PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 12 p4p, 63 weight class) and Joe Dinapoli (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Al Din comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING BACK. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Al Din
vs
Dinapoli

187 cm
37
204
31 - 17 - 0

195 cm
26
207
19 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Dinapoli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Dinapoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Din paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dinapoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a big shot that misses.
Dinapoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dinapoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dinapoli misses with a hook. Al Din ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Dinapoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Dinapoli lands a jab to Al Din's midsection.
Al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Din chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinapoli can pounce on him.
Dinapoli misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dinapoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinapoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinapoli avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Al Din checks a low kick from Dinapoli.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick but Al Din sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Al Din. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Din.
Al Din looks to throw the jab but Dinapoli is out of range.
Al Din seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Din checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Al Din tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinapoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.
Al Din connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dinapoli momentarily.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick
and Al Din counters with a low kick, right behind Dinapoli 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Din takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinapoli throws a jab when Al Din was well out of range.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
Al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al Din momentarily.
Al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Dinapoli's shoulder, as Dinapoli tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Din.
Al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws the left hand but Al Din avoids the punch easily.
Dinapoli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Din.
Dinapoli misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din lands with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Din checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dinapoli connects with a looping right hand.
Al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Al Din lands.
Al Din lands with a straight right. Dinapoli didn't see that one coming.
Dinapoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Din has time to react.
A head kick by Dinapoli misses
and Al Din counters with a stiff right hand.
Dinapoli feints and then cracks Al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Din down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dinapoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dinapoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din slips under a jab from Dinapoli.
Al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Al Din lands a big right hand that sends Dinapoli crashing to the mat! Al Din stays standing though and waves Dinapoli back to his feet!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Dinapoli scores with a jab. Al Din acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dinapoli connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Din throws out a leg kick but Dinapoli moves out of range and Al Din only half commits.
Al Din misses with a leg kick.
Dinapoli thinks about the counter body kick.
Dinapoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Din's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dinapoli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dinapoli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Din in his tracks.
Al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinapoli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Badr Al Din will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Al Din throws a shot from downtown. Dinapoli moves away and avoids it.
Dinapoli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Din if he has to take too many more of those.
Dinapoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Din gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dinapoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Din loads up on a big right hand but Dinapoli slips the punch.
Al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al Din lands with a shot to the body.
Dinapoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Al Din takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Dinapoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Din was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Din misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinapoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dinapoli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Dinapoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinapoli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dinapoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Din can pounce on him.
Al Din tries a low kick but Dinapoli avoids it.
Dinapoli wants to slow Al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
Dinapoli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dinapoli's knee momentarily.
Al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Dinapoli scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Din should have avoided that one.
Badr Al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinapoli connects with a jab.
Dinapoli scores with a body shot.
Al Din throws a shot from downtown. Dinapoli moves away and avoids it.
Al Din lands with a straight right. Dinapoli didn't see that one coming.
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!
Al Din blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli throws an overhand right that lands on Al Din's shoulder, as Al Din tries to avoid the shot.
Dinapoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dinapoli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dinapoli blocks a jab.
Good work by Al Din as he checks the leg kick.
Dinapoli jabs Al Din to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinapoli throws a head kick that misses.
Al Din tried to counter with a leg kick but Dinapoli avoided it.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Dinapoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Din scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Din 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 Dinapoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dinapoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Al Din stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Din.
Nice straight punches there by Dinapoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dinapoli.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Al Din is looking to chop away at Dinapoli's legs.
Al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinapoli throws a hook but Al Din avoids it easily.
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Dinapoli finds it's target.
Dinapoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Din ducks under a wild hook from Dinapoli.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dinapoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din lands with a shot to the body.
Dinapoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Din has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dinapoli misses the target.
Dinapoli punishes Al Din's body with a nice straight punch.
Dinapoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dinapoli missing with a left hand there. Al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Al Din wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Din defending well as Dinapoli loads up on a big left hand.
Al Din throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dinapoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Al Din paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Din pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dinapoli is out of range and Al Din settles back down.
Dinapoli looks to land a left hand but Al Din moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Dinapoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
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 low kick lands for Dinapoli.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dinapoli. That's going to slow Al Din down.
Dinapoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Din chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dinapoli can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli throws a body punch but Al Din moves out of range.
Al Din fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dinapoli just manages to avoid it.
Al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinapoli digs a good body shot into Al Din's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinapoli defending well as Al Din loads up on a big left hand.
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinapoli.
Al Din rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinapoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Dinapoli throws a low kick but Al Din avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dinapoli.
Al Din half committed to a counter leg kick.
Al Din throws a big shot that misses.
Dinapoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Dinapoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dinapoli works the jab nicely.
Al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses the shot to the body.
Al Din pushes Dinapoli away with a front kick.
Al Din's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Al Din lands a leg kick that knocks Dinapoli off balance momentarily.
Dinapoli checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinapoli. Al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinapoli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Din at a distance.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinapoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Al Din scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Din misses with a looping left.
Al Din paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dinapoli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dinapoli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dinapoli staying out of range there.
Al Din lands a nice hook to Dinapoli's body. Dinapoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dinapoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinapoli is just out of range.
It seemed like Dinapoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Din slips under a jab from Dinapoli.
Dinapoli blocks a jab.
Al Din takes one on the button.
Al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Al Din has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Din there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dinapoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Al Din throws a counter high kick but Dinapoli was just alert enough to avoid it.
Al Din misses with a looping left.
Al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dinapoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinapoli moves away.
Al Din has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Din there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Dinapoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Din slips a straight right by Dinapoli.
Al Din scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinapoli lands a nice hook to Al Din's body. Al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinapoli misses with a jab to the body
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dinapoli.
Dinapoli misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dinapoli.
Dinapoli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Dinapoli misses.
Al Din takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sloppy strikes from Dinapoli. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Al Din was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dinapoli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dinapoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dinapoli 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Dinapoli!
Joe Dinapoli took some time post fight to say the following; 'Was that the best light heavyweight in the world? WAKE UP CALL, BRING ME THE THE BELT!'.