PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 168 p4p, 152 weight class) and Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 30 p4p, 25 weight class). Dionisy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Voodoo. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Dinapoli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Dinapoli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dinapoli
vs
Dionisy

195 cm
27
207
22 - 4 - 0

188 cm
32
213
23 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
SynCity Fightwear

Urban Fighter
SynCity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Dinapoli counters with a straight right hand.
Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dionisy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dionisy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dionisy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dionisy 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.
Dionisy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Dinapoli misses its intended target.
Dionisy throws a body punch but Dinapoli moves out of range.
Dinapoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Dinapoli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot
and Dionisy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dionisy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dionisy counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Dinapoli is predictable there
and Dionisy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dionisy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dionisy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dinapoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Dionisy moves out of range of the leg kick from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses the jab.
Dionisy scores with a leg kick.
Dinapoli swings widly with a right hand
and Dionisy counters with an inside leg kick.
Dionisy throws a lazy body kick
and Dinapoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinapoli misses with a straight right.
Dionisy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinapoli lands with an uppercut that bounces Dionisy off the cage and back into range.
Dinapoli blocks a jab.
Dinapoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dinapoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dionisy throws a hook to the side of Dinapoli's head but Dinapoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dionisy misses with a looping right.
Dionisy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dinapoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dionisy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dinapoli lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli checks a low kick from Dionisy.
Dionisy dips to his left and cracks Dinapoli with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dinapoli. Dionisy shrugs it off though.
Dionisy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dionisy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinapoli.
It seemed like Dionisy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dinapoli lands with a straight right. Dionisy didn't see that one coming.
Dionisy checks the leg kick.
Dionisy misses with a body kick.
Dinapoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
Dinapoli lands a nice hook to Dionisy's body. Dionisy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinapoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dinapoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinapoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinapoli misses the body punch
and Dionisy counters with a nice body shot.
Dionisy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dinapoli throws out a leg kick but Dionisy moves out of range and Dinapoli only half commits.
Dionisy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dionisy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dinapoli checks a low kick from Dionisy.
Dinapoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dionisy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinapoli is just out of range.
Dinapoli scores with a shot to the body.
Dinapoli lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinapoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Dinapoli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dionisy scores with a body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy counters with a nice uppercut.
Dionisy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli throws an off balance right hand
and Dionisy counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dionisy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli misses with a hook. Dionisy ducked under it nicely.
Dionisy lands with a good body shot.
Dinapoli digs a good hook to Dionisy's body.
Dinapoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dionisy counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dionisy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dionisy walks into a stiff left hand from Dinapoli.
Dionisy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dinapoli counter with a right hand.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dionisy tries a quick counter leg kick but Dinapoli is wise to it.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Dionisy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dinapoli is out of range and Dionisy settles back down.
Dinapoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dionisy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinapoli throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dionisy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dinapoli thinking.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
Dionisy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dionisy slips a jab from Dinapoli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dionisy! But no joy.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from Dionisy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dionisy staying out of range there.
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!
Dionisy checks a leg kick nicely.
Dionisy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dionisy misses with an uppercut. Dinapoli saw that one coming.
Dinapoli looks for the body kick but Dionisy saw that one coming.
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Dinapoli counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Dinapoli.
Dionisy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dinapoli's sensitive parts.
Dionisy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Dionisy avoids the punch easily.
Joe Dinapoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dionisy is looking to score with low kicks.
Dionisy throws out a leg kick but Dinapoli moves out of range and Dionisy only half commits.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dionisy.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick but Dionisy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Dionisy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dinapoli doesn't seem phased though.
Dionisy misses with a low kick as Dinapoli jumps back.
Dionisy looks to land a body kick but Dinapoli moved away.
Dinapoli throws a solid leg kick but Dionisy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dinapoli.
Dionisy misses with a right hand
and Dinapoli counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy defending well as Dinapoli loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dinapoli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dionisy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dionisy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dinapoli. That's going to slow Dionisy down.
A clash of legs there as Dionisy blocks the low kick.
Dionisy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Dionisy misses
and Dinapoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Dionisy blocks the leg kick.
Dionisy tests Dinapoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Dinapoli misses.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a body kick that stops Dinapoli in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cerberus Dionisy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dionisy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dinapoli.
Dionisy misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dinapoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dinapoli.
Dinapoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinapoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dinapoli lands with a cross.
Dinapoli misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dinapoli misses.
A jab from Dionisy misses.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dionisy lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dionisy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Dionisy catches Dinapoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinapoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Dionisy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinapoli throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Dionisy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dionisy misses with a hook. Dinapoli ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinapoli staying out of range there.
Dionisy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy looks to throw the jab but Dinapoli is out of range.
Dinapoli misses the jab.
Dinapoli's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Dinapoli keeps Dionisy at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dionisy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dinapoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Dionisy counters with a straight right hand.
Dinapoli throws a shot from downtown. Dionisy moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Dinapoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Dinapoli with the inside leg kick.
Dionisy tried to score with a low kick but Dinapoli checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dinapoli. That snapped Dionisy's head back.
Dinapoli throws a hook to the side of Dionisy's head but Dionisy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
Dionisy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dionisy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dionisy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dinapoli scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Dionisy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dionisy misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dinapoli to counter with a crisp jab.

Dionisy cracks Dinapoli with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dinapoli looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dionisy finish him?

Dinapoli is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dionisy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dinapoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Dionisy with the inside leg kick.
Dionisy swings for the body but Dinapoli moves out of range.
Dinapoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Dionisy avoids it easily.
Dinapoli misses with a lunging right hand
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dinapoli misses with a body shot

and Dionisy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dinapoli! Dionisy lets Dinapoli back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Dinapoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dionisy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dinapoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Dionisy counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dionisy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dinapoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dionisy moves in close and cracks Dinapoli with a massive right hand! Dinapoli, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dionisy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Joe Dinapoli stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ 90, Heavy Hands, Fast Learner'.