PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Legionarius
vs
Richtofen

185 cm
32
192 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Conviction

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius throws a head kick but Richtofen moves out of range.
Richtofen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Richtofen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richtofen scores with a nice body kick.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Richtofen moves out of range.
Legionarius wants to land a leg kick but Richtofen is out of range.
Legionarius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Legionarius looks to land a left hand but Richtofen moved out of range nicely.
Richtofen throws a shot from downtown. Legionarius moves away and avoids it.
Legionarius connects with a leg kick. Richtofen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Legionarius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richtofen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richtofen dips to his left and cracks Legionarius with an uppercut!
A left lands for Richtofen.

Legionarius is rocked!
Richtofen misses with a low kick.
Richtofen scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Legionarius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legionarius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Edward Richtofen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen avoids the body shot from Legionarius.
Legionarius seems to have got his legs back now.
Richtofen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legionarius.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius misses with a body shot
and Richtofen counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Richtofen. Beautiful body shot.
Richtofen connects with a leg kick. Legionarius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richtofen throws a front kick that sends Legionarius stumbling back into the ropes.
Legionarius is breathing heavily.
Legionarius 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Richtofen.
Richtofen cracks Legionarius with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Richtofen!
An out of breath Edward Richtofen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.