PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sobral
vs
Mizrahi

181 cm
34
168 lbs
32 - 18 - 1

176 cm
38
155 lbs
37 - 26 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Spartan Nutrition

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 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mizrahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Mizrahi takes one to the chin there.
Mizrahi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobral takes a step back to recover.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobral half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sobral scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Mizrahi lands a head shot.
Mizrahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral misses the jab.
Mizrahi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobral off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sobral.
Sobral scores with a punch to the head.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mizrahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi connects with the punch.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Sobral.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizrahi manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a hook.
Mizrahi 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.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mizrahi throws the kick towards the body but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral attempts a counter takedown but Mizrahi avoids it well and moves away.
Sobral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mizrahi lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizrahi in his tracks.
Sobral scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizrahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.

Sobral scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sobral seems to be looking for submissions.

Sobral is looking for a kimura but Mizrahi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobral to get the leverage.
Mizrahi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobral thows a huge punch but Mizrahi dodges it nicely.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain the position but Sobral is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobral has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sobral working over Mizrahi with some ground and pound. Mizrahi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sobral is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.

Sobral is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.
Sobral wants to free his trapped foot but Mizrahi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but Mizrahi is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Mizrahi misses its intended target.
A big left from Sobral misses.
Mizrahi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sobral lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobral under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobral momentarily.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
Sobral takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mizrahi scores with a body shot.
Mizrahi looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
Mizrahi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mizrahi wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Sobral.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi slips a straight right by Sobral.
Sobral takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mizrahi blocks a jab.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mizrahi tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Sobral.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobral fails with the takedown.
Mizrahi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mizrahi sprawls well. Mizrahi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobral gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizrahi manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi tries to move into range but Sobral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mizrahi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Sobral attempts a counter takedown but Mizrahi avoids it well and moves away.
Sobral connects with a nice looking jab.
Sobral takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sobral throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mizrahi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Mizrahi is just out of range.
Sobral jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Mizrahi.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Mizrahi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mizrahi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. Mizrahi saw that one coming.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mizrahi.
Sobral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mizrahi!
The referee asks Sobral politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sobral prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ground and pound from Sobral seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sobral trying to control the position but Mizrahi is working away.

Sobral tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobral has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mizrahi regains half guard, as Sobral was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is looking for a sweep. Sobral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Mizrahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mizrahi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mizrahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizrahi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mizrahi lunges at Sobral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobral's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mizrahi moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi lands a two punch combo.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mizrahi lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.

Sobral feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sobral throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobral is fighting to break Mizrahi's control of his arms but Mizrahi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sobral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Mizrahi is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Sobral with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mizrahi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sobral takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobral has his takedown stuffed
and Mizrahi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Sobral lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mizrahi doesn't seem phased though.
Mizrahi throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Mizrahi moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Mizrahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Mizrahi slams his shin into Sobral's torso.
Sobral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mizrahi tries to avoid it but Sobral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mizrahi to the ground. Mizrahi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a hook.
Mizrahi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobral takes a swing at Mizrahi's ribcage but misses.
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobral's hands.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
Donnie Mizrahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Mizrahi tenderised Sobral's leg. Sobral is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobral.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi leaves Sobral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Mizrahi - just one landing.
Sobral looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Mizrahi. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
Sobral connects with the punch.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mizrahi scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Jab by Sobral.
Mizrahi jabs Sobral right on the nose. Sobral blinks but takes it well.

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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Our winner, Donnie Mizrahi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.