PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JEW FLOW kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Tyraanicao
vs
Donowitz

175 cm
26
156 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

171 cm
32
148 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Hellbent
Conviction

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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyraanicao misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Tyraanicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Tyraanicao shrugs it off though.
Tyraanicao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Tyraanicao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyraanicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyraanicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Donowitz slips a jab and a cross from Tyraanicao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donowitz with a hook.

It looks like Bostar Tyraanicao has been cut.
Bostar Tyraanicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyraanicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao misses the jab.
Tyraanicao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook to the body
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyraanicao looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Tyraanicao thuds his shin into the meat of Donowitz's side.
Tyraanicao with a jab.

It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Tyraanicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Donowitz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Tyraanicao.
Donowitz misses with a left hand
and Tyraanicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donowitz scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tyraanicao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Tyraanicao slams his shin into Donowitz's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Tyraanicao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyraanicao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Tyraanicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tyraanicao rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyraanicao.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyraanicao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyraanicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Tyraanicao misses.
A little jabbing left from Donowitz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyraanicao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild combination.
Bostar Tyraanicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyraanicao misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyraanicao.
Donowitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyraanicao has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyraanicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyraanicao.
Donowitz scores with the left hand. Tyraanicao knows he should have avoided that one.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Tyraanicao.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Tyraanicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyraanicao's calf.
Donk. Tyraanicao catches Donowitz right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyraanicao lands a leg kick that knocks Donowitz off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyraanicao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donowitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tyraanicao with a body shot.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Tyraanicao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyraanicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Donowitz throws a good cross that connects.
Donowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donowitz.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Tyraanicao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Donowitz avoids it.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyraanicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Tyraanicao misses
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyraanicao lands a head kick!
Tyraanicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyraanicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Tyraanicao throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tyraanicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz flicks out a counter leg kick but Tyraanicao steps away.
Donowitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyraanicao in the body.
Tyraanicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Tyraanicao throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz shoots and misses
and Donowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyraanicao moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tyraanicao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyraanicao misses with a straight right.
Tyraanicao lands with a nice combination. Donowitz backs away looking to recover.
Tyraanicao fakes the leg kick and cracks Donowitz in the body.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyraanicao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donowitz's calf.
Donowitz cracks Tyraanicao with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyraanicao throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao scores with a punch to the head.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyraanicao tries to counter by clinching up but Donowitz breaks away and moves out of range.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz moves out of range as Tyraanicao throws a body kick.
Donowitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyraanicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyraanicao thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyraanicao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Tyraanicao moves out of range easily.
Tyraanicao throwing a counter right hand but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Tyraanicao.
Donowitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyraanicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Donowitz.
Tyraanicao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donowitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
and Tyraanicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz tries to land a front kick but Tyraanicao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick
and Tyraanicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Tyraanicao is rocked!
Donowitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Tyraanicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyraanicao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz flicks out a counter leg kick but Tyraanicao steps away.
Tyraanicao seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyraanicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyraanicao lands a glancing blow to the side of Donowitz's head.

That has opened up Abraham Donowitz's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyraanicao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donowitz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyraanicao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Tyraanicao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tyraanicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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 Bostar Tyraanicao.
I think Donowitz 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bostar Tyraanicao!
Bostar Tyraanicao took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Abraham Donowitz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wolf nerfed my stats before the Cilian Lynch fight.'.