi does it's job there.
Mizrahi cracks Dority with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick and Dority moves out of range easily.
Mizrahi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dority takes a step back to recover.
Mizrahi circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mizrahi fails to land with a series of punches.

Dority moves into the clinch successfully.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Dority's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Mizrahi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Mizrahi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dority.
Mizrahi keeps control of Dority as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dority is trying to stall.
Mizrahi misses with a punch to the body.
Dority is leaning against Mizrahi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dority tries to throw a body punch but Mizrahi avoids it by throwing Dority back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dority.
Dority misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dority fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Mizrahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dority backwards.
Dority lands a shoulder strike.
Dority throws a head punch that misses.
Mizrahi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dority is leaning against Mizrahi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mizrahi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dority wants to stall.
Dority lands a hook that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mizrahi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
During a confident post fight interview, Donnie Mizrahi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.