PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakharo Soladdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakharo Soladdo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jack
vs
Soladdo

199 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Very confident

Vikai 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakharo Soladdo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soladdo.
Soladdo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack feints and then cracks Soladdo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soladdo down.
Jack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soladdo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Jack avoids a kick to the body.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Jack misses.
Jack throws a hook but Soladdo avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soladdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soladdo throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soladdo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack misses with a hook.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from Soladdo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Jack.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Jack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Soladdo.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Jack throws a hook but Soladdo avoids it easily.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Soladdo ducks down to avoid it.
Jack misses with a hook.
Jack throws a poor cross that misses
and Soladdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Soladdo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jack checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soladdo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soladdo walks into a straight right hand from Jack.
Soladdo throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soladdo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Jack.
Soladdo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soladdo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Soladdo misses with a low kick as Jack jumps back.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Jack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jack.
Jack avoids a kick to the body.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soladdo throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Soladdo slips the punch.
Soladdo lands a front kick.
Soladdo misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soladdo tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
Jack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soladdo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soladdo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soladdo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Jack misses.
Soladdo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soladdo slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Soladdo.
Jack throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soladdo counters with a head kick. That will keep Jack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soladdo moves away from the strike by Jack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soladdo. Jack shrugs it off though.
Soladdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Soladdo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soladdo tries to work over Jack's front leg with a kick but Jack checks it.
Soladdo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soladdo.
Soladdo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soladdo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Soladdo.
Soladdo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soladdo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jack will feel that in the morning.
Soladdo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack scores with a nice strike.
Soladdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soladdo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soladdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Soladdo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Jack misses.
Soladdo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soladdo scrambles back to his feet.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Soladdo moved out of range.
Soladdo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
Soladdo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jack.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Soladdo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soladdo lands with a nice body kick.
Soladdo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Soladdo lands but Jack takes it in his stride.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soladdo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soladdo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack catches Soladdo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Soladdo is rocked!
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Soladdo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Soladdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Soladdo's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Soladdo - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cactus Jack!