PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 100 p4p, 369 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 21 p4p, 58 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dinapoli
vs
Kennedy

195 cm
23
207
12 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
215
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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Core Combat
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli connects with a solid leg kick.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dinapoli ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Dinapoli.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dinapoli with a body shot.
Dinapoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Dinapoli.

It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.

Dinapoli lands a big right hand that sends Kennedy crashing to the mat! Dinapoli stays standing though and waves Kennedy back to his feet!

Kennedy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Dinapoli ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kennedy clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Joe Dinapoli, 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.