PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Khaled Khaled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khaled might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win. Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khaled
vs
Rivaldi

190 cm
36
193 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

180 cm
39
191 lbs
30 - 15 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khaled Khaled!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khaled counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khaled swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khaled throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi slips a jab from Khaled.
Khaled lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rivaldi walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Khaled rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Rivaldi has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivaldi looks to land a body kick but Khaled moved away.
Rivaldi avoids the body shot from Khaled.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Rivaldi - just one landing.
Rivaldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khaleds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khaled has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.

Rivaldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khaled blocks a body shot from Rivaldi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivaldi.
Khaled is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Khaled's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivaldi tries to throw a body punch but Khaled avoids it by throwing Rivaldi back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rivaldi misses with a body punch.

Khaled escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khaled is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi looks to throw the jab but Khaled is out of range.
Khaled tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivaldi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khaleds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khaled jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khaled slips a jab from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khaled to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Rivaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivaldi misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands the left hand.
Khaled moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khaled connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivaldi 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.
Khaled scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but Khaled moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Rivaldi.
Khaled throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khaled.
Khaled tries to land a front kick but Rivaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khaled throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled lands a really nice looking cross but Rivaldi seems unphased.
Khaled bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khaled Khaled should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rivaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khaled. Khaled obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Khaled as he connects with a hook.
Rivaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Khaled.
A leg kick checked by Khaled.
Khaled throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khaled swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khaled connects with a single shot there.

Rivaldi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivaldi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivaldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khaled is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khaled tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivaldi avoids it.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Khaled's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivaldi lands a right hand.
Khaled is trying to break the clinch but Rivaldi has him pressed against the ropes.
Rivaldi is leaning against Khaled and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi stalls.
Khaled prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi cracks Khaled with a nice body shot.
Khaled has a couple of punches blocked by Rivaldi.
Khaled with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaled.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Khaled controls the action.
Khaled's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Rivaldi on the inside.
Khaled has had enough of the clinch but Rivaldi keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Khaled scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rivaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khaled can't break the clinch.
Rivaldi tries to stall but Khaled uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivaldi tries to work over Khaled's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khaled is trying to break the clinch but Rivaldi is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Khaled.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Rivaldi.

Khaled breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaled misses with a body shot.
A jab from Khaled does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khaled lands a leg kick that knocks Rivaldi off balance momentarily.
Khaled scores with a hook to the body. Rivaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khaled connects with a body shot that sends Rivaldi's belly button to the back.

Rivaldi rushes Khaled and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khaled Khaled dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rivaldi thumps Khaled with a low kick.
A slow jab from Rivaldi misses its intended target.
Khaled Khaled is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khaled.
Khaled has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivaldi.
Khaled throws a low kick but Rivaldi avoids it.
Khaled defending well as Rivaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Khaled.
Rivaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Khaled misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi takes a swing at Khaled's ribcage but misses.
Khaled lands a jab.
Rivaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Khaled checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivaldi moves in looking to clinch but Khaled pushes him off.
Khaled connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivaldi momentarily.
Rivaldi thuds his right hand into Khaled's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Khaled.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Khaled sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Khaled off balance momentarily.

Rivaldi takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khaled misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khaled wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivaldi has him pressed against the ropes.
Khaled is trying to break the clinch but Rivaldi has him pressed against the ropes.
Khaled tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Rivaldi blocking some punches.
Rivaldi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khaled up against the ropes.
Khaled manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khaled is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivaldi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khaled's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Rivaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Rivaldi really dominated that 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.

Khaled ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khaled uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivaldi.
Khaled scores with a nice strike.
Rivaldi throws a wild body kick that Khaled sees coming a mile off.
Khaled lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Rivaldi is rocked!
Khaled cracks Rivaldi with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Rivaldi is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Rivaldi is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Rivaldi could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Khaled Khaled!
Khaled Khaled tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.