PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Geralt Riv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duterte has chosen Tayo ay Dabawenyo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geralt Riv had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Riv
vs
Duterte

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Riv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riv closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duterte pushes Riv back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riv misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duterte.
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but Riv is blocking nicely.
Duterte digs a right hand into Riv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riv's gas tank.
Duterte tries to work over Riv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riv is trying to break free.
Duterte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riv backwards.
Duterte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Geralt Riv has been cut.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riv tries to land knees in the clinch but Duterte avoids the damage to the body.
Riv blocks a body shot from Duterte.
Duterte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Duterte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riv is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riv seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Duterte is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riv misses with an elbow strike.
Duterte scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Duterte.
Riv looking to slow down the pace here.
Duterte scores with a knee to the head.
Riv is looking to control Duterte's arms but Duterte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riv has his back to the cage.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Riv.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivs head.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivs head.
Nice body punch from Duterte.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duterte.
Riv is breathing heavily.
Duterte connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Duterte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riv's face.
Riv misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte lands a damaging elbow.
Riv swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duterte is leaning against Riv and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duterte presses Riv against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duterte creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Riv off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Riv is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Duterte is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rodrigo Duterte!