PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dinapoli (ranked 88 p4p, 35 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 14 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dinapoli
vs
Krylov

195 cm
30
207
29 - 8 - 0

203 cm
33
212
32 - 14 - 0

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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 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinapoli misses with a looping right.
Krylov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krylov connects with a crisp jab.
Krylov throws a head kick that misses
and Dinapoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Krylov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krylov avoids the head kick by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinapoli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dinapoli staying out of range there.
Dinapoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dinapoli throws a body kick that misses.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Dinapoli slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Krylov there.
Dinapoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boris Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krylov takes a swing at Dinapoli's ribcage but misses.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Dinapoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dinapoli misses its intended target.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Dinapoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Krylov misses.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dinapoli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dinapoli swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Dinapoli slips a jab from Krylov.
Dinapoli swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Dinapoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
A little feinted left hand from Dinapoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dinapoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krylov.
Good standup being displayed there by Krylov as he connects with a hook.
Krylov checks a low kick from Dinapoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinapoli moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dinapoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinapoli.
Dinapoli is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dinapoli throws a front kick aimed at Krylov's knee but Krylov avoids it well.
Krylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dinapoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Krylov.
Krylov misses with a shot to the body
and Dinapoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Krylov.
Krylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Krylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Krylov coming out on top.
Krylov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dinapoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Boris Krylov's cut even more.
Dinapoli throws a jab when Krylov was well out of range.
Dinapoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krylov.
Krylov lands a nice hook to Dinapoli's body. Dinapoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krylov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dinapoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dinapoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinapoli moves away.
Krylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krylov misses with an uppercut
and Dinapoli counters with a left right combination that sends Krylov crashing to the mat - Dinapoli wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Krylov out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Dinapoli!
An out of breath Joe Dinapoli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.