PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mizrahi
vs
Reilly

176 cm
37
155 lbs
34 - 26 - 1

168 cm
28
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 34 - 26 - 1, 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 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Reilly ducks right into an uppercut from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly throws a big counter head kick but Mizrahi avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Reilly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mizrahi looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Mizrahi tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reilly throws a leg kick that misses.
Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Reilly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mizrahi!
Mizrahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
Mizrahi jabs at Reilly's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Reilly blocks the body kick.
Mizrahi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mizrahi. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reilly! But no joy.
Mizrahi lands with a kick to the temple. Reilly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mizrahi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mizrahi.
Nice body kick from Reilly.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reilly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mizrahi moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Mizrahi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mizrahi slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Reilly throws a right hand that Mizrahi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mizrahi also avoids with ease.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice cross by Reilly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Mizrahi finds it's way through Reilly's defenses.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mizrahi scores with a nice strike.
Mizrahi misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Mizrahi tries to land a body kick
and Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reilly avoids a kick to the body.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Mizrahi throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Mizrahi throws a chopping leg kick but Reilly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mizrahi throws a leg kick which misses Reilly's front leg but catches the back leg as Reilly tries to avoid it.
Mizrahi blocks the body kick.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi clobbers Reilly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Mizrahi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mizrahi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.

Mizrahi has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly has Mizrahi pushed against the cage.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Mizrahi counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Mizrahi misses with a looping right.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reilly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mizrahi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mizrahi defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Mizrahi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly connects with a right hand. Mizrahi shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Mizrahi sees coming a mile off.
Mizrahi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reilly drops his hands momentarily and Mizrahi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
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 cracks Reilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mizrahi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mizrahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mizrahi missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mizrahi wants to slow Reilly down by chopping away at his legs.
Mizrahi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reilly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mizrahi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good exchange - Reilly coming out on top.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reilly lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Mizrahi moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a good body shot.
Mizrahi lands with an overhand left.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Mizrahi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reilly. Reilly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mizrahi throws a leg kick but Reilly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Mizrahi - just one landing.
Reilly swings for the body but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mizrahi lands with a nice body kick.
Mizrahi misses with a double jab.
Mizrahi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Mizrahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mizrahi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mizrahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Mizrahi.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mizrahi.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Mizrahi.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Mizrahi down.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a front kick.
Donnie Mizrahi is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Mizrahi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reilly's head.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch.
Mizrahi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Reilly throws a right and a left that Mizrahi avoids nicely.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the body kick.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mizrahi backing away here, and Reilly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Mizrahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reilly 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 up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Mizrahi misses.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Mizrahi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reilly tries a quick counter leg kick but Mizrahi is wise to it.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mizrahi connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
A head kick from Reilly lands but Mizrahi takes it in his stride.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reilly lands with a slapping head kick.
Mizrahi lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Mizrahi lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mizrahi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Good standup being displayed there by Mizrahi as he connects with a hook.
Mizrahi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly misses with the combination.
Reilly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mizrahi misses with a straight right.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mizrahi throws out the jab.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mizrahi cracks Reilly with an open hand slap.
Mizrahi throws a series of strikes that have Reilly backpedaling.
Mizrahi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Mizrahi sees coming a mile off.
Mizrahi misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly blocks the body kick.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reilly misses the jab.
Reilly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mizrahi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a hook but Mizrahi blocks it.
Mizrahi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Mizrahi moves away and avoids it.
Mizrahi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly scores with a head kick. Mizrahi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mizrahi.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly throws a hook but Mizrahi avoids it easily.
Mizrahi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Reilly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ray Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Mizrahi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reilly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mizrahi trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mizrahi.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reilly is trying to maintain a safe position but Mizrahi gets an underhook and turns Reilly into the cage.
Mizrahi stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to stall but Reilly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reilly wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Mizrahi lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mizrahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly feints and then cracks Mizrahi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mizrahi down.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Reilly tries to clinch but Mizrahi is having none of it.
Reilly lands with a nice body kick.
Reilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mizrahi thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.

Mizrahi instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Reilly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
Reilly stalling in the clinch but Mizrahi improves position.
Reilly trying to stall but Mizrahi improves his position.
Mizrahi has Reilly pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donnie Mizrahi.
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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

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.