PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigobert Ofozeli (ranked 7221 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Dippolito (ranked 4912 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ofozeli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thiely. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ofozeli
vs
Dippolito

194 cm
18
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigobert Ofozeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Dippolito!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dippolito takes the fight into the clinch.
Dippolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ofozeli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dippolito is keeping busy.
Ofozeli blocks an uppercut.
Dippolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dippolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dippolito as Ofozeli tries to tie him up.
Dippolito misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dippolito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dippolito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dippolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Ofozeli tries to stall but Dippolito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Dippolito fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofozeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dippolito tries to throw a body punch but Ofozeli avoids it by throwing Dippolito back against the cage.
Ofozeli trying to control the position but instead, Dippolito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ofozeli into the cage.
Ofozeli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ofozeli prevents a body shot from Dippolito.
Dippolito leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dippolito fails to land.
Dippolito has a couple of punches blocked by Ofozeli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofozeli.
Dippolito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofozeli.
Dippolito stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ofozeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ofozeli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dippolito works on Ofozeli's body with a couple of short punches.
Dippolito has a couple of punches blocked by Ofozeli.
Dippolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Ofozeli.
Ofozeli wants to stall.
Dippolito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dippolito scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dippolito has Ofozeli pushed against the cage.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
Ofozeli trying to stall but Dippolito improves his position.
Dippolito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dippolito misses with the head strike.
Dippolito effectively controlling the action here.
Ofozeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dippolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ofozeli is trying to break the clinch but Dippolito is controlling him.
Dippolito dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

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.
Ofozeli is trying to break the clinch but Dippolito has him pressed against the cage.
Dippolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Ofozeli controls his hands.
Dippolito slows down the pace here.
Dippolito tries to throw a body punch but Ofozeli avoids it by throwing Dippolito back against the cage.
Dippolito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dippolito swings wildly with an uppercut but Ofozeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ofozeli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dippolito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dippolito tries to work over Ofozeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Dippolito dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ofozeli moves out of range of the strikes.
Ofozeli misses with a looping left.

Dippolito clinches with his opponent.
Dippolito misses with a body punch.
Dippolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofozeli's elbow.
Dippolito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dippolito tries to work over Ofozeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dippolito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dippolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
Dippolito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dippolito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dippolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Dippolito misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dippolito.
Ofozeli blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ofozeli is trying to push Dippolito away but Dippolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dippolito is pushing Ofozeli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dippolito pushes Ofozeli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ofozeli looking to slow down the pace here.
Ofozeli blocks a body shot from Dippolito.
A shot in the inside from Dippolito.
Ofozeli stalling in the clinch but Dippolito improves position.
Ofozeli blocks an uppercut.
Dippolito misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dippolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dippolito fails to land.
Dippolito throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dippolito.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dippolito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dippolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dippolito is stalling here.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
Joseph Dippolito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dippolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Dippolito.
Dippolito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ofozeli up against the cage.
Ofozeli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dippolito has a couple of punches blocked by Ofozeli.
Dippolito is struggling to control the position.
Dippolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dippolito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ofozeli blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dippolito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dippolito lands a body shot.
Dippolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dippolito lands a shoulder strike.
Dippolito throws a head punch that misses.
Ofozeli taking a breather.
Dippolito lands with a left to the head.
Ofozeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dippolito.
Ofozeli trying to stall but Dippolito improves his position.
Dippolito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ofozeli backwards.

Ofozeli breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Dippolito.
Ofozeli throws a head kick that misses.

Dippolito has Ofozeli up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dippolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dippolito is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Dippolito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ofozeli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dippolito rushes Ofozeli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dippolito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dippolito can't find room to land a body shot as Ofozeli controls the action.
Dippolito lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ofozeli.
Dippolito pushes Ofozeli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dippolito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dippolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Ofozeli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dippolito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dippolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dippolito misses with some punches.
Dippolito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ofozeli backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofozeli.
Ofozeli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dippolito is pushing Ofozeli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofozeli.
Ofozeli throws a punch but it's blocked by Dippolito.
Dippolito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dippolito tries to throw a body punch but Ofozeli avoids it by throwing Dippolito back against the cage.
Dippolito struggles to land a body shot inside as Ofozeli controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dippolito misses with a punch on the inside.
Dippolito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ofozeli.
Rigobert Ofozeli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofozeli is looking to control Dippolito's arms but Dippolito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ofozeli has his back to the cage.
Dippolito lands with a short shot to the head.
Ofozeli blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dippolito.
Dippolito is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dippolito has a couple of punches blocked by Ofozeli.
Dippolito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ofozeli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
Dippolito working aggressively here.
Dippolito has a couple of punches blocked by Ofozeli.
Dippolito throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dippolito misses with a punch to the body.
Dippolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofozeli's elbow.
Dippolito has Ofozeli pushed against the cage.
Ofozeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dippolito on the inside.
Dippolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofozeli's elbow.
Dippolito tries to throw a body punch but Ofozeli avoids it by throwing Dippolito back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dippolito lands with a left to the head.
Dippolito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ofozeli fails to land.
Ofozeli trying to control the position but instead, Dippolito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ofozeli into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dippolito.
Dippolito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dippolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofozeli's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ofozeli.
A head punch on the inside from Dippolito fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dippolito has Ofozeli pressed against the cage, preventing Ofozeli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dippolito pushes Ofozeli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph Dippolito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dippolito swings wildly with an uppercut but Ofozeli uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Dippolito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dippolito 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Dippolito!