PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 5334 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Sortek Redfist (ranked 556 p4p, 357 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Riley Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knox
vs
Redfist

188 cm
29
216
18 - 5 - 0

188 cm
35
209
31 - 16 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sortek Redfist!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Knox walks into a jab.
Redfist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redfist throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Redfist misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redfist.

Redfist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox gets through Redfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Redfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redfist.
Redfist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfist avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Redfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Knox lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Redfist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redfist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Knox lands a left hand.
Redfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox wants to stall.
Knox tries a body shot but Redfist blocks it.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redfist misses with some punches.
Knox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
A shot in the inside from Redfist.
Knox tries to land a knee to the head but Redfist blocks with his arms.
Knox blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redfist misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Knox.
Redfist misses with some punches.
Knox is looking to control Redfist's arms but Redfist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the ropes.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Redfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Redfist.
Knox scores a nice knee to the body.
Redfist missing with knees to the body.
Knox avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redfist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Redfist has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Redfist landing knees to the head.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfist avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knox is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Redfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Redfist.
Redfist misses with a knee strike.
Redfist blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox avoiding damage as Redfist throws knees to the body.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Redfist.
Redfist misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Knox has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redfist.
Redfist lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Redfist controls the action.
Redfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redfist is defending well for now.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redfist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redfist blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Redfist misses with a knee to the head.
Redfist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Redfist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Riley Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sortek Redfist's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Redfist.
Knox moves to clinch but Redfist breaks away
and Redfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redfist throws out the jab.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redfist dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Redfist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox 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.
Sortek Redfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfist wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Redfist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Redfist.
Knox is looking to clinch but Redfist is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Redfist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Redfist takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Redfist misses.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redfist misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.

Knox clinches up against the ropes.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redfist's elbow.
Redfist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knox.
Redfist prevents a body shot from Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfist looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Redfist throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Redfist.
Redfist misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Redfist avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist scores with a shoulder strike.
Redfist missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfist.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redfist backwards.
Redfist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Redfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Redfist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Redfist.
Redfist prevents a body shot from Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Redfist fails to land.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redfist avoids it.
Knox tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Knox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redfist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Redfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Knox tries to work over Redfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redfist tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Redfist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfist.
Redfist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfist landing knees to the body.
Redfist blocks an uppercut.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redfist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Redfist gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Redfist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Redfist fails to land.
And that is 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Redfist tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redfist throws an off balance right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a hook
and Redfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfist connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Redfist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Redfist pushes him off.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Redfist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redfist misses the shot to the body.
Redfist works the jab nicely.

Knox is rocked!
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redfist scores with a nice strike.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox drops his guard momentarily, allowing Redfist to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Knox! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Redfist takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sortek Redfist!
Post fight, Sortek Redfist stared into the camera and said 'I want the belt the title of champ and all the rep that come with it I want the #1 headband!!!!'.