PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero comes to the cage accompanied by Wally's Pep Talk. Al-Khaldi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Razihel - Legends (feat. TeamMate) (Trident Edit) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gennero
vs
Al-Khaldi

182 cm
26
200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Bullet Proof System
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Al-Khaldi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gennero misses with a looping left.
Al-Khaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al-Khaldi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Decent striking displayed by Al-Khaldi there.
Gennero throws a chopping leg kick but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al-Khaldi! But no joy.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab when Gennero was well out of range.
Al-Khaldi looks for the body kick but Gennero saw that one coming.
Gennero misses with a head kick.
A big left from Al-Khaldi misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gennero .
Al-Khaldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gennero throws a poor cross that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gennero 's knee momentarily.
Al-Khaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Al-Khaldi slips the punch.
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al-Khaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero lands a glancing blow to the side of Al-Khaldi's head.
Gennero with a nice cross.
Al-Khaldi misses with a straight left.
Gennero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gennero throws an off balance right hand
and Al-Khaldi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gennero lands a body shot.
Gennero throws the kick towards the body but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Gennero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Al-Khaldi lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ed Gennero has been cut.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Gennero moves out of range.
Gennero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.
Gennero missing with a left hand there. Al-Khaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gennero is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gennero lands a jab to Al-Khaldi's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gennero misses with the combination.
Gennero backing away here, and Al-Khaldi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al-Khaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gennero lands a jab.
Gennero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gennero misses the jab.
Gennero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al-Khaldi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Al-Khaldi moved out of range nicely.
Gennero throws a solid leg kick but Al-Khaldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gennero .
Gennero moves out of range of the body kick from Al-Khaldi.
Gennero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero throws a looping overhand right but Al-Khaldi ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Al-Khaldi lands.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Al-Khaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al-Khaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gennero manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi moves away from the strike by Gennero .
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Gennero .
Gennero appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Gennero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al-Khaldi.
Gennero misses with an uppercut
and Al-Khaldi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gennero .
Al-Khaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Gennero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gennero 's hands.
Gennero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al-Khaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al-Khaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gennero misses.
Gennero with a hook.
The fighters circling - Al-Khaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gennero misses the jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Al-Khaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gennero misses with an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Al-Khaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al-Khaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gennero 's calf.
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws out a leg kick but Gennero moves out of range and Al-Khaldi only half commits.
Gennero is looking to counter punch.
Gennero blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al-Khaldi connects with a leg kick. Gennero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gennero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws out a leg kick but Gennero moves out of range and Al-Khaldi only half commits.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Al-Khaldi slips the punch.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Malik Al-Khaldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Gennero 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice jab there from Gennero .
Gennero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al-Khaldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Gennero 's shoulder, as Gennero tries to avoid the shot.
Gennero is looking to score with low kicks.
Gennero lands the left hand.
Gennero takes one on the button.
Gennero ducks under a wild hook from Al-Khaldi.
Gennero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Al-Khaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al-Khaldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gennero lands a really nice looking cross but Al-Khaldi seems unphased.
Gennero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gennero moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Gennero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gennero misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero misses with a low kick.
Gennero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al-Khaldi. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gennero 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 Al-Khaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al-Khaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gennero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Gennero misses
and Al-Khaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
Al-Khaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gennero circles away quickly and effectively.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gennero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al-Khaldi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gennero checks a low kick from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi wants to land a leg kick but Gennero is out of range.
Gennero connects with the punch.
Gennero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gennero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al-Khaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gennero 's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick, looking for Gennero 's leg but Gennero calmly moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gennero moves away.
Al-Khaldi is looking to score with low kicks.
Al-Khaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gennero misses with a hook. Al-Khaldi ducked under it nicely.
Gennero throws a hook to the side of Al-Khaldi's head but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al-Khaldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al-Khaldi avoids the head kick by Gennero .
Gennero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al-Khaldi's head.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body kick.
A big right from Gennero misses.
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gennero misses with a low kick as Al-Khaldi jumps back.
Al-Khaldi is looking to slow Gennero down with leg kicks.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al-Khaldi, right into the meat.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al-Khaldi throws a wild body kick that Gennero sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gennero blocks a leg kick.
Gennero is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennero .
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gennero moves away.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.
Al-Khaldi clobbers Gennero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gennero feints and then cracks Al-Khaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al-Khaldi down.
Gennero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al-Khaldi.
Gennero throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi moved away.
Gennero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Gennero .
Gennero thows a body kick. Al-Khaldi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gennero throws a looping overhand right but Al-Khaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Gennero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Al-Khaldi moved out of range nicely.
Al-Khaldi scores with a spinning back kick!
Al-Khaldi motions for Gennero to come forward. Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al-Khaldi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gennero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero feints and then cracks Al-Khaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al-Khaldi down.
Gennero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al-Khaldi counters with a leg kick.
Gennero wants to clinch but Al-Khaldi slips to the side
and Al-Khaldi counters with a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Al-Khaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malik Al-Khaldi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ed Gennero '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!

Gennero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al-Khaldi.
Gennero missing with a left hand there. Al-Khaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al-Khaldi lands with a right hand.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Gennero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al-Khaldi blocks a head kick by Gennero .
Al-Khaldi wants to land a leg kick but Gennero is out of range.
Al-Khaldi motions for Gennero to come forward. Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gennero misses with a straight left.
Gennero connects with an inside leg kick.
Gennero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al-Khaldi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gennero rather than just go for the knockout.
Gennero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al-Khaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al-Khaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gennero . That did some damage!
Al-Khaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Gennero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi connects with a looping right hand.
Gennero scores with a hook to the body. Al-Khaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero connects with the punch.
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Al-Khaldi avoids the head kick by Gennero .
Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Al-Khaldi walks into a stiff left hand from Gennero .
Al-Khaldi lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al-Khaldi connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Al-Khaldi there.

Gennero is rocked!
Al-Khaldi scores with a leg kick.
Oh Gennero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gennero to the canvas! Gennero doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Al-Khaldi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Al-Khaldi!
Our winner, Malik Al-Khaldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.