PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by JEW FLOW. Wayne has chosen Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Donowitz
vs
Wayne

171 cm
31
145 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

168 cm
32
147 lbs
41 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Conviction

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Donowitz's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne throws a low kick but Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Wayne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a three punch combo that has Wayne backing up. Wayne nods at Donowitz to acknowledge the strikes.

Donowitz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wayne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donowitz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wayne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Donowitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Donowitz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donowitz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wayne is not content to let Donowitz control the position.
Donowitz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donowitz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wayne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Donowitz off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz can't escape the position.
Donowitz trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne controlling well, preventing Donowitz from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne missing with strikes.
Donowitz rolls, trying to escape but Wayne keeps control of the position.
Donowitz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wayne.
Donowitz breaks Wayne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Donowitz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Wayne is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
Donowitz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wayne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donowitz is one step ahead there.
Donowitz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lil Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wayne works the jab nicely.

It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Wayne saw that one coming.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Donowitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Lil Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Donowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz attempts a counter takedown but Wayne avoids it well and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne cracks Donowitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne throws a leg kick

and Donowitz counters with a shoot takedown. Wayne fights it but they end up in guard.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Donowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne being controlled here, momentarily.
Wayne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Wayne punishes Donowitz's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wayne tries to land a front kick but Donowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Donowitz's body. Donowitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Donowitz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with a nice body shot.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wayne just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz slips a jab from Wayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donowitz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Donowitz.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Wayne cracks the inside of Donowitz's front leg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donowitz.
A nice side step and Wayne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wayne swivels and escapes.
Wayne throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz keeps Wayne at a distance using the push kick.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Donowitz thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wayne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Donowitz attempts a counter takedown but Wayne avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Donowitz down.
Donowitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Wayne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donowitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Donowitz defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Donowitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donowitz throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donowitz.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with an outside leg kick.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne lands the left hand.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Donowitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Donowitz back against the cage.
Wayne tries a body shot but Donowitz blocks it.
Donowitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz lands a shoulder strike.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Donowitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donowitz pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Donowitz.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Abraham Donowitz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wayne.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Donowitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Donowitz is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wayne avoids it.
Donowitz cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donowitz jabs at Wayne's body.
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne motions for Donowitz to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz throws a big counter combination but Wayne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne cracks Donowitz with an open hand slap.
Donowitz shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Donowitz.
Abraham Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Donowitz moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
Donowitz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Donowitz checks it.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Donowitz's head back.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz motions for Wayne to come forward. Donowitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wayne on the side of the head.
Wayne moves forwards but Donowitz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Donowitz tries for a takedown but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donowitz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donowitz.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne is the new featherweight champion!
Lil Wayne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.