PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Joker's Wild. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rivaldi
vs
Keenan

180 cm
25
178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keenan has time to react.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Rivaldi moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivaldi.
Keenan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivaldi stuns Keenan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keenan stuns Rivaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivaldi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
Rivaldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Rivaldi moved out of range.
Keenan throws a series of punches but Rivaldi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Rivaldi lands a right hook to the body.
Rivaldi lands a head shot.
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivaldi tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivaldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Keenan is predictable there
and Rivaldi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keenan wants to clinch but Rivaldi slips to the side
and Rivaldi counters with a leg kick.
Keenan looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Rivaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivaldi.
Keenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivaldi tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
Rivaldi scores with a jab. Keenan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Rivaldi connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivaldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Keenan should have avoided that one.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivaldi.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan misses with a double jab
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keenan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. Keenan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keenan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivaldi lands with a right hand.
Rivaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keenan in his tracks.
Keenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rivaldi thumps Keenan with a low kick.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivaldi misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi jabs at Keenan's body.
Rivaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Rivaldi tests Keenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivaldi thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws out a powerful jab.
Keenan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivaldi misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan moves forwards but Rivaldi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivaldi tries a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivaldi throws a front kick aimed at Keenan's knee but Keenan avoids it well.
Keenan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivaldi 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 Keenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Rivaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!
Rivaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Rivaldi - just one landing.
Keenan 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.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keenan takes a step back to recover.
Rivaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with a leg kick.
Keenan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivaldi tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivaldi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Rivaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot that sends Keenan's belly button to the back.
Rivaldi scores with a hook to the body. Keenan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivaldi. That's going to slow Keenan down.
Rivaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivaldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keenan moves out of range as Rivaldi throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivaldi thuds his shin into the meat of Keenan's side.
Keenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivaldi. Rivaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keenan can do to turn this around?
Keenan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivaldi 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 Keenan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keenan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivaldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Rivaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Rivaldi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rivaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Keenan thows a body shot but no joy.
Keenan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivaldi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivaldi.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivaldi connects with a single shot there.
Keenan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keenan misses with a left hand
letting Rivaldi counter with a right hand.
Rivaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Rivaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Rivaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivaldi jabs at Keenan's body.
Rivaldi jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Rivaldi.
Dominick Rivaldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rivaldi scores with a push kick.
Rivaldi throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rivaldi.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivaldi can pounce on him.
Rivaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keenan takes a step back to recover.
Rivaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivaldi lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivaldi.
Keenan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Keenan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maynard Keenan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivaldi scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rivaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan lands a jab.
Rivaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Rivaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rivaldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keenan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivaldi.
Keenan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivaldi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keenan scrambles back to his feet.
Rivaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivaldi jabs Keenan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but Keenan moves out of range easily.
Rivaldi scores with a hook.
Rivaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Rivaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivaldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!