PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonidis Ioannidi (ranked 6360 p4p, 556 weight class) and Dominik Beinhocker (ranked 7132 p4p, 593 weight class). Leonidis Ioannidi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominik Beinhocker's chin.

Ioannidi
vs
Beinhocker

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonidis Ioannidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominik Beinhocker!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannidi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beinhocker wants to counter the offense by Ioannidi and move into the clinch position.
Ioannidi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ioannidi misses the jab.
Beinhocker wants to counter the offense by Ioannidi and move into the clinch position.
Ioannidi loads up on a big right hand but Beinhocker slips the punch.

Ioannidi rushes Beinhocker and presses him up against the cage.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Beinhocker looks winded!
Ioannidi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ioannidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Beinhocker controls his hands.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Ioannidi missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ioannidi unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beinhocker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ioannidi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beinhocker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ioannidi lands a knee to the body.
Ioannidi has a couple of punches blocked by Beinhocker.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ioannidi lands a nice knee to the body.
Beinhocker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beinhocker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Beinhocker jumps guard but Ioannidi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ioannidi.
Beinhocker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi crunches a lovely knee into Beinhocker's ribcage.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ioannidi obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beinhocker.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beinhocker.
Beinhocker avoiding damage as Ioannidi throws knees to the body.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Ioannidi lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ioannidi.
Ioannidi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ioannidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Ioannidi working aggressively here.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beinhocker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ioannidi misses with a body punch.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Beinhocker managing to block the knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Beinhocker jumps guard but Ioannidi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidis Ioannidi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beinhocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ioannidi.
Leonidis Ioannidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beinhocker tries to clinch up.
Beinhocker ducks under a wild hook from Ioannidi.
Beinhocker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ioannidi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Ioannidi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Ioannidi misses its intended target.
Ioannidi looks to throw the jab but Beinhocker is out of range.
Beinhocker defending well as Ioannidi loads up on a big left hand.
Dominik Beinhocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ioannidi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi throws a head punch that misses.
Ioannidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beinhocker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Ioannidi lands a knee to the body.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ioannidi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ioannidi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beinhocker.
Ioannidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beinhocker can do to turn this around?
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ioannidi obliges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ioannidi lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beinhocker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ioannidi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beinhocker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ioannidi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Beinhocker controls his hands.
Ioannidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Beinhocker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ioannidi obliges.
Ioannidi tries to work over Beinhocker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beinhocker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beinhocker managing to block the knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Knees to the body from Ioannidi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beinhocker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Beinhocker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ioannidi.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beinhocker avoids it.
Beinhocker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi working aggressively here.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Beinhocker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beinhocker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ioannidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ioannidi crunches a lovely knee into Beinhocker's ribcage.
Beinhocker tries to pull guard but Ioannidi holds him up against the cage and eventually Beinhocker drops back down to his feet.
Ioannidi working aggressively here.
Beinhocker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidis Ioannidi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Ioannidi misses the target.
Beinhocker staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ioannidi.
Beinhocker ducks under a wild hook from Ioannidi.
Beinhocker feints the counter takedown.
Beinhocker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beinhocker is looking to clinch but Ioannidi is avoiding it.
Beinhocker ducks under a wild hook from Ioannidi.
Beinhocker feints the counter takedown.
Ioannidi looks to land a right hand but Beinhocker moved out of range.
And Beinhocker tries to counter it with a takedown but Ioannidi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beinhocker shoots in for a takedown but Ioannidi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beinhocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Ioannidi darts in and clinches Beinhocker up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ioannidi fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beinhocker jumps guard but Ioannidi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ioannidi lands a knee to the body.
Ioannidi crunches a lovely knee into Beinhocker's ribcage.
Ioannidi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi working aggressively here.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beinhocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ioannidi obliges.
Ioannidi trying to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Beinhocker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beinhocker managing to block the knees to the body from Ioannidi.
Ioannidi landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beinhocker avoids it.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beinhocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beinhocker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ioannidi walks away with a smile on his face. Beinhocker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leonidis Ioannidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominik Beinhocker.
Beinhocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beinhocker fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ioannidi moves into the clinch.
Ioannidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ioannidi lands a nice knee to the body.
Beinhocker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioannidi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ioannidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beinhocker.
Ioannidi working Beinhocker over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ioannidi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ioannidi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ioannidi.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body.
Beinhocker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioannidi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ioannidi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beinhocker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ioannidi landing knees to the body.
Ioannidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ioannidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Beinhocker won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidi scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beinhocker trying to stall but Ioannidi improves his position.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Beinhocker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beinhocker avoids it.
Ioannidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beinhocker is defending well for now.
Beinhocker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ioannidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Beinhocker avoids the damage to the body.
Beinhocker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioannidi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beinhocker goes for a takedown attempt but Ioannidi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dominik Beinhocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonidis Ioannidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beinhocker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidis Ioannidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ioannidi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidis Ioannidi!