PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between George Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Kehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Kehl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saint
vs
Kehl

168 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Kehl!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kehl.
Kehl fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kehl. Kehl obviously looking to wear him down.
Kehl misses with a head kick.
Kehl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saint checks it well.
Kehl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kehl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kehl connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint throws a leg kick but Kehl moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Saint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kehl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saint checks a low kick from Kehl.
Kehl tried to score with a low kick but Saint checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a combination that misses
and Kehl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kehl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kehl tries to keep at a distance but Saint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint scores with a shot to the side of Kehl's head.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kehl's elbow.
Saint throws an elbow that misses.
Saint works on Kehl's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kehl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kehl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kehl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Kehl, against the ropes.
Kehl lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kehl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saint's brow.
Saint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kehl backwards.
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!
Kehl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kehl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saint's brow.
Kehl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kehl prevents a body shot from Saint.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Kehl controls his hands.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
Kehl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint swings wildly with an uppercut but Kehl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
Saint tries to work over Kehl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kehl blocks a body shot from Saint.
Saint avoids a wild elbow strike from Kehl.
Kehl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kehl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saint seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kehl can turn it around.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kehl's elbow.
Saint blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Kehl dominated that round.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saint swings for the body but Kehl moves out of range.
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Kehl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint wants to clinch.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kehl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Saint.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Kehl is just out of range.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Kehl makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Saint really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Kehl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint sizes up Kehl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kehl misses with a head kick.
Kehl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint cracks Kehl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kehl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint if he has to take too many more of those.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Kehl is out of range.
Kehl throws a front kick aimed at Saint's knee but Saint avoids it well.
As Kehl tries to get set, Saint tries to push him back and clinch up but Kehl manages to avoid the attempt.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Kehl throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kehl, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehl ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Kehl tries a quick counter leg kick but Saint is wise to it.
A good leg kick by Kehl.
Kehl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kehl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kehl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Kehl moved out of range.
Kehl only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kehl misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kehl.
Kehl misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Saint misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kehl counters with a nice leg kick.
Kehl lands a high kick!
Kehl swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Kehl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Kehl counters with a nice leg kick.
Kehl throws a body kick that misses.
Kehl throws out a leg kick but Saint moves out of range and Kehl only half commits.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kehl throws a sloppy head kick
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kehl throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Kehl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint.
Kehl is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kehl connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Kehl settles back down.
Saint throwing a counter right hand but Kehl manages to avoid it.
Kehl throws an off balance right hand
and Saint counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kehl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Kehl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saint checks it well.
Saint moves out of range as Kehl throws a body kick.
Saint swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kehl throws a lazy head kick
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kehl walks into a stiff left hand from Saint.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehl.
Kehl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saint checks it well.
Kehl plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Saint's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Saint, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rico Kehl!
Rico Kehl took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Baaam!!! Das war toll! Ich bin zu güt! '.