PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alessio Legionarius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominick Rivaldi's chin.

Legionarius
vs
Rivaldi

185 cm
35
192 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

180 cm
39
191 lbs
30 - 17 - 3

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius thows a leg kick but Rivaldi checks it
and Rivaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Legionarius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivaldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rivaldi throws a hook but Legionarius avoids it easily.
Rivaldi tried to score with a low kick but Legionarius checks it.
Legionarius is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivaldi.
Legionarius misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Rivaldi - just one landing.
Legionarius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivaldi manages to avoid it.
Legionarius motions for Rivaldi to come forward. Legionarius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Rivaldi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legionarius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivaldi throws out the jab.
Rivaldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivaldi manages to avoid it.
Legionarius fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legionarius. Rivaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but Rivaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Legionarius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legionarius connects with a nice looking jab.
Legionarius misses with a straight left.
Legionarius doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivaldi circles away.
Legionarius connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivaldi throws a jab when Legionarius was well out of range.
Legionarius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rivaldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legionarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Legionarius. That's going to slow Rivaldi down.
We've been informed that Rivaldi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Legionarius tries to clinch up but Rivaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivaldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivaldi connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivaldi, right into the meat.
Legionarius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivaldi checks a low kick from Legionarius.
Rivaldi looks to throw the jab but Legionarius is out of range.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Legionarius counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rivaldi as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Rivaldi on the inside.
Rivaldi lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Legionarius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scores with a spinning back kick!
Rivaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legionarius doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivaldi circles away.
Legionarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Rivaldi is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivaldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Rivaldi does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rivaldi lands a front kick to the face, that drops Legionarius to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!

Legionarius is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Legionarius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legionarius's sensitive parts.
Rivaldi moves out of range as Legionarius strikes.
Legionarius seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivaldi keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rivaldi in his tracks.
Rivaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legionarius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legionarius is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Rivaldi misses its intended target.
Legionarius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivaldi loads up on a big right hand but Legionarius slips the punch.
Legionarius motions for Rivaldi to come forward. Legionarius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legionarius.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivaldi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legionarius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivaldi scrambles back to his feet.
Legionarius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivaldi misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut
and Legionarius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rivaldi's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legionarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivaldi scores with the left hand. Legionarius knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivaldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivaldi misses with a body kick.
Rivaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Legionarius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legionarius's hands.
Legionarius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivaldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivaldi throws a body punch but Legionarius moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivaldi blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legionarius slips a straight right by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws out a loose jab but Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legionarius avoids the head kick by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Rivaldi takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Legionarius tries to clinch up but Rivaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Rivaldi with a hook.
Legionarius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the body
and Legionarius counters with a nice kick to the body.
Legionarius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Legionarius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legionarius throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi blocks the body kick.
Legionarius moves in looking to clinch but Rivaldi pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rivaldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Rivaldi tenderised Legionarius's leg. Legionarius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Rivaldi is avoiding it.
Legionarius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range and Legionarius settles back down.
Legionarius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivaldi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Legionarius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivaldi.
Legionarius looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
Legionarius throws a lazy right hand but Rivaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Legionarius as he connects with a hook.
Rivaldi lands with a straight right. Legionarius didn't see that one coming.
Rivaldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legionarius manages to avoid it.
Rivaldi is looking to clinch.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Rivaldi is avoiding it.
Legionarius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivaldi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Legionarius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivaldi lands a glancing blow to the side of Legionarius's head.
Legionarius is looking to slow Rivaldi down with leg kicks.
Rivaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legionarius.
Rivaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legionarius.
Rivaldi throws a good cross that connects.
Legionarius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Rivaldi looks low and kicks high, catching Legionarius right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Legionarius misses
and Rivaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legionarius walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rivaldi! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick Rivaldi!
During a confident post fight interview, Dominick Rivaldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.