PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rakharo Soladdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Soladdo
vs
Villanova

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
KO power

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakharo Soladdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanova misses with a head kick.
Villanova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villanova throws a head kick but Soladdo moves out of range.
Villanova moves out of range of the body kick from Soladdo.
Nice body kick there by Soladdo.
Soladdo throws a wild body kick that Villanova sees coming a mile off.
Soladdo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soladdo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villanova misses with a two punch combination.
Soladdo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Villanova checks a leg kick.
Villanova slips a straight right by Soladdo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villanova.
Villanova misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Soladdo.
Soladdo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soladdo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villanova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soladdo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soladdo manages to avoid it.
Villanova throws a push kick but Soladdo slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soladdo.
Soladdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Soladdo throws a front kick that sends Villanova stumbling back into the cage.
Soladdo scores with a head kick. Villanova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Rorion Villanova has been cut.
Villanova moves out of range of the strikes.
Villanova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soladdo.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Soladdo.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Soladdo.

Villanova moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villanova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo tries to land knees in the clinch but Villanova avoids the damage to the body.
Soladdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soladdo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villanova.
Soladdo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soladdo obliges.
Villanova trying to stall but Soladdo improves his position.
Villanova misses with a body punch.
Villanova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villanova is trying to stall.
Soladdo has Villanova pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova works on Soladdo's body with a couple of short punches.
Soladdo taking a breather.
Villanova managing to block the knees to the body from Soladdo.
Villanova is looking to break free of the clinch but Soladdo has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soladdo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soladdo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soladdo misses with a knee strike.
Soladdo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Soladdo.
Soladdo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villanova stalling in the clinch but Soladdo improves position.
Villanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soladdo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soladdo tries to throw a body punch but Villanova avoids it by throwing Soladdo back against the cage.
Villanova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soladdo trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Soladdo.
Soladdo landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villanova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soladdo is keeping busy.
Soladdo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villanova blocks it with crossed arms.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villanova tries to break the clinch but Soladdo is controlling the position.

Villanova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soladdo throws a leg kick which misses Villanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Villanova tries to avoid it.
Villanova ducks under a wild hook from Soladdo.
Soladdo misses with a head kick.
A big right from Villanova misses.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Soladdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villanova manages to avoid it.
Villanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Villanova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soladdo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soladdo throws a wild body kick that Villanova sees coming a mile off.
Villanova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villanova takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanova throws a leg kick but Soladdo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Villanova takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Villanova lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Soladdo tenderised Villanova's leg. Villanova is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Villanova checks a leg kick.
Soladdo connects with a leg kick. Villanova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soladdo throws a leg kick which misses Villanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Villanova tries to avoid it.
Soladdo connects with a leg kick. Villanova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villanova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Villanova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soladdo is looking to wear down Villanova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo is looking to slow Villanova down with leg kicks.
Villanova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soladdo.
Villanova throws a low kick, looking for Soladdo's leg but Soladdo calmly moves out of range.
Villanova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Villanova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soladdo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soladdo.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Villanova blocks a head kick by Soladdo.
Villanova misses with a body kick.
A cross from Soladdo lands.
Soladdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soladdo ducks under a wild hook from Villanova.
Villanova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villanova feints and then cracks Soladdo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soladdo down.
Villanova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soladdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soladdo throws a head kick that misses.
Villanova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soladdo.
Villanova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villanova misses with a body shot.
Soladdo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Soladdo avoids it well.
Villanova cracks Soladdo with a good jab.
Villanova moves out of range of the body kick from Soladdo.
The fighters circling - Villanova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villanova misses the shot to the body.
Soladdo misses with a low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Soladdo avoids it well.
Soladdo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Villanova moves out of range as Soladdo throws a body kick.
A cross from Soladdo lands.
A leg kick checked by Soladdo.
Soladdo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villanova tried to score with a low kick but Soladdo checks it.
Villanova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villanova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soladdo lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Villanova crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soladdo - the referee stops the clock and Villanova gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soladdo. Villanova manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villanova looks winded!
Soladdo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakharo Soladdo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rorion Villanova'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jab by Soladdo.
Soladdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villanova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villanova throws a right and a left that Soladdo avoids nicely.

Soladdo lands a head kick that bluckles Villanova and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Soladdo no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Villanova is rocked!
Villanova has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soladdo.
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villanova is still on wobbly legs! Can Soladdo finish him?
Villanova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Villanova misses the target.
Soladdo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villanova seems to have recovered his senses.
Soladdo throws a series of punches but Villanova avoids them all with ease.
Villanova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soladdo is out of range.
Soladdo pushes Villanova away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Villanova.
Soladdo delivers a nice body kick.
Soladdo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Villanova is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soladdo. Villanova shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soladdo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villanova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rakharo Soladdo is winning the standup battle so far.
Soladdo throws a front kick to the face that drops Villanova face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the cage, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Rakharo Soladdo!
A determined Rakharo Soladdo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!