PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 5939 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 595 p4p, 282 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spiteri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Day to day basis. Carlotos Spiteri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sortek Redfist's chin.

Spiteri
vs
Redfist

186 cm
28
205
20 - 10 - 0

188 cm
34
201
29 - 15 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
enabling Redfist to counter with a crisp jab.
Redfist lands a jab to the head.
Redfist misses with a straight right.
Redfist throws a sloppy head kick and Spiteri moves out of range easily.
Redfist lands a body shot.
Spiteri lands a right hook to the body.
Redfist throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri scores with a body shot.
Redfist throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
Redfist misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfist. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri throws out a leg kick but Redfist moves out of range and Spiteri only half commits.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Redfist has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Redfist feints and then cracks Spiteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spiteri down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redfist looks to throw the jab but Spiteri is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a hook but Redfist avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spiteri checks a leg kick.
Redfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Redfist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spiteri rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiteri throws a shot from downtown. Redfist moves away and avoids it.
Spiteri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Redfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfist throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Spiteri misses.
Redfist blocks a jab.
Spiteri looks to score with a jab to the body but Redfist is just out of range.
Redfist scores with a jab to the head.
Spiteri misses with a left hand
and Redfist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redfist lands the left hand.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Redfist throws a leg kick but Spiteri moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut
and Redfist counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiteri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spiteri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spiteri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redfist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Redfist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spiteri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redfist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redfist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redfist throws a body kick that misses.
Spiteri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Redfist throws a head kick that Spiteri semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Redfist misses its intended target.
Spiteri fires out a quick counter leg kick but Redfist just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
That's time! Spiteri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Spiteri throws a lazy right hand but Redfist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redfist scores with a shot to the body.
Redfist has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Redfist.
Redfist throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Spiteri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Redfist misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Spiteri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spiteri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redfist scores with a body shot.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spiteri counters with a nice kick to the body.
Redfist's corner calls for a 1-2. Redfist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Redfist sizes up Spiteri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sortek Redfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Redfist counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Redfist.
Redfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Redfist misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spiteri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiteri feints and then cracks Redfist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Redfist down.
Spiteri throws the kick towards the body but Redfist avoids it.
Spiteri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Redfist moves out of range.
Spiteri slips a jab from Redfist.
A little feinted left hand from Spiteri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spiteri looks to land a body kick but Redfist moved away.
Spiteri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Redfist.
Good exchange - Redfist coming out on top.
Redfist throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redfist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redfist throws a nice looking combination but Spiteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redfist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redfist jabs at Spiteri's body.
Redfist lands a nice hook to Spiteri's body. Spiteri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfist manages to avoid it.
Spiteri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Redfist checks a leg kick nicely.
Redfist feints a counter leg kick.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
Spiteri fires out a quick counter leg kick but Redfist just manages to avoid it.
Spiteri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Redfist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redfist scores with a sloppy right hand. Spiteri should have avoided that one.
Redfist checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Redfist jabs Spiteri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Redfist ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Redfist misses
and Spiteri counters with a low kick, right behind Redfist 's knee.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Spiteri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Redfist checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Spiteri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redfist doesn't seem phased though.
Redfist throws a right hand that misses
and Spiteri counters with a two punch combo.
Redfist misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Spiteri.
Nice defenses there by Redfist.
Redfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spiteri. That did some damage!
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Redfist slips a jab and a cross from Spiteri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfist chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Redfist.
Redfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spiteri. That did some damage!
Redfist throws a leg kick but Spiteri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Redfist misses with a body shot
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab by Redfist.
Redfist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiteri is able to avoid easily.
Redfist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
Redfist is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spiteri misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a really nice looking cross but Redfist seems unphased.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Redfist.
Redfist slips under a jab.
Redfist lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Redfist misses
and Spiteri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Redfist shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spiteri thinks about countering with a body kick.
Redfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiteri moves away.
Spiteri lands with a hook. Redfist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redfist works the jab nicely.
Redfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spiteri counters with a nice leg kick.
Spiteri scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Redfist blocks the low kick.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a jab when Redfist was well out of range.
It seemed like Redfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlotos Spiteri clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Redfist throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfist swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri throwing a counter right hand but Redfist manages to avoid it.
Spiteri tries to land a leg kick but Redfist saw it coming and moves away.
Spiteri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redfist connects with the punch.
Spiteri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Redfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Redfist throws a head kick but Spiteri moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist connects with a jab.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Redfist moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Spiteri.
Redfist misses with a kick to the body
and Spiteri counters with a stiff right hand.
Redfist scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spiteri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Redfist misses with a head kick.
Spiteri throwing a counter right hand but Redfist manages to avoid it.
Redfist misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spiteri misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Redfist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Redfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Spiteri misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfist. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfist throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spiteri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spiteri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redfist.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfist.
Redfist misses with a left hand
and Redfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spiteri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a hook
and Redfist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spiteri thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redfist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redfist.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redfist.
Spiteri misses the jab.
Redfist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spiteri jabs Redfist right on the nose. Redfist blinks but takes it well.
Redfist connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Sortek Redfist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Redfist misses with a series of wild punches.
Redfist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Redfist throws a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redfist's head backwards.

Redfist is rocked!
Spiteri cracks a nice hook into Redfist's ribs.
Redfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiteri finish him?
Redfist misses with a straight right.
Redfist seems to have recovered his senses.
Spiteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redfist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri misses the body punch
and Redfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Redfist misses.
Redfist defending well as Spiteri loads up on a big left hand.
Redfist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Redfist.
A big left from Redfist misses.
That kick from Redfist tenderised Spiteri's leg. Spiteri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redfist avoids the head kick by Spiteri.
Redfist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Redfist does no damage.
Carlotos Spiteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redfist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spiteri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Redfist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Redfist manages to circle out of the way.
Spiteri drops his hands momentarily and Redfist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Spiteri.
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Spiteri connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Redfist onto his butt! Redfist bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Spiteri.
Redfist is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice shot lands for Redfist.
Redfist avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Redfist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spiteri with a body shot.
Redfist throws a leg kick
and Spiteri counters with a low kick, right behind Redfist 's knee.
Redfist fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Spiteri catches Redfist right on the button with a cross.
Redfist throws a leg kick
and Spiteri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist defending well as Spiteri loads up on a big left hand.
Redfist swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlotos Spiteri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redfist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a draw!