PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Renninger
vs
Megaphny

184 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaphny scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Megaphny.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Renninger lands.
Megaphny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megaphny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Renninger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaphny takes a swing at Renninger's ribcage but misses.
Renninger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Megaphny has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megaphny throws an overhand right that lands on Renninger's shoulder, as Renninger tries to avoid the shot.
Renninger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Renninger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megaphny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dirk Megaphny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megaphny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Renninger.
Megaphny looks gassed!
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Renninger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richard Renninger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renninger misses with a body kick.
Megaphny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Renninger.
Renninger tries to land a front kick but Megaphny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaphny misses with an uppercut
and Renninger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Renninger thuds his shin into the meat of Megaphny's side.
Megaphny moves out of range as Renninger throws a body kick.
Renninger staying out of range there.
Renninger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Renninger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Megaphny.

It looks like Dirk Megaphny has been cut.
Megaphny keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny is looking to score with low kicks.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Renninger.
Renninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renninger throws the kick towards the body but Megaphny avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renninger.
Renninger throws a push kick but Megaphny slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renninger.
Renninger throws a hook to the side of Megaphny's head but Megaphny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Renninger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renninger connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger cracks a nice hook into Megaphny's ribs.
Megaphny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renninger misses with a body kick.
Megaphny moves out of range of the body kick from Renninger.
Megaphny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renninger can pounce on him.
Renninger scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renninger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Megaphny takes a step back to recover.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Megaphny steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Renninger. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renninger.
Renninger looks to land a body kick but Megaphny moved away.
Renninger is looking to slow Megaphny down with leg kicks.
Megaphny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renninger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Renninger working Megaphny over with knees to the body.
Megaphny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renninger stalling in the clinch.
Renninger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Renninger.
Megaphny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renninger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Megaphny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Renninger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Renninger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Megaphny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Renninger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Renninger scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renninger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renninger. That's going to slow Megaphny down.
Renninger connects with a solid leg kick.
Richard Renninger is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Renninger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Renninger cracks Megaphny with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Renninger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Megaphny to stand back up!

Megaphny is rocked!
A head kick by Renninger - that's a beauty! Megaphny is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Renninger can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richard Renninger!