PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Leidner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Dinkledorff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Leidner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leidner
vs
Dinkledorff

194 cm
26
256 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
247 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Conquer

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Leidner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Dinkledorff!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinkledorff moves into the clinch.
Leidner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice body punch from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff lands a left hand.
I was talking to Leidner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dinkledorff digs a right hand into Leidner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leidner's gas tank.
Dinkledorff cracks Leidner with a nice body shot.
Leidner is trying to pull guard but Dinkledorff has him pressed against the cage.
Dinkledorff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dinkledorff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dinkledorff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dinkledorff has had enough of the clinch but Leidner keeps him there for the moment.
Dinkledorff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leidner backwards.
Dinkledorff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinkledorff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leidner backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinkledorff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dinkledorff lands a body punch.
Dinkledorff lands a shot to the body.
Dinkledorff pushes Leidner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dinkledorff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dinkledorff drops Leidner with a right and a left! Dinkledorff comes rushing in but Leidner regains his composure and manages to keep Dinkledorff in guard.

Leidner is rocked!

It looks like Owen Leidner has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinkledorff is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Leidner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dinkledorff gets to his feet. Leidner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dinkledorff moves in close and cracks Leidner with a massive right hand! Leidner, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dinkledorff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Dinkledorff!