PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Roger Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Mizrahi

185 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

176 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Mizrahi counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mizrahi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws the left hand but Mizrahi avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Mizrahi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mizrahi cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.

Johnson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Mizrahi counters by clinching up.
Mizrahi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the body.
Mizrahi taking a breather.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mizrahi stalls.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling the position.
A short left from Mizrahi.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi lands a body shot.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi looks gassed!
Mizrahi prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mizrahi.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Mizrahi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Mizrahi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Mizrahi lands a right hand.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling him.
Mizrahi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mizrahi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Mizrahi keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mizrahi won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mizrahi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.

It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Roger Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mizrahi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Mizrahi lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mizrahi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mizrahi tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mizrahi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mizrahi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Mizrahi staying out of range there.
Johnson takes a swing at Mizrahi's ribcage but misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizrahi manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mizrahi counters by moving into the clinch.
Mizrahi landing knees to the head.
Mizrahi working Johnson over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mizrahi lands a body punch.
Mizrahi lands an uppercut.
Mizrahi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizrahi lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Mizrahi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mizrahi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mizrahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mizrahi is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mizrahi has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson letting Mizrahi take a breather here.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Mizrahi has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mizrahi into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mizrahi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mizrahi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mizrahi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mizrahi avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mizrahi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mizrahi lands with a left to the head.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi is working Johnson over against the cage.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mizrahi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Mizrahi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! And we move into the final round!

Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mizrahi counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mizrahi avoids them all with ease.
Mizrahi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mizrahi counters with a left to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Mizrahi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Mizrahi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mizrahi takes one on the button.
Mizrahi digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Mizrahi. Mizrahi maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mizrahi.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Mizrahi connects with a knee to the head.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson letting Mizrahi take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mizrahi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mizrahi keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Mizrahi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mizrahi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
A short left from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling him.
A short right from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Mizrahi is controlling the position.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mizrahi lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Mizrahi keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mizrahi.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Mizrahi has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Mizrahi has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Mizrahi keeps him there for the moment.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roger Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mizrahi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!