PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 295 p4p, 39 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 933 p4p, 125 weight class). Gagnon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gagnon
vs
Redfist

185 cm
30
195 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

188 cm
32
201 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Redfist only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sortek Redfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Redfist clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike.
Redfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfist is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redfist digs a right hand underneath Gagnon's ribcage. Gagnon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
A short right from Redfist on the inside.
Redfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Redfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redfist lands a good knee to the midsection. Gagnon won't want to take too many of those.
Gagnon is breathing heavily.
A short right from Redfist on the inside.

It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfist works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfist.
Redfist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Redfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Redfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Redfist scores with a hook to the body.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfist lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redfist.
Redfist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gagnon managing to block the knees to the body from Redfist.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Redfist.
Redfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon is leaning against Redfist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Redfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gagnon is defending well for now.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Redfist avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the ropes.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redfists head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfist.
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Redfist blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist pushes Gagnon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Redfist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Gagnon is blocking nicely.
Gagnon tries to throw a body punch but Redfist avoids it by throwing Gagnon back against the ropes.
Redfist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gagnon.
Redfist misses with a knee to the head.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon managing to block the knees to the body from Redfist.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Redfist.
Gagnon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Redfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gagnon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Redfist landing knees to the head.
Gagnon tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sortek Redfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon'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.

Gagnon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Redfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Gagnon avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gagnon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Gagnon is blocking nicely.
Gagnon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Redfist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gagnon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Redfist can turn it around.
Redfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gagnon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
Gagnon avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Redfist blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redfist lands a left hand.
Redfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfist lands a shot to the body.
Redfist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gagnon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Redfist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redfist tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Redfist back against the ropes.
Redfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Redfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Redfist fails to land.
Gagnon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Redfist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gagnon misses with a body punch.
Redfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Redfist.
Gagnon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Redfist.
Redfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gagnon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfist lands a nice uppercut.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Redfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Redfist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redfist lands an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with the head strike.
Redfist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfist has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfist's elbow.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfist gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon digs a right hand underneath Redfist's ribcage. Redfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redfist pushes Gagnon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the side of Redfist's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redfist lands a shoulder strike.
Gagnon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
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 Luc Gagnon'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redfist to score with a decent uppercut.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon swings for the body but Redfist moves out of range.
Redfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redfist scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Gagnon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Redfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redfist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gagnon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gagnon there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfist throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist throws a head kick that Gagnon semi-blocks.

Gagnon is rocked!
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Oh Gagnon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redfist connects with a quick right hand that sends Gagnon tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sortek Redfist!
A very excited looking Sortek Redfist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.